Guess what?

The front seat is pretty comfy, too. Not too many of these around . . . although some car folks don't seem to understand that.

In the 1960s, GM had a well-established divisional hierarchy with Cadillac at the top, followed by Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet. It was very unusual to have a "lesser" division price a shared platform model above a "higher" division's entry. The Oldsmobile Starfire was one of those exceptions. It was more expensive than a Buick LeSabre or Electra and not too far below a Cadillac Calais. The engine was impressive, too. the 425-cid put out 375 hp. Here's a '65 Starfire convertible, the last year for the convertible and one of just 2,236 built.

Cadillac Seville San Remo convertible, customized by Coach Design Group. Not to be confused with the shortened Milans and such. This is the same wheelbase and overall length of the standard Seville sedan and these cars look great with the top up or down. At $46-50,000 in 1978 and 1979, they were jokingly referred to as the "poor man's Corniche".

And behind door #1 . . .

There was a time when owning a Cadillac Eldorado was as good as it got.

View from the other side: Left to right, '67, '59 and '58.

A Duesenberg J Derham Tourster cruising down the road.

Jay Leno and his 8-Litre Bentley. Park Ward body, I think.

Mercedes-Benz C-111. The 6.3 in the background 'aint too shabby either.

GM styling in the mid '60s was great. One of the best was the '66 Toronado.

A few nice Ferraris in this collection.

Any guesses on this one? I'm looking for the chassis and the coach builder.

What a 1938 Cord 814 would have looked like.

Highway 1, behind a 1934 Cadillac V-16 convertible sedan, with a Lagonda approaching and an Iso Grifo off in the distance.

Two 1940 custom Classics: Cadillac 60 Special executive stretch built for Lawrence Fisher (left) and the 1940 Packard Darrin sport sedan.

1938 Cadillac 90 V-16 convertible sedan.

Porsche 928 4-door.

Der Phaeton.

Model Y Duesenberg.

The name says it all.

Forty years ago, a $3 donation was all it took to get in.

A 1940 Packard Darrin parked in front of what was once the location of Dutch Darrin's shop on Sunset Blvd.

1930 Ruxton sedan. Ruxton will be one of the featured marques at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

The 1935 Duesenberg SJ Speedster "Mormon Meteor".

1932 Packard Deluxe Eight Stationary Coupe by Dietrich. One of two built, I believe.

1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. One of 304 built. Suicide doors, pillarless body, stainless steel roof cap (that's surgical stainless steel, btw), air suspension, $13,074 when new. The only options were choice of paint color (either regular Cadillac colors or special Brougham-only colors), upholstery (leather or different fabrics) and either Mouton or Karakul carpeting.

1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. One of 99 built. Designed in Detroit but built in Turin, Italy by Pinin Farina. Not a single body panel or piece of glass is shared with the other Cadillac models.

1969 Lamborghini Islero. Followed the 400GT and preceded the Jarama.

507s for days.

Reflected in this image of the Lincoln L LeBaron Aero Phaeton is a regular Lincoln L Phaeton.

1925 Doble Model E Murphy Roadster. Relax, it's only steam.

1931 Pierce-Arrow Model 42 Convertible Coupe. Elegant and restrained.

A 1932 Auburn 12-160 Speedster cleverly disguised as a bumble bee.

Rolls-Royce revives a stodgy name (Wraith) for their top-of-the-line performance model.

Wouldn't you really rather have a (Lancefield-bodied) Buick?

View towards the 18th green at Pebble Beach the day before the show.

1968 Lincoln Continental Lehmann-Peterson Limousine. So much nicer than the stretched town cars of today.

Cadillac Elmiraj . . . Me likey!

1958 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Freestone & Webb Drophead Coupe. "Fins to the left, fins to the right".

The spectacular 1927 Lincoln L Judkins Coaching Brougham.

Classic Cars displayed at the Gilmore museum campus in Hickory Corners, Michigan. This shot was taken from the driver's seat of one of the GM Futurliners.

Three important Packards at Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon. Parked next to each other are 1934 Packard Twelves with Dietrich coachwork, convertible victoria in blue and coupe-roadster in ivory. At the left is a 1930 Packard 734 Speedster.

Neat things I saw today #2: A 1929 Mercedes-Benz 630K town car with coachwork by Castagna.

Neat things I saw today #3: Hispano-Suiza J12 Cabriolet by Fernandez & Darrin. This J12 has the larger 11.3-litre V-12.

Today's find: A 1922 Duesenberg Model A by Fleetwood.

Today's find #2: details of a Ferrari Dino 246 GTS in Fly Yellow.

Today's find #3: This 1925 Lincoln L roadster by Brunn is just a neat looking car.

Neat things I saw today: A BMW 3000 with coachwork by Frua. Note the lack of the trademark kidney grille.

Two Rolls-Royce Phantom IIs, both from the AJS/AMS series which were built in England for export to the U.S.A. and equipped with left-hand drive.

Bill Mitchell's very cool Buick "Silver Arrow" Riviera.

A very rare 1930 Tatra T80. This car has a 6-litre V-12 engine.

A handsome 1941 Cadillac 60 Special strikes a pose in Sedona, Arizona.

M1=Mmm good.

And behind door #2 . . . A 1937 Cord!

Sweet Sixteens! Sixteen Cadillac V-16s, plus a V-16 chassis. An impressive display of The Standard of the World.

Rolls-Royce Phantom II town car by Darrin and . . . Dutch Darrin!

An interesting Jaguar SS-100. I would love to know more about this car and the unusual coachwork.

Superflow!

Bavarian cream: Baikal blue, blue leather, stick, air & sunroof. As good as it gets.

1940 Cadillac 75 Brunn town car touring in Oregon. Original owner was E.J. Kulas of Ohio, founder of Midland Steel.

The build sheet for Charles Wilson's 1941 Cadillac 60 Special custom. I previously posted a photo of the car prior to restoration.

Monty's Steakhouse, Pasadena, California, June 26, 1963. The occasion is the first meet of the Brougham Owners Association which celebrates the 1957 - 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. The view of a row of those gleaming stainless steel roofs is nothing short of spectacular.

Packards on the moon! Packard Twevles, '34 & '37 at Craters of the Moon monument in Idaho.

"There's a Packard in my living room!"

Another shot of the 1958 Facel Vega Excellence, this one from 2010.

Chasing a Duesenberg, Lincoln and an early 911 through turn 2 of Laguna Seca in a '37 Cord supercharged cabriolet.

A very special 1941 Cadillac 60 Special.

You will not likely see two of these together any time soon.

C'est magnifique!