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1957 Chevrolet Corvette 283/283 Fuelie
Top-of-the-line fuel-injected Corvette with factory 4-speed manual gearbox Expertly restored by Glenn Vaughn with receipts totaling over $160,000 Striking Onyx Black over Venetian Red livery The ultimate 1950s American sports car
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1969 Shelby GT500 convertible
One of only 335 1969 GT500 convertibles produced Offered with Shelby authenticity certificate and Marti Report Desirable options including air conditioning, traction-lok diff and competition suspension
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1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
Beautifully finished in its as-delivered Calypso Cream and Grecian Gold paint Winner of numerous First in Class awards Trendsetting 1950s style with much room in the back The car that defined an era
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1932 Ford “404 Jr.” Roadster
Virtually unbeatable on Los Angeles-area drag strips in the 1950s Former NHRA Street Roadster Class world-record holder Fully restored by Dave Crouse, formerly Custom Auto, Loveland, CO Powered by a full race 314-ci Ford flathead V8 with 4 carburetors, Harrell heads and an Isky “404” radius-tappet camshaft Featured in The Rodder’s Journal, Issue 32 Dean…
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1967 Plymouth GTX 2-door hard top
375-hp, 440-ci “Super Commando” V8 Automatic transmission Air conditioning and power steering Interior features bucket seats, console and radio
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1952 Hudson Hornet 6 NASCAR racer
Driven and owned by NASCAR legend Herb Thomas during ’52 and ’53 seasons Presented in original racing livery; factory “Severe Usage” items throughout The last and only known Hudson factory “Fabulous Hudson Hornet” NASCAR racer in existence
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The Bidders of the Future
In the years that SCM has been reporting on Monterey, we’ve watched the auction sales totals go from $10.8m in 1996 to this year’s $374.4m. From just 209 cars being offered in 1996 at Monterey (Rick Cole and Christie’s), there were 1,389 cars looking for new buyers this year at six auctions. The 2018 results…
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This Dino Was a Deal
When is a Ferrari not a Ferrari? Generally speaking, when it’s a Dino. These vehicles were created because Ferrari needed to build a production V6 in sufficient numbers to homologate the engine for racing in the mid-1960s. However, Ferrari didn’t want to offer a downsized engine in its own road-going cars, so another solution had…
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Clever Internet Crooks Want Your Money
When was the last time you spent Sunday morning reading the classified section of your newspaper looking for a car to buy? Been a while? Yeah, me too. The Internet has pretty much replaced newspapers as the central marketplace for used cars. That is understandable, as the Internet allows easy access to buyers and sellers…
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1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Sports Roadster
A unique automobile, the “Mayfair 540K” Prominently featured in Jan Melin’s Mercedes-Benz: The Supercharged 8-Cylinder Cars of the 1930s Unseen at public concours events for more than a decade Long-term American history