Dream cars and dreams of cars
Lagonda 16/80 Special Six 1933
English Touring The car we present to you this week is the Lagonda 16/80 Special Six in the Demers Car Collection. Lagonda was a luxury British car brand that Aston Martin eventually absorbed. Through its association with Aston Martin, it is sometimes hard to remember...
Lamborghini Diablo 1992
A 1990s Icon “A dream come true” - Lamborghini website Introduced in 1990, the Diablo marked the decade’s supercar scene. The enthusiasm built by the Countach fueled interest in the Diablo. A black Diablo GT was many people’s car of choice in the very first...
Interview With A Lamborghini Expert
Olivier Nameche Shares His Experience For this week's article, we had the chance to interview Olivier Nameche, a classic Lamborghini expert and friend of the Demers Car Collection. Olivier also wears other hats. He is one of the organizers of Cars & Coffee Québec...
Delage D8 15S – 1933
A Fabulous Grand Tourer “The D8 was perhaps Delage's finest example of automobile construction.” - Rob Leicester Wagner in Classic Cars French classic cars are one of the many attractions in the Demers Car College. In their time, Delage cars were the height of...
Louis Delage
Doing Things Well “This is the man who created some of the most exotic Gallic creations to ever turn a wheel, hugely successful from the dualities of aesthetics and performance.” - Jim Donnelli for Hemmings Louis Delage is a fascinating character. In automobile...
Rolls-Royce Phantom I 1928
A Car Fit for Royalty “Like having an elderly elephant in the garage, a Phantom I is to be loved for what it is rather than what it isn’t.” - Andrew English for Hagerty The Demers Car Collection holds many Rolls-Royces and we’ve already discussed one of them on the...
Coachbuilding
An Overview “Each coachbuilt car therefore carried the technical genes of the rolling chassis builder as well as the styling genes of the coachbuilder. The resulting wide range of DNA combinations led to a variety of unique and sometimes priceless coachbuilt cars.” -...