Come tour THE VAULT CLASSIC CARS new Showroom with owner, Steve Snyder and me

                         The Vault Classic Cars
                          Steve Snyder President

Once belonging to my uncle Tom Lyle Williams, this 1940 custom designed Packard Victoria is still one of the most stunning Classic Cars ever made.

The original owner of this beautiful automobile was my great-uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, founder of the Maybelline Company.  It was custom designed during the Hey Day of Maybelline's success when TL was known as the King of Advertising.  He placed a Horse Head on the hood of this extra long hood, depicting Maybelline's ability to outrun the competition. Sadly he sold the Packard in the 1950's and we never saw it again..... until now.  

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Snyder bought the car in the 1970's, restored it and kept it maintained in their exclusive Classic Car Collection...  When their son, Steve Snyder, owner of Vault Classic Cars, found my book, "The Maybelline Story," online, he emailed me in hopes of researching the car's history.  The rest is history so to speak, because a wonderful relationship developed between our two families.

Recently I received an invitation from Steve Snyder, announcing his "Vault Classic Cars" Grand Showroom Opening.   Of course I couldn't wait to see the Snyder's again and congratulate Steve on his success.  Here are a few of the cars in the Showroom and Wow! are they out of this world gorgeous.

•  Packard 8 and Twelve
•  Cadillac
•  Lincoln
•  Stutz DV32
•  Cord L-29
•  Buick Limited and Roadmaster
• Jaguar E type Roadster
• Pontiac
• Chevrolet
• Mercury
• Ford Thunderbird "F" Supercharged

Steve and his father, Bill Snyder, standing in front of a 1934 Packard V-12 Club Sedan 1107. From long ownership, listed in Ed Blend's Book "The Magnificent Packard Twelve of 1934".$115,000

Me getting cozy with this stunning 1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet. Top show restoration, $89.500

I love 1960's classic cars and this 1967 Cadillac Coupe De Ville for $15,000 is absolutely crazy cool.

The Showroom was full of car guys looking for the right car. It was quite a gathering and my sister Donna and I loved the home made tacos cooked right on the grounds.

This car is right out of The Maybelline Story...a 1929 LaSalle Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton. Total frame-off restoration, CCCA 100 Points first place and senior, Cad-LaSalle Club Senior, Pebble Beach Class trophy. Looks and operates like a new car! $147,500

A 1948 Buick Roadmaster Convertible. Multi-Trophy winner,  in beautiful condition for $105,000 was my sister Donna and my Dream Car. 

Here's Donna standing next to a 1957 Mercury Colony Park Station wagon! Beautifully restored! $59,500. When she was in High School, she drove a 1955 pink and white Bel Air Station Wagon that carried her surfboard's in the back..... sticking out the window.

But if I could have any car in the Showroom, it would be this Classic beauty, because I had a 1957 Blue and White Chevy when I was in High School.  

This 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Hard Top is going for $44,500.  I can still see myself cruising down Coast Highway in this classic, anyone want to come cruise with me?

For more posts on Steve Snyder and the 1940 Packard Victoria...click on this link  http://www.maybellinebook.com/search/label/Steve%20Snyder

Visit his showroom by clicking on this link
The Vault Classic Cars
steve@vaultcars.com

714 401 1047

Grand Showroom opening
1164 Elm Ave

Fullerton CA 92831



Speaking of Classics, be sure to cruise on over to my 1964 Saffrons Rule High School Blog at   http://saffronsrule.com/

See you next time on the Maybelline Book and Saffrons Rule Blog.

MAYBELLINE FOUNDER TOM LYLE WILLIAMS - PACKARD’S VEE-WINDSHIELD REMBRANDTS

Here is an article written by John Kilkenny and his son Matthew Kilkenny about the Packard Vee-Windshield.  Tom Lyle Williams, founder and owner of the Maybelline Company, was one of owners of this rare 1934 automobile.

Tom Lyle Williams with his 1934 Packard Dietrich.

Click little box on the right at the bottom of article to enlarge.

Pebble Packard Dietrich Article

T.L.WILLIAMS 1917 PAIGE DETROIT AND 1934 PACKARD DIETRICH.

Here is one of the articles appearing in the Antique Automobile magazine, about Tom Lyle Williams 1917 Paige Detroit and his 1934 Packard Dietrich - Vee Windshield.

Paige Article Steve Snyder - click on "full screen" in little box below this article to enlarge.

Corrections to this article: 
1 - I have known Bettie Youngs, 5 years not 20.  
2 - The lady driving the Paige isn't Mabel.  Mabel was 25 years old in 1917, the lady in the car is much older. Mabel is in the top picture with Tom Lyle Williams and my grandfather, Preston Williams.
3 -  Mabel never drove a car her entire lifetime.
4 - and her brother didn't give her the Paige.  
Continued tomorrow.

OLD HOLLYWOOD, comes alive, while crusing in my great uncle's Packard Victoria

After two months of talking about my mini-documentary... showing Tom Lyle Williams, 1940 Packard Victoria... here is part 2, of my interview with Packard historian and owner of Vault Cars, Steve Snyder.

Sharrie Williams, author of the Maybelline Story and the Spirited family dynasty Behind it... slips into her great uncle's 1940 Packard Victoria, with Steve Snyder to talk about it's history.  click on video.

Click on video, of Steve Snyder and Sharrie Williams than click again for larger screen.

Chuck Williams aka BB1, of Reeeeel Convertibles,  Steve Snyder of Vault Classic Cars, Sharrie Williams, author of the Maybelline Story, and her sister, Donna Williams, spend an afternoon, viewing and discussing the history of Maybelline's, Tom Lyle Williams, 1940 custom made Packard Victoria.


To be continued tomorrow......

HARPER'S BAZAAR, BEST MASCARAS OF ALL TIME?

                Best mascaras of all time

                       By Kari Molvar,
                       Harper's Bazaar

Some women go to serious lengths to avoid leaving the house with bare lashes (and then only with dark sunglasses on). That all-important flick of mascara frames your face, pulling together your entire look in a few strokes.

So which trusty wands have inspired the most devotion among the lash pack? Here,

      BAZAAR reveals the definitive list.


        Maybelline Great Lash Mascara

          
                       Why we love it:
This classic drugstore mascara has been thickening lashes since the ‘70s with its signature, easy-to-handle narrow wand and clump-free formula that resists smudging but washes off in a cinch.

   Iconic status: completely deserved.


Check in tomorrow and view - part one - of my interview with Steve Snyder of Vault Cars.  We will be discussing, Maybelline Icon, founder, Tom Lyle Williams, classic, 1940 Packard Victoria.

View video of Maybelline founder, TL Williams Packard Victoria, inside - out.

In 1971, the 1940 Packard Victoria was published in Old Cars Weekly in Kahoka Missouri.  Bill Snyder decided that, instead of purchasing a brand new 1971 Cadillac Coupe deVille, (which cost the same as the Packard) he would instead buy the Packard.

click on video, once it's going - than click a second time, to get a larger view.

 Bill made the right choice, because today the Cadillac is worth around $10,000, and the Packard is pushing close to one million dollars.

Meet the Snyder's in this video and see the 1940 Packard Victoria from the inside out.

To be continued tomorrow....



                       VAULTCARS, STEVE SNYDER. 

Visit Steve Snyder's website.  However the 1940 Packard Victoria is not for sale.