Keeneland Vintage

 

As with all of the classes at this year's Keeneland Concours d'Elegance, the Vintage group was well represented. Eligible cars were made between 1925 nad 1949 and this year's selections included this 1941 Chevrolet Model 41 Special Deluxe 2D cabp-5P. It has its original interior including the wood grain on the dash. Though it was driven across the country in the 1970s it has only 33,000 original miles.

This 1929 Ford Roadster Model 40 A was originally purchased by the current owner's father in 1937. Both the owner and his brother learned to drive in this car which was actually used for farm chores as late as the 1960s. It had a four year total restoration.

The owners bought this 1926 Chrysler G-70 Roadster in 1986. It had been sitting idle in a barn since 1961. In 1991 they started a frame off total restoration that was concluded in 1996. Since then they have been touring the car to the tune of 11,500 miles.

Though Ford is known as the most successful mass producer of automobiles in history, there were only 7000 of these custom 1931 Model A Deluxe Phaetons ever made. The custom body was made by Briggs Body Company to Ford specs. This example was in daily service as a Buenos Aires taxi through 1986.

As seen above, not all Fords were identical. Such is the case with this luxury edition of the 1930 Model A. The car came with mohair interior for the added comfort of the five passengers along with various other options. And while the average Model A sold for $370, this one checked in at $670.

Robert Lutz, a past Chairman of General Motors once owned this very 1934 LaSalle Convertible. The car was priced $1000 less than GM's other luxury car line, Cadillac. A 1934 LaSalle was chosen to be the pace car for the Indianapolis 500.

This is a 1934 DeSotto Airflow SE and was the first uni-body steel construction car ever made. A model of this car was actually tested in a wind tunnel owned by Wilber Wright. It claimed to have 25 features that had never been seen on automobiles before making it one of the most innovative and futuristic cars of its time.