Lenny Shiller's warehouse full of cars in Brooklyn

[Jim_75Sahara]

(See the NYT article of 7-5-09). He has 57 cars & trucks, 11 motorcycles & scooters. The total cost of acquiring his 1st 6 cars was around $1000.

1. 1936 Chevy from his grandmother 2. 1954 Mercury Monterey 2-door hardtop 3. 1953 Jaguar XK120 4. 1955 Buick 5. 1950 Studebaker Starlight coupe 6. 1942 Buick Roadmaster. He has a 1954 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe convertible which was used in the music video "Smooth" by Carlos Santana. He also has the 1965 Chrysler 300 convertible ("as big as a whale") which was used in the the B-52's video for "Love Shack." No BMW's mentioned, but there is a 1961 Messerschmitt KR200 bubble car in the collection. (all stored in a 12,300 sq. foot garage formerly the home of the California Pie Co.) Look at the slideshow online at: nytimes.com/autos

[schwarz75]

Hey Jim, sounds like a place to visit. My dad had a 1954 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe convertible. It was light blue with black leather everywhere in the interior, and had electric windows and a hydralic unit to raise and lower the converible top.... and a Hemi V8 under the hood. My sisters and I would ride in the huge back seat as my parents cruised along on hot summer nights. The car must have weighed a couple of tons and had lots of chrome and even a few gold emblems.