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1966 Ford GT40 Mk II Coupe
Holman-Moody was initially allocated three GT40s for the 1966 season: chassis P1016 (the car offered here), P1031 and P1032. Although the chassis numbers were among the sequence used for production GT40 road and racing cars, they were each built to new Mk II specifications. The GT40 Mk II was the product of Kar Kraft, Ford’s…
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1935 Duesenberg SSJ
This car is the ultimate Model J Duesenberg, one of only two SSJs built Special short-wheelbase chassis and supercharged twin-carb engine Sporting open coachwork designed by J. Herbert Newport Jr. Originally delivered to Hollywood legend Gary Cooper The car is in unrestored condition. It retains the original chassis, engine and bodywork. Just two owners —…
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Subaru Climbs Out of the Econobox
Subaru changed their thinking in the early 1990s — away from funky econobox subcompacts and towards performance and comfort. In so doing, the company ushered itself into a period of commercial and enthusiast success that continues to this day. Now that 25 years have gone by, Subarus of the early 1990s are moving into collectible…
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Ten Years Stuck in a Legal Quagmire
More than nine years ago, “Legal Files” (December 2008, p. 26) reported about the seizure of a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Series I cabriolet, chassis 0799GT, from the Sharon, CT, home of noted collector Barney Hallingby. Hallingby got the car back after about a year, but the litigation over its ownership has just…
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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…