Maybelline founder Tom Lyle Williams

Showing posts with label 1926 Kissel Gold Bug Speedster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1926 Kissel Gold Bug Speedster. Show all posts

Powerful Custom Automobiles made Maybelline Founder King of the road








Tom Lyle Williams at the Villa Valentino,  standing next to his 1940 Packard Victoria.
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HIs 1934 Dietrich Packard, leader of the pack.



My grandmother, Evelyn Williams, (Nana,) with my dad, Bill Williams and Tom Lyle with his life-partner, Emery Shaver, sitting on the running board in 1934





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His 1926 Gold Bug Speedster Kissel
 1926 Kissel,
Here is a picture of Tom Lyle's sister, Mabel Williams.....Maybelline's namesake.....with her new husband, Chet Hewes, on their wedding day, in 1926. The Newlywed's are posing next to Tom Lyle's new yellow 1926 Kissel.  Tom Lyle,  eventually, gave this car to his partner Emery Shaver, who in turn, gave it to Tom Lyle Jr. in 1932, when TL Jr, was a student and captain of the football team, at Duke University. 


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His 1916 Paige Detroit,"the most beautiful car in America."

Tom Lyle Williams, 1915

Tom Lyle bought his first car in the Fall of 1916, customised the wheels and fish tailed the back end.


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His custom 1923 Packard Sport
 Touring Car






Tom Lyle Williams on the left, his partner Emery Shaver sitting on the ground. Emery's sister Elizibeth, his brother Bud, TL's  sister Eva, (in black,) and her husband  Ches Haines.


Tom Lyle's brother Noel J. is on the far right, while their sister, Eva, is the second lady on the left.


Read more about Tom Lyle Williams, Maybelline and the Williams family in The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It.

AN EYE-POPPING STATEMENT OF BEAUTY AND LUXURY.

Tom Lyle Williams, had an eye for exquisite motor cars and purchased cars that are today considered some of the best of the classic era.





Tom Lyle Williams, 1939 Packard Super 8 Convertible coupe, with bumper guards and driving lights.


Tom Lyle's car's (pictured below in earlier posts) include..... a 1916 Paige Detroit roadster..... a 1926 Kissel Gold Bug Speedster..... a 1934 Packard Individual Custom Dietrich V-windshield V-12 Sport Sedan..... a 1939 Packard Super 8 Convertible coupe..... and the 1940 Packard Bohman & Schwartz Convertible Victoria we see today.


So ends my 10 day, mini- documentary, on Tom Lyle Williams and his extraordinary, gorgeous, custom automobiles..... hope you enjoyed the ride with us. 


Stay tuned tomorrow for more fun, fascinating stories from The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behindt It.