$125M estate in Southern California goes above and beyond dream garages, it has its own car museum

Published on Jun 07, 2025 at 11:05 AM (UTC+4)
by Daisy Edwards

Last updated on Jun 03, 2025 at 5:15 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Emma Matthews

We can’t believe how luxurious this $125M estate in Southern California is, it goes above and beyond just having dream garages, it has its own car museum.

Located in the foothills of Orange County, California, the Lyon Estate was built in 1986. And if you have a spare $125M going, you can buy the whole estate with a tennis court, three guest homes, pool house, and car museum.

We say car museum because there’s no way you could describe it as a simple garage. It holds 70 vehicles and was inspired by the classic old Hollywood cars, like Cadillacs.

The listing doesn’t include any mention of whether the cars are included in the sale. But the ones currently there have their own private fuel station, auto shop, car wash, and private mechanic.

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This amazing California estate is genuinely mind-blowing; it comes with the most amazing displays of wealth as the mansion has three guest homes on site, a pool in a custom pool house, and even a private tennis court.

The estate was built by Major William Lyon in the 1980s. He was an extremely rich real estate mogul who was also a veteran.

The late major and his wife have both passed. The estate is now being sold by his son, who doesn’t think his family home feels the same now that both his parents are gone.

The entire estate is a massive 21,000 square feet in total. It was made in a Georgian architectural style, and is located in the glorious foothills of Orange County, California.

Alongside all the tennis courts, manicured lawns, and 10-stall horse stable, you can also find a garage that could better be described as a veritable car museum.

The late Major Lyon was a car addict who was inspired by old Hollywood cars, like cherry red Cadillacs. At one point, his supercar collection reached 100 separate vehicles.

The car museum is a love letter to the great American automobile. It’s clear that Major Lyon really loved each of his cars, installing a private fuel station, auto shop, car wash, even hiring a full-time mechanic.

We don’t know whether the car collection would be included in the estate sale. But we do know that whoever gets their hands on this gorgeous estate may be the luckiest person in the whole world.

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Daisy Edwards is a Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Daisy has more than five years’ experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a History and Journalism degree from Goldsmiths, University of London and a dissertation in vintage electric vehicles. Daisy specializes in writing about cars, EVs, tech and luxury lifestyle. When she's not writing, she's at a country music concert or working on one of her many unfinished craft projects.