Sunday, April 22, 2018

A couple of Dean Martin's cars I haven't posted before


1968 Jaguar XK-E Series 2 convertible, Willow (pea) Green with Biscuit Hides (tan leather interior).


1972 Jaguar XK-E Series 3 Two Plus Two, V12, British Racing Green with Beige interior.


a 1957 Ford Thunderbird (customized).

1953 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville

1960 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder

1962 Ghia L6.4

1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 (now owned by Jay Leno)

1970 Eldorado station wagon (called the Casa de Eldorado)

1972-Cadillac-Estate-Wagon*

1972 Stutz Blackhawk

1972 Jaguar XKE 2+2 CPE V12

1973 Cadillac Eldorado

1973 Stutz Blackhawk III (1973 production Serial Number 1)

1976 Cadillac Castilian Fleetwood Estate Wagon

1976 Stutz Blackhawk

1981 Packard

1984 Ferrari GTi 400

1986 Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible

Dean never had his cars repaired. If they broke down or were in a crash, he simply disposed of them. Especially if they broke down when he was on his way to play golf as did both the 1968 XK-E (he kiddingly told his kids that he got out and shot it - they never saw it again) and the Ferrari Daytona Spyder, which he had had for less than 24 hours.

 His son Ricci had sourced the used car, which Dean had wanted very much, through Ricci's mechanic, the morning after it was delivered Dean jumped in to go play golf and half-way to the links the Ferrari stopped dead. Dean calmly called Ricci and had the car returned to the seller, although he let the mechanic keep his commission.

The Aston Martin was wrecked when the house man was moving it for Dean, but hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed it into a tree on the Martin estate.

Thanks Steve!

For the one's I've posted in the past:  http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/05/dean-martins-cars-quite-variety.html

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:20 AM

    It's amazing to me that celebrities who owned true classics like the E type and the Muria would own a '76 Blackhawk, or an 81 Packard.

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  2. I get it that Sinatra is singing where or when, but I don't understand what that has to do with cars

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  3. I own a 1972 Jaguar XKE 2+2 on which i have the original california Registration, which is in Dean Martins Name. The car Looks almost like the one on the Pictures. It has Aluminium rims that look very Close, the same rear Fenders, but the colour is Grey. Does anybody know something about that?

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    1. I guess since you have registration that proves Dean owned it, there's really very little to for anyone to know about it that you don't know already. What could you possibly learn about it that you don't know yet?

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