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Hyman Ltd Classic Cars

2310 Chaffee Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146

63146

Hyman Ltd Classic Cars

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In the mid-1950s, Jaguar was riding high on the wave created by the highly advanced twin-cam inline six. The firm could bask in the glory of the hugely successful XK sports cars and their offspring, the world-beating C-Type and D-Type sports racers. Even their the massive Mk VII and Mk IX luxury cars enjoyed surprising ...

7 Apr 2020
United States

Mercedes-Benz has always maintained a tradition of building a vast array of vehicles ranging from basic transportation to magnificent, technologically advanced luxury cars. For example, in the 1930’s, the 170 was popular among police and taxi drivers, while a wealthy individual could order a 100 mph 540K in any number ...

26 Nov 2018
United States

1940 CADILLAC SERIES 62 CONVERTIBLE COUPE The 1940 Cadillac Series 62 marked an interesting transition for Cadillac. On one hand, it was the first year for this new model, the entry level of the Cadillac range that replaced the Series 60. It was also a car that represented an early form of “platform sharing” among ...

24 Nov 2018
United States

In the 1980s, Ferrari came to rely on the mid-engine V8-powered 308 GTB and GTS as its bread and butter. This, the spiritual successors to the brilliant 246 Dino, soon became the best-selling model in the company’s history and did enormous good for the firm’s bottom line. As the 308 reached a decade in production, ...

13 Nov 2018
United States

In the early 1930s, Edsel Ford saw a need to fill an ever-widening gap between the top Ford Deluxe models and the ultra-exclusive, coachbuilt twelve-cylinder Lincoln K series. The era of custom coachbuilding was waning, as buyers sought a more affordable “off the shelf” luxury car, and Ford witnessed the success of ...

9 Nov 2018
United States

Brooks Stevens is one of America’s great industrial design masters. Practicing design much in the same way his contemporaries like Raymond Loewy and John Vassos, Stevens designed products, machines and logos in virtually any industry, amassing a huge and diverse portfolio that covered architecture, industrial design ...

1 Nov 2018
United States

1967 RENAULT CARAVELLE S In the late 1950s, Renault was locked in a battle with Volkswagen for superiority in the burgeoning import car market in America. Affordable foreign cars were just starting to find their footing among U.S. buyers, who still clung loyally to their large and luxurious barges from the big three, ...

31 Oct 2018
United States

1954 KAISER DARRIN In the bustling years after World War II, American manufacturers quickly saw the value in adding a sports car to the regular lineup. Sports cars were gaining in popularity rapidly, but none of Americas automakers had the time or resources to develop a ground up car to complete with the ever-increasing ...

25 Oct 2018
United States

Donald Healey was a successful garage owner, an accomplished rally driver, decorated WWI RAF pilot and all-around gifted self-promoter. Beginning in 1945, he added automobile manufacturer to his already impressive resume. Before the war, Healey served as Technical Director of Triumph, before moving to Humber where he ...

4 Oct 2018
United States

Jean Daninos is one of France’s greatest industrialists of the post-World War II era. Famous for his business savvy as much as his playboy lifestyle, he rewarded his success with the creation of one of France’s most glamorous and prestigious post-war cars. He founded his business, FACEL (Forges et Ateliers de Construction ...

4 Oct 2018
United States

Standard-Triumph firmly established itself in the highly competitive sports car market with its fun, energetic, and stylish TR (Triumph Roadster) series of sports cars. Americans had developed an insatiable appetite for the new wave of sports cars coming out of England in the early post-war period. While MG was one of ...

4 Oct 2018
United States

1978 FERRARI 308 GTB COUPE Ferrari’s first attempt at replacing the sublime, V6 powered Dino 246 came with the Bertone-bodied 308 GT4 2+2; a fine car which failed to enthuse buyers in the same way as the original. The V8-powered Dino GT4 was certainly a competent road car, but the angular Bertone styling drew criticism ...

27 Sep 2018
United States

1948 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY CONVERTIBLE The idea of turning the structural aspect of wood as a styling feature may not have originated with Chrysler, but it can be argued that they certainly perfected it. The earliest woodies were born of necessity, with basic, utilitarian bodies that were sold in the aftermarket to ...

24 Sep 2018
United States

To many, a list of the greatest car manufacturers of Italy may struggle to reach past Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and perhaps Maserati. But pose that same question to a full-blooded Petrol Head, and Lancia would likely be the first word out of their mouth. Founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia, the company that bore ...

24 Sep 2018
United States

For the 1934 model year, Cadillac began a dramatic shift toward streamlined design. The first hints of streamlining appeared in 1933, as the headlights became more bullet-shaped, the grille gained a deeper Vee and the front fenders more curvaceously fill-figured. By the following year however, Cadillac debuted a stunning ...

22 Sep 2018
United States