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The 4-Door Key to the Magic Kingdom
I’ve known Brad Miller for 20 years. We have many mutual friends, and his wife, Nancy, and I serve together on the board of directors of Oregon Ballet Theatre. Brad, who’s a successful real-estate investor, and Nancy keep a barge in France in which they ply the canals of Europe several months each year. He’s…
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1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato “2 VEV”
Bonhams is delighted to offer this ultimate, individual Aston Martin Zagato to the car-collecting world. This competition coupe — always known by its distinctive U.K. road-registration number “2 VEV” — is simply the best known and most charismatic of all Aston Martin DB4GT Zagatos. This ultimate Zagato variant, the 1962 “Manage Project 209,” was essentially…
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1991 Toyota Celica ST165 TC 4-55
Factory car Driven by Carlos Sainz and Marc Duez during the 1991 season Restored by the former factory team Perfect for historic rallies 2nd at the 1991 Acropolis Rally with Carlos Sainz
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1970 Porsche 914/6
This 914/6 is a rare 2-liter, 6-cylinder Porsche version developing 110 hp. First registered on July 1, 1970, it is, like most 914s, of American origin. As confirmed by its Certificate of Authenticity, our 914/6 is in its original color configuration, with its very 1970s “Orange Signal” paint (1410) and black imitation-leather interior. It is…
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1974 Ferrari 246 GTS Dino Spyder
The 246 GTS Dino offered here was completed on November 2, 1973, and finished in Blu Dino Metallizzato with a black Connolly leather interior. Ferrari historian Marcel Massini notes its first owner, a resident of Lausanne, Switzerland, kept it until 1983. A second Swiss owner kept it until 2011. Then it passed to a noted…
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1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 Coupe
This Lamborghini Miura P400, chassis number 3649, left the factory in Sant’Agata on August 7, 1968. Sold new in France, it arrived at the premises of Voitures Paris Monceau, 114 Rue Cardinet Paris 17e, on September 16, 1968. It was painted silver gray with mustard leather interior and electric windows. The car had been so…
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What’s Going On With Late Landies?
Quite a few Land Rovers crossed the block at Bonhams’ July 13 Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, but three Landies in particular give us an interesting glimpse at the current market. All three of the recent Land Rovers sold way over their estimates, while the 1963 80-inch Series I was bang on the money. What…
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1906 Ford Model K Open Tourer
By 1906 there were a number of struggles between entrepreneur Henry Ford and his board — the sort that are so frequent with “start-ups” and particularly in the early days of the motorcar industry. The battle raged between directors Malcomson and Gray, who were for building a car to satisfy their perception of a growing…
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Old Look, Modern Grip
If you drive your classic car often, chances are you’ve had a few close calls in modern traffic. A lot of today’s commuters don’t realize that classic cars from the 1950s and 1960s don’t handle and stop as well as today’s cars. The drum brakes that were industry standard for most of the 1960s work…
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Raising Hell
In our last episode of “Horsepower,” I warbled along to this essential point: New cars just don’t really do it for me. Editor Pickering, my Instigator in Chief, responded with, “That was great! And now I have a new car coming for ya!” I think he likes to watch me squirm. Having already piloted a…