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ApexOversteer
04-14-2012, 4:06pm
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Sports Car Digest has released an awesome photospread and interview with Jon Shirley, one of America's top car collectors. You won't find any garage queens here, as you'll soon read. The guy is awesome, his garage is insane and his cars are pure magic.



You'll see The Holy Grail...

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Gorgeous pre-war Alfas...

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One-offs...

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... and much more...

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Read the informative interview and enjoy the 100 photo gallery (on the last page of the interveiw) over at SCD: Jon Shirley Collection - Photos, Profile and Interview (http://www.sportscardigest.com/jon-shirley-collection-interview-and-profile/)

Enjoy... I know I did.
FasterTraffic
04-14-2012, 4:22pm
The Holy Grail cleans up nicely...

Photo credit: FasterTraffic
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ApexOversteer
04-14-2012, 4:28pm
The Holy Grail cleans up nicely...

Photo credit: FasterTraffic
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It certainly does... but I bet it's more fun makin' it dirty! :D
vetterdstr
04-14-2012, 4:29pm
That is quite a great collection he has there! :seasix:
ApexOversteer
04-14-2012, 4:41pm
That is quite a great collection he has there! :seasix:

He sold a 250 Testa Rossa, simply because he had another car that raced in the same vintage racing class, a Maserati 300S, and prefers racing that.

That's like selling a '52 Les Paul because you prefer to play your '54 Stratocaster...

If he's not driving it, it's got to go. Not many like him out there.
78SA
04-14-2012, 5:39pm
It certainly does... but I bet it's more fun makin' it dirty! :D

:iagree: :lol:
bryanZ06
04-14-2012, 9:33pm
That's a hell of a collection.
magnetized
04-14-2012, 9:41pm
Very cool
Sea Six
04-15-2012, 4:16am
Very nice. :coolest:
FasterTraffic
04-15-2012, 10:14am
Good God. That's a lot of freakin' nice cars.

:iagree:

That's one collection that I would take as is, neither adding nor subtracting cars, and be perfectly happy.
Cybercowboy
04-15-2012, 11:12am
I saw a similar garage on "Million Dollar Rooms" a few days ago on HGTV. That lift he has was amazing. 6000 sq. ft. without any internal posts so he wouldn't risk bumping into one while parking or moving it.
snide
04-15-2012, 6:49pm
:cool: