Montecito collector Charles Crail, son of LIFE magazine photographer Schuyler Crail, grew up in Hollywood. After finishing USC film school, he became a movie and then a network news cameraman. Covering the troubles of the ‘60s, though, made him miserable and therefore he quit. Probably as a rebellion to the misery and poverty he’d been filming, Crail found himself buying his first Rolls, a 1934 limousine used in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. From there he pyramided his profits and scored his biggest coup in 1970 by purchasing Warner Brothers’ entire Rolls collection. At 33, he is the world’s most exclusive car salesman, operating from a small office above Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. His clientele flies in from all over the world to view his collection, vaulted away in a heavily secured subterranean garage. Most of the time, however, wheeler-dealer Crail himself is prowling the globe in search of new merchandise. ‘Finding an old rolls is just as exciting as finding a lost Rembrandt’, says Crail. ‘It’s the excitement of the find, not the money’. Charles S. Crail Automobiles Santa Barbara CA 93108 USA

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	Rolls-Royce	20/25	Drophead Coupe by Carlton	1933	US	On Request	Charles Crail Automobiles
	Rolls-Royce 20/25 Drophead Coupe by Carlton 1933 for sale 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Drophead Coupe with Disappearing TopCoachwork by Carlton Carriage Co.Chassis no. GGA 29Engine no. A8POrdered new by Arthur Jeffress, Art Dealer and Collector*3.7 liter straight
	Rolls-Royce	Phantom I	Ascot Dual Windsreen Tourer by Brewster	1931	US	On Request	Charles Crail Automobiles
	Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Dual Windsreen Tourer by Brewster 1931 for sale 1931 Roll-Royce Phantom I Ascot Dual Windscreen Tourer by Brewster Stock: 1088VIN: S199PRCommentsVIN: S199PRBody #B4031The Rolls-Royce Phantom I was introduced in 1925 as the direct replacement of t
	Rolls-Royce	Phantom III	Sedanca de Ville by Park Ward	1937	US	TOO LATE	Charles Crail Automobiles
	Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville by Park Ward 1937 for sale 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville by Park WardChassis #3CM61Body #4377Engine #R98LOn September 22, 1937 this Phantom III chassis, 3CM61, was sent from the Rolls-Royce factory to Park Ward

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	Chrysler	300C	coupe	1957	US	On Request	Dealer
	Chrysler 300C coupe 1957 for sale 1957 Chrysler 300CCHASSIS NO. 3N572988-One of Less than 2,000 1957 300C Coupes Built-Stunning Presentation-Outstanding Example for Driving or Showing-Less than 1,000 Miles Since Comprehensive Restorat...