Jim’s Classic Car Collection
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
1958 Brougham where it won best in its class at the Santa Fe Concorso
’85 Seville Elegante, 9k orig mi., ’81 Seville Elegante, 12k orig. mi., ’66 Eldorado, ’76 Fleetwood, 5k orig. mi.
1985 Cadillac Seville Elegante, Astroroof, Driver Pwr recliner, touring suspension, security system, CB, all original, 9k original miles
2008 Range Rover Sport Supercharged
2006 Aston Vantage
1981 Fleetwood Brougham, 1996 Fleetwood Brougham, 1958 Eldorado Brougham, 1959 Eldorado Biarritz, 1981 Eldorado Biarritz
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 Eldorado Biarritz. Frame off restoration, factory A/C.
1981 Seville Elegante, Big Block 6.0 Liter, 12k original miles, AACA and Cadillac Grand National 1rst place winner and Senior! Most award winning 1980-1985 Seville on the planet.
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
1959, 58, 57, 55 Eldorado’s
Here is the 1958 Eldorado Brougham (Brougham #525), the 1955 Eldorado, and the 1959 Eldorado Biarritz
1959 Eldorado Biarritz, Alan Ladd was the original owner, complete ownership history known, triple white
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:
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
1979 Eldorado, triple black, 13k original miles
1980 Eldorado Biarritz, triple white, 34k original miles
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 1,400 original miles
Daily and weekend drivers:
2012 Mercedes GLK350 4matic
2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged
2003 Mercedes CLK320 Coupe
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
1989 Ford Bronco XLT, 1 owner, sw usa truck, 460 cubic inch 510 hp V8, low miles, always garaged
2010 Mercedes GLK 350 4-Matic, Euro Delivery, Daily Driver
2010 Mercedes C300 Sport, wood pkg., ipod receiver, great driving car, Daily Driver
2003 CLK320 with 28,000 miles, keyless go, rear sunshade, xenons, all original paint, Dallas car
INTERESTING PAST CARS
FOR MORE PAST CARS GO TO TOP OF PAGE AND CLICK CATEGORIES
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
