It’s not often you get the chance to buy a Bugatti, and even rarer to be able to buy two. However, these are the replica VW chassis versions, so, unfortunately, won’t ever be commanding huge prices. But for simple… more»
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Ex-Parts Car Project: 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 V8 Coupe
It doesn’t exactly fill you with a lot of confidence when someone describes a car as a Barn Find and an ex-parts car. However, it seems like although it was a parts car, very few parts were actually removed… more»
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Low-Mile, High-Price: 1975 Porsche 911 S Coupe
Can someone please find me a time machine? I want to go back to about 20 years ago, buy up all the Porsche 911s in the world, and sit on them for a few years. If I did this,… more»
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Fintail with Sunroof! 1962 Mercedes-Benz 220SE
Even before Mercedes-Benz excellence included super-sedans with monster engines and techno-wizardry like heated door handles and electronic back scratchers, the company produced highly capable upscale sedans with advanced technology. Factory fuel injection punctuates the key difference between this 1962… more»
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Restoration Candidate? 1973 VW Karmann Ghia Coupe
In 1965 when I was ten, my dad bought his first new car: a Ruby Red ’65 VW Beetle. I remember tagging along with him to the small VW dealership in town one Saturday. As Dad was “negotiating” with… more»
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Rare 1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Low Light Convertible
Sometimes many hands make the best cars: the Karmann Ghia was based on the Volkswagen Beetle platform, its body was designed by Carrozzeria Ghia, and it was constructed by German coachbuilder, Karmann. From 1955 to about 1960 the cars… more»
Running Project: 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL
If you hadn’t noticed, the R107 market is one of the better-stocked ponds in the collector segment. As we’ve discussed before, the bottom end is pretty cheap and the upper end sees some fairly strong prices. The safest bet… more»
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Custom Boatwagon: 1960 Hydrodyne Car
Is it a car? Is it a boat? Is it something in between? Well, you’re right on all counts, basically, if you decide that you can’t live without this unusual creation that involves taking a perfectly happy Hydrodyne boat… more»
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A Little Thing: 1973 VW Thing Shorty
If somebody pointed at this unusual-looking two-seater and said, “What is THAT Thing,?” well, they’d be halfway right. It’s a 1973 Volkswagen Thing that’s had a major “midsection reduction” and is now officially a Shorty. Just when you thought… more»
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Wants New Home: 1970 Volkswagen Single Cab
While the Volkswagen is known in collector circles as one of the simplest vehicles ever made, the language used by VW enthusiasts to describe the myriad iterations of VW is complicated. Type 1 generally refers to the Beetle, Ghia,… more»
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Quonset Hut Find: Mercedes-Benz 300TD Wagon
I love cars hidden in quonset huts. The cozy confines, the durable structure, the hidden nature of it all – a rural property with one of these situated on it is on my list of top ten things to… more»
40K Mile 964: 1992 Porsche 911 Turbo
I’ve spent a fair amount of time watching the 964 market for the venerable Porsche 911, and if one thing is clear, it’s that this is a model that is currently on a tear. There are a few factors… more»
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Pre-Smog R107: 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450SL
It’s easy to take the classic Mercedes-Benz R107 for granted. After all, they made a ton of them, and you don’t have to look too hard to find one for sale pretty much anywhere. Even zip codes that aren’t… more»
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Hard To Find: 1984 Volkswagen Scirocco
Here’s one you hardly ever see anymore, a second-gen 1984 VW Scirocco. Actually, a Scirocco of any year or gen is a seldom seen item anymore so it was a treat to find this very clean example. Located in… more»
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Estate Sale Find: 1987 Volkswagen Scirocco 16V
This 1987 Volkswagen Scirocco is the desirable 16-valve spec model, which the seller is listing for sale on behalf of the longtime family owners. As he tells it, the car was bought ages ago by a deceased member of… more»
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“My Red Scirocco Goes 155”: 1980 VW Scirocco
This one’s nostalgic for me. When I was in college, one guy, let’s just call him WB III, had a car that none of the rest of us knew anything about. It was a late-70s to early-80s Volkswagen Scirocco,… more»
