“…Cars were a way of life for me. I had more than twenty traffic citations before I got my license.”

The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham with the $80,000 price tag, one of only 304 made. The vintage Detroit sled—with suicide doors, a brushed stainless-steel top, a factory-installed dashboard bar with six magnetized stainless-steel drinking cups, and a vanity—is the epitome of luxurious motoring for its time.

“I’m not a car collector. I buy cars because they are cool. I grew up surfing, where the coolest car was the woody, and when I bought mine, I had seat belts put in so I could take my kids to the beach.”