Stars and their cars, post 1940's

No doubt you recognize James Garner

Here are Jack Benny, Rochester, and the Maxwell http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/jack-benny-and-pres-harry-truman.html

Why is Elvis messing with a Messerschmitt?

Yikes, those aren't good looking glasses

Sean Connery and a Sunbeam Alpine that was his to use during a movie he was making

I hope you recognize Roy Rodgers, I doubt anyone has an unkind word to say about Roy... and he went 107 in a Chrysler station wagon on Bonnevile! http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/roy-rodgers-was-bonneville-racer-107.html

North by Northwest, Cary Grant and below Eva Marie Saint

Mick Jagger

Ringo Starr and a Facel Vega

For more stars and their cars:

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/old-hollywood-some-stars-and-their-cars.html

Would you store a one of a kind concept car so long it deteriorated, lost all value, and then sell it? Kinda stupid isn't it. The 1954 Mercury XM800

Above as restored, below as found

Dois this look good because of the red white and blue? Or the bare metal with grinder marks?

The huge wagon wheels under that body look pretty damn good too.

The Rosedale Rocket, from Snoke's Metal Shed, a recently altered wheel base Comet built in just 2 years

awesome hood.

I doubt I'm alone in having one word to describe the way this looks. Dammit. You can see the build process http://public.fotki.com/teddisnoke/the-rosedale-rocket/ or read a thread the owner is a part of discussing 64/65 Comets http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=335534&page=89

svammelsurium a Swedish automotive blog has posted that I've never even heard of before, South African Chevy Sports Coupe (Australian Monaro)

Above and below a Chevelle, made in South Africa. The hood scoops are quite a intriguing look.

Damien emailed me to let me know more about this car I've never seen or read about before (Thanks a bunch!) "It was common in the late 60's early 70's for slightly modified oz cars to be sold in South Africa

See wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Monaro

(South African market)
Some HT series Monaro 'GTS' coupes were exported to or assembled in South Africa from imported parts by General Motors South African (GMSA)at the Port Elizabeth assembly plant. Later the HG series Monaro was assembled and sold in SA badged as the Chevrolet SS.

(Suddenly I want one of these, it would be the only one around)

At this time GMSA had made a decision to market most of its products as Chevrolets. The Chev SS as it became known in SA was based on the HG Monaro with revised front styling unique to the SA model and incorporating four headlights and large turn indicators in the front edge of the fenders above the bumper. Most of the Monaro / Chevrolet SS Coupes assembled in SA were fitted with Holden 308 engines. The Chevrolet 350 in³ (5.7 L) engine was available as an option in the GMSA assembled Chevrolet SS.[

Some more info and brochures for the sa cars:
http://www.moby302.co.za/brochures/1970_holden/monaro_gts.html
http://www.moby302.co.za/brochures/1971_chevrolet/ss.html

cheers
Damien Haas

Images from : http://svammelsurium.blogg.se/

information from Damien ( Awesome! ) an Aussie with a great blog http://onfourwheels.blogspot.com/ that has lots of Australian car show photography (expect a follow up post on that!)

This Mercury hood ornament is the first time I've noticed the head of the god Mercury as a hood ornament... cool! Looks like a transformer though