While the Mercedes 300SL was aimed at select customers who could spend lavishly, uber-dealer Max Hofman wanted a less expensive car to sell. Having already honed his skills at influencing manufacturers including Porsche and BMW to make cars suitable… more»
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Barn Finds At The Amelia Island Concours
While the Amelia Island Concours is a few weeks past its expiration date, it’s still worth revisiting the cars that came home as the big winners in the 2024 running of this annual event. The Amelia has undergone a… more»
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Unfinished Project: 1965 Porsche 356
This 1965 Porsche 356 is in an interesting spot project-wise, as it seems like a whole heck of a lot of money and time was spent to bring it to this point before progress stopped. The list of improvements… more»
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One of 2,148: 1986 Mercedes-Benz 420SL
The Mercedes-Benz R107 range is simultaneously one of the most over-represented models in the collector car marketplace and also the one with a good number of variants that never made their way stateside. The R107 is obviously a mass… more»
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Bertone in German: 1964 NSU Sport Prinz
After its founding in 1873, NSU Motorenwerke rotated through a variety of businesses from knitting machines to pedal cycles to motorcycles, and finally, by 1905, automobiles. Two world wars interrupted the tiny company’s evolution until it abandoned carmaking altogether…. more»
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Rare Color? 1983 Porsche 911SC
This 1983 Porsche 911SC is eye-catching not only for its preserved condition but also for what appears to be a paint shade that we don’t often see on a 1980s sports car. The color, I believe, is called Hellbronze… more»
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Low Mileage 1983 Porsche 911SC Targa
There was a time when a targa roof-equipped Porsche 911 was not exactly the pinnacle of desirability. One might even say it ranked fairly close to the convertible model in the overall hierarchy, nudging out the true droptop by… more»
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Original Paint Survivor: 1967 Porsche 911
In case you were wondering, bidding has taken off to the proverbial moon for this 1967 Porsche 911, and it’s easy to see why: not only is this one-owner example, but it wears original paint in perhaps one of… more»
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Historic Race Car: 1960 Porsche 356B Roadster
Old-school race cars are hit or miss when it comes to their overall desirability, but like most anything air-cooled these days, it’s hard to go wrong with a classic Porsche. The car shown here reminds us how different the… more»
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Collector Quality Coupe: 2014 Mini Cooper S
Given how often many of us have looked wistfully at a car or truck we could have bought for peanuts just a few years prior – only to see it sell for many multiples over that original selling price… more»
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Project Pagoda: 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL
There’s a bit of funny math out there as it relates to project cars and trucks. What I mean by that is if a car’s value is high enough, you can justify taking on a monster of a project… more»
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Survivor? 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL
The roots of the 230SL dug deep into its predecessor, the 300SL. At the same time, the new car was required to carve its own identity, and that included enticing plenty of buyers. Only 2658 300SLs were made (coupe… more»
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18K-Mile 964: 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2
The Porsche 964 chassis is one of the hottest 911 models you can buy right now. So, in other words, you shouldn’t buy one because prices are absolutely bananas, but I also don’t see them ever coming back down… more»
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An Attainable 993? 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4
Among all of the air-cooled Porsche 911 models you can buy, the 993-chassis cars are perhaps the best combination of classic 911 DNA with modern features that make it a usable daily driver (if you dare.) Of course, in… more»
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Yard Find: 1973 Opel GT Project
Here’s another “ran when parked” prospect on facebook Marketplace – a 1973 Opel GT, located in Dayton, Ohio with an asking price of $2500. The sleek two-seater was an unlikely product of Opel Automobile, founded in 1862 in Germany… more»
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Low-Mile 1995 Mercedes E320 Wagon
I’m on a bit of a station wagon bender. Yesterday it was this 1953 Chevy, today I have a 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 for your review and I’ll have another subject, either later today or tomorrow, one that some might… more»
