Jim’s Classic Car Collection
JIM HAILEY’S CLASSIC CARS
THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY AUTOMOBILE COLLECTION. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THE CARS. I ALSO BUY OLD CADILLACS, MERCEDES, AND OTHER LOW MILE COLLECTOR CARS. Jim Hailey (214) 415-7373
Below are two new additions to my collection, a 1939 Cadillac Sixty Special with a custom Derham Town Car body with leather driver’s roof option and 37k original miles, one of two that exist and the most expensive 60 special offered by Cadillac that year. Below that is a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, I have #66 of 101 made.
1976 Eldorado with 39k miles, all options! 1970 sunroof Eldorado
1970 Eldorado, 15,000 original miles, factory sunroof / 1985 Elegante with 9,000 miles with Astro, / 1979 Elegante with 28,000 miles and Astro, 1989 Caprice (brand new in wrapper)
1995 Range Rover Classic County LWB, all options, Roman Bronze, Garage Kept / 1993 Mustang GT 5spd., 128k miles
’85 Seville Elegante, 9k orig mi., ’81 Seville Elegante, 12k orig. mi., ’66 Eldorado, ’76 Fleetwood, 5k orig. mi.
1970 Fleetwood Eldorado with rare factory sunroof, 15k original miles, all original
1985 Cadillac Seville Elegante, Astroroof, Driver Pwr recliner, touring suspension, security system, CB, all original, 9k original miles
1981 Eldorado Biarritz, 1981 Fleetwood, 1994 Fleetwood, 1958 Brougham
1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado. Purchased from original owner. Window sticker, invoice, records. Las Vegas car. Bucket seat with headrests and even more rare first year hazard switch.
1957 Biarritz & 1958 Brougham #525
Pictured below is a frontal shot of the ’59, ’55, and ’58 Eldorados
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, movie star Alan Ladd original owner
Here is the 1958 Eldorado Brougham (Brougham #525), the 1955 Eldorado, and the 1959 Eldorado Biarritz
FIRST PLACE FOR THE ELDORADO BROUGHAM AT THE 2010 SANTA FE CONCORSO! JUDGED BY AL UNSER, PETER EGAN (OF ROAD AND TRACK FAME) AND UP AGAINST VERY WELL RESTORED COMPETITION FROM PACKARD, MERCEDES BENZ, AND GORGEOUS WOODYS. SIR STIRLING MOSS AND EVEN RALPH LAUREN WERE THERE OR SENT A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THEIR COLLECTION.
The ’59 Biarritz and the ’58 Eldorado Brougham at the Santa Fe Concorso. ’58 garnered first place in the post war class!
1958 Eldorado Brougham and 1959 Eldorado Biarritz
1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA, 400 original miles, Dual Catalytic Converters, Leather, T tops
Welcome to my website!
Directly below is a list of the current collector cars I own. I am not only a collector but also a restorer of some of the cars you see on this site. I have won national awards for my work and have had the pleasure of meeting many wonderful people in the great world of car collecting/restoration. I specialize in Cadillacs, as that is where my heart is, but have collected and owned everything from Porsche, Mercedes, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, and a vintage E type.
I would like to add that many of my original cars are the best preserved originals I could find after exhaustive searches. I prefer originality as typically there is less damage done by well meaning but cost and time limited owners and restorers. To restore a car properly takes a huge amount of time, research, money, and attention to detail. Cars restored for profit almost always lack this and suffer accordingly. It is also the rarest of the breed to find cars lovingly maintained and preserved through the ages so other enthusiasts can find significance in their design and engineering in the modern world. My cars are stored in climate controlled garages in high and dry Santa Fe, New Mexico and in Dallas, Texas. The exterior climate in Santa Fe is perfect for storing old cars as it is arid and quite temperate.
The importance of starting with an unmolested original is paramount to having a top quality restored car. Be it a stunning original with slight patina or a thoughtfully restored collector to better than factory standards. Dis-assembly is the process during restoration where numerous mistakes are made. Every thing should be photographed, individually contained, and precisely marked for cleaning and re-installation purposes. This will save not only time but unforeseen mistakes that would not be up to factory standards. No matter how trivial looking it is it is always surprising how even the smallest bolt, lock, screw, or gasket can gain importance after reassembly is accomplished.
So please enjoy and feel free to contact me tedasaurus@gmail.com with observations, stories, advice, or anything automotive related. Please visit my good automotive friend, of more than 20 years, Matt Garrett at his website http://www.mcsmk8.com/cadillacs/mycads.htm as he has many outstanding automobiles too.
My current collection of classic automobiles:
1939 Cadillac Sixty Special Derham Bodied Town Car, 37k original miles
1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham: Number 525 of 704 hand made Broughams. All vanities, factory mouton option, on factory air ride, Cadlifornia car
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz: Alan Ladd original owner, triple white, original, on factory air ride, complete ownership history since new
1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham: Dallas Texas car, #66 of 101 hand made by Pinin Farina in Turin Italy
1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado, 15k original miles, first year for factory sunroof
1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado, low original miles, firethorn red
1979 Cadillac Seville Elegante, 28k original miles, astroroof, all original
1983 Cadillac Eldorado, 14k miles, original paint, slick top
1985 Cadillac Elegante: 9k original miles, Astroroof, CB, Driver side recliner, Touring Suspension, rare spoke alloys, Security System
1989 Pontiac GTA Trans Am: 400 original miles, 5.7 Liter, Factory T tops, all factory offered options, rare factory dual catalytic converters, as new
1989 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS with all options and brand new, never driven, with window sticker on car
Daily and weekend drivers:
2012 Mercedes GLK350 4matic
2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged
2003 Mercedes CLK320 Coupe
1995 Land Rover Range Rover Classic Long Wheelbase
1993 Ford Mustang GT Convertible, 5 spd., Reef Blue
I am also on the board of the Santa Fe Concorso. Our innagural year was this year and we had a wonderful turn out for a first time effort. Mercedes sponsered, Ralph Lauren showed a stunning Jaguar, and Sir Stirling Moss and Road and Track’s Peter Egan were also there judging with Al Unser Sr. Dennis Little (chief designer of Cadillac ’90 to ’00) is a good friend and was the main power behind getting this consorso up and running. I am very proud to be a part of this.
I would also like to add that I was a Cadillac Grand National judge at the 2004 Cadillac Grand National. I judged the ’59 to ’64 class of Cadillacs. My restored ’81 Seville Elegante placed 1rst in class, it had 11,000 original miles and received a bare metal, all chrome, windows, front fenders off, repsray in the rare factory color combination.
2008 Range Rover Sport Supercharged, 16k miles, 20 inch wheels, fridge, Buckingham Blue
1995 Range Rover Classic LWB, all original, sunroof, Harmon Kardon, Rhino Bars, Spot Lights, New Mexico Rangie always
2012 Mercedes GLK 350 4-Matic, Daily Driver
1993 Mustang GT Convertible, 5 speed
2003 CLK320 with 28,000 miles, keyless go, rear sunshade, xenons, all original paint, Dallas car
INTERESTING PAST CARS
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1974 Jaguar E Type, 20k original miles, v12, nut and bolt cost no object restoration, #1 condition, now living in Denmark
1980 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham DeElegance with Astroroof and 17k miles
1981 and 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz’s. ’85 has 10k miles and the ’81 has 25k miles
1981 Excalibur Phaeton used in Prizzi’s Honor movie and other notable 80′s TV shows.
1982 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham DeElegance with Astroroof and 19k miles
1962 Corvette, 240 hp, 4 spd., all number matching! Original wheels and tires stored.
1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, #1 condition, owned for 15 years and restored by me, now living in Switzerland
1985 Cadillac factory Eldorado convertible, very low mile Texas car
1988 Rolls Royce Corniche II, 30k mile
1995 Porsche Cabriolet, 3,000 miles
1989 Pontiac Formula 350 with all SLP upgrades, my first new car, thank you so much Dad, I still miss you.
1986 944 Turbo, Autothority chip, 32k miles
2004 Lexus LS430
1990 Infiniti Q45, such a great car, worked at the Infiniti dealership in Dallas when it opened
1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, the car primarily responsible for getting me into cars
1976 Seville with rare Astroroof, Mom’s car and her first Cadillac. My older brother Jeff and I with Carrie
2002 Mercedes CL500, rare snowy day in Dallas at the old home
2002 SLK32 Renntech, my favorite new car to date
1969 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, Texas car and all original, nicest in the world.
1976 Cadillac Eldorado with 5k original mies, mint and all original
2006 Aston Martin Vantage
1989 Ford Bronco with 460 cu in V8
1981 Cadillac Seville, Grand National and AACA first place award winner
1976 Fleetwood with 5k original miles, leather and astro
1976 Eldorado with 10k miles
1978 Cadillac Fleetwood with 40k miles
1991 Fleetwood with Astroroof and 11k miles
1979 Seville with 19k miles
1995 NSX Targa
1999 DeVille DeElegance
1995 Fleetwood Brougham with 2k miles
2010 GLK 4 Matic, Euro Delivery
1955 Eldorado
1957 Eldorado Biarritz with factory air
1993 Mustang GT Cnv with 5spd and 30k miles
1966 Eldorado with air, buckets, headrests
1966 Toronado
1989 GTA with 6k miles
1989 Ford XLT Lariat with 40k miles
1984 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
1985 Eldorado Biarritz, all options
1972 Mercedes 280 SEL 4.5
1995 Cadillac STS
Not pictured yet or pictured in the other past cars section…
1969 280SL
1977 Fleetwood blue
1980 Turbo Trans Am
1981 Fleetwood white
1984 Fleetwood black
1988 928 S4
1991 Corvette Convertible maroon
1990 Lexus LS400
1996 Corvette LT4 torch red
1997 Cadillac STS black
1998 Trans Am silver
1983 Eldorado Biarritz champagne
1992 Seville black
1992 Fleetwood Brougham 5.7
1992 Lexus SC430
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1999 Corvette Coupe
1999 BMW M3
1998 Cadillac STS black
1998 Cadillac STS white
1999 Ford F150 burgundy
2000 Corvette Cnv
2000 S430
2001 Ford Ranger
2001 GMC white
1999 ML320
2004 Navigator
2004 SL500
2005 STS4
2005 SRX
2010 C300 Sport