Fashion designer Ralph Lauren owns a remarkable collection of automobiles and a selection of cars from that collection goes on display this week at the Les Arts Decoratifs museum in Paris.
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| 1930 Mercedes-Benz SSK "Count Trossi" this Mercedes-Benz once by owned the Italian Count (and race car driver) Carlo Felice Trossi. |
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1955 Merecedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe. The 300 SL is an icon of automotive design. Mercedes has now recreated its famous gullwing doors, which open upwards, in the new SLS AMG |
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| 1929 Bentley Blower This car, designed by W.O. Bentley himself, is equipped with a supercharger -- a "blower," in automotive parlance. This was James Bond's car in early Ian Fleming novels. |
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| 1931 Alfa Romeo Monza 8C 2300 When originally built, this car had no fenders or headlamps. Those were added later, when it was entered in endurance races. |
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1955 Jaguar XKD This car won the LeMans 24 hour race in 1955, '56 and '57 as well as a race at Germany's Nurburgring track in 1956. Partricia Coundley also set a European speed record for women in the car in 1964. |
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| 1962 Ferrari GTO This car is considered one of the rarest and most valuable Ferraris ever produced. It was driven to victory in a number of races by, among others, Roger Penske. |
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1938 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Coupe. Only four of these cars were ever made and this one of only two that survive. |
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1954 Ferrari 375 Plus. This car won the 1954 Le Mans 24 hour endurance race. |
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