Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Dean Martin's cars, quite a variety


1984 400 GTi   (thanks Steve!)

For a gallery of photos of this 67 Ferrari 412 P http://flaviendachet.blogspot.com/2010/10/67-ferrari-412-p.html

According to http://www.dexigner.com/product/news-g12107.html Dean Jrowned one of these 1967 Ferrari 412P on exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum. This is collborated by a commercial on the HDtht channel, which gives the following info: raced by the Belgium team Ecurie Francorchamps, owned by Harry Yeaggy, and was featured in the Cincinnati Art Museum from Nov 2007 to Jan 2008 http://www.designtaxi.com/news.php?id=13507
Also, just found a collaboration http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/oh/story/entertainment/events/2007/12/26/fe122707calendar.html
Exhibit of the 1967 412P Ferrari. On loan from Harry Yeaggy, car has been owned by Hollywood movie mogul, John Calley and actor James Coburn, as well as Dean Martin Jr. and Cincinnati's own Carl Lindner. Through Jan. 6. Cincinnati Art Museum.
http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/Absolutenm/templates/ArtTempExhibitions.aspx?articleid=590&zoneid=78



the Facel Vega I posted about last year http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/dean-martin-and-facel-vega.html
a 1976 Stutz Blackhawk

from what I could learn in searching the internet, Dean owned this Ghia L 6.4,
a 1967 De Tomaso Mangusta Fantuzzi Targa,
a 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC,
 and a 1972 Cadillac station wagon: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/1972-cadillac-station-wagon-1-of-2-made.html

Steve was looking around and found:

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

If you loved Dean Martin, and want to check out a really cool laid back blog about him, his movies, some stills, and some video clips, ya gotta go see http://ilovedinomartin.blogspot.com/

9 comments:

  1. Hey pallie, thanks so much for liftin' up the name of our Dino is such a car(e)-ful way....never was, never will be anyone as cool as the King of Cool....oh, to return to the days when Dino walked the earth....knows that your Dino-effort willa be recognized at the ilovedinomartin Dino-blog very very Dino-soon...

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  2. I used to see that yellow 412P on the streets of Hollywood. It was quite a sight!

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  3. Anyone have vintage pics of the Fantuzzi Mangusta? Rumour has it in a veryt secret location awaiting restoration.

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  4. Has anyone ever seen Dean driving a 1980 Maserati?
    I saw one the other day and was told it was his.

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    1. I don't know about that, when I went looking for what he used to own that didn't show up, but a lot of dealership and car companies would loan cars to celebs just to have that car seem more glamorous

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  5. Today in Wadsworth Ohio was Deans 1986 Rolls Royce I would love to have a picture with him and the car.

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  6. Acc. to Barrett-Jackson, Dino's RR Corniche was a 1980 model purchased in 1981. www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/DEAN-MARTINS-1980-ROLLS-ROYCE-CORNICHE-CONVERTIBLE-238587

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    1. BJ did sell his 1980, but he had a 1986 Corniche which he kept until his passing.

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  7. Dean managed to "customize" the Stutz after a few too many...

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