Cruising down State Route 1 with the top down is about as Californian as it gets.
Joe Petralia, general manager at San Diego Classic and Muscle Cars, gave Villager a tour of some of the Escondido company’s rides that let a driver enjoy the smell of the ocean.
1959 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two convertible
“This car, when it was
restored, they upgraded it,” Petralia said. “They put the ’59 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz trim on the car. That’s why it has got the big chrome on the sides that wrap around the car.
It has got a 390-cubic-inch V8, automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, power top,
power windows.”
Original list price: $5,455
(in today’s dollars that’s $39,701.88 according to The Inflation Calculator website, westegg.com/inflation)
1941 Packard One-Twenty convertible, 8 cylinder
“This car when restored was upgraded with One-Sixty trim,”
said Joe Petralia.
From sandiegoclassicandmusclecars.com: “This is a rare convertible that has been fully restored. It is a silver and blue car with blue leather interior. … This 1941 Packard is bodied with the very attractive convertible Victoria 160 coachwork with rear seat and blind quarters in the folding top.
It is liveried in silver and blue with blue leather upholstery and a blue cloth top. It was treated to a complete mechanical restoration and fresh cosmetics in 1995. In addition to its side-mounted spares in metal covers, it has a three-speed transmission with overdrive, running boards, turn signals, heater, wide whitewalls, trim rings and fog lights. It has been updated with electronic ignition, an electric fuel pump and an electric radiator fan.”
Original list price: $1,377
(in today’s dollars that’s $19,845.22 according to The Inflation Calculator website, westegg.com/inflation)
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