JIM HAILEY’S CLASSIC CAR COLLECTION

Below are pictures of our current collector automobiles as well as some of the past cars we have owned and/or restored. My grandfather and father were into cars so I naturally progressed into what you see below.
I love all type of cars and brands.  To me they are all a new experience and learning curve.  I grew up desiring traditional American luxury but I gravitated toward performance since I can be aggressive.
You can reach me at the email following this paragraph or text me.  Please scroll down mightily for some of the past cars; current cars are typically shown in chronological order.

 Tel. 214 415 7373
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1979 Lincoln Mark V with 27k miles in a rare option and color combo

1980 Cadillac Seville Elegante with 28,326 original miles, factory astroroof, 5.7 Liter gasoline (not diesel) from the factory as well.  Base price for this Cadillac was $19,662.  This one has the nearly $3,000 Elegante option and even the $1,058 Astroroof option as well.  This means this was an approx. $86,000 dollar car in today’s values.  The engine choice in the car was one of the fastest Cadillac’s made.  Hard to believe but it did 0 to 60 mph in 10.5 seconds in an independent test.  Please remember this was 1980 and compare it to Cadillac’s near that era and before. 

1981 Fleetwood Brougham D’Elegance, 6 Litre V8 gasoline, Low Miles and All Original Paint

1982 Buick Riviera factory convertible, only 13,676 original miles.  1 of 1,248 made that year.  Was a $77,100 car in 1982 when adjusted for inflation.

1983 Fleetwood Coupe with Factory Astroroof, Heavy Duty Suspension, and 27,458 original miles

1986 F150 Lariat with low miles, all original paint, and trailer tow package

1987 Corvette, 5k original miles.  Known history of only 2 owners.   Orig. Gatorback tires.  Quarter mile 14.4 @97 mph

1989 Cadillac (Fleetwood) Brougham Delegance.  Astroroof, leather, factory wire wheels.

1995 S600 Coupe with only 34,145 miles.  Dallas Texas car since new.  One of only 539 imported into the USA in 1995.  Around 14.2 in the quarter mile at 100 mph.  Weight is 4,930 lbs!

The C140 coupés were really the product of a 1980s arms race between BMW and Mercedes. Work on the design began in the mid-’80s, with a supposed release date of 1987.  This generation of S-Class is alleged to have cost $1billion in development; the production delays are said to have cost DBAG’s chief engineer his job. Some 45lbs lighter and 3.8 inches shorter than the four-door S-Class, the C140 coupés made their debut at the Detroit Auto Show in 1992. The choice of an American show to launch the C140 reflects that nation’s appetite for big, luxurious two-door cars (look how big our cars and trucks are now).  The 600, with its proud ‘V12’ C pillar badges, was significant in that it was Mercedes’ first production 12-cylinder model in DBAG’s history.   It was also the fastest four-seater production car in the world at the time; with its 48-valve, four-camshaft (with adjustable inlet technology) engine.  Originally rated at 408 hp it was detuned to 394 to pass emissions.  It was the first Benz with side air bags.  

1996 Porsche Carrera 4.  Purchased from the original owner.   Quarter mile 13.4 secs at 103 mph.

1997 XK8 with 39,890 miles

2001 SL600 with AMG package, rare all option R129, Panorama top, solid hardtop, factory, and 32,792 original miles.  Quarter mile in 14.1 at 103 mph.  Weighs 4,425 lbs.