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1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow
This Silver Arrow is recognized as being body number 1, the first Silver Arrow produced, and was used to debut the wild new ideas at East Coast auto shows during 1933, including both New York and Boston. Pierce-Arrow clientele were notoriously conservative and not really the people who bought super-streamlined dream machines — something Pierce-Arrow…
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The Ultimate GTV is a 911
Our old cars haven’t changed in the past 30 years. What has changed is the world around them. In 1988, when we produced the first issue of The Alfa Romeo Market Letter on a mimeograph machine, our 1967 GTV would have been 21 years old. Most GTVs in 1988 were just tired used cars that…
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Neighborhood Battleground
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee found himself in a war of words with his Homeowners Association — the River Oaks Property Owners. For some reason, the HOA isn’t very keen on his authentic World War II Sherman tank. In Buzbee’s words, “This particular tank landed at Normandy, it liberated Paris… and ultimately went all the way…
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A Cheap, Fast, Fun Porsche with a Catch
The 996 is the pit bull of 911s — but not in a dispositional or aesthetic sense. However, like the odd pit bull that inexplicably snaps, the 996 can be a car that’s perfectly fine — until it’s not fine. An infamous bearing The source of the Porsche 996’s reputation is well known to readers…
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2016 Ferrari 488 GTE
The latest in Ferrari’s illustrious line of rear-engine V8 GT cars, the 488 GTE made its competition debut in the 2016 Daytona 24 Hours. With one car each from SMP Racing, Risi Competizione and Scuderia Corsa, it was Scuderia Corsa — with the sister car to that offered here — which defied expectations to take…
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2013 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series
Delivered new to its first and only owner in Bahrain, this particular C63 AMG Black Series was produced for the 2013 model year in Bremen and shipped to Bahrain on October 10, 2012. The car was ordered in a classic and refined color combination of Diamond White Metallic over a black leather and Alcantara interior.…
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1996 Porsche 911 GT2
One of just 161 road-going 993 GT2s Last of the great air-cooled turbocharged Porsche 911s Just 18,000 km (11,184 miles), with minimal recent use Extensive service records and magnificent in black over black
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1950 Ferrari 195 Inter Coupe by Touring
Chassis number 0081S was the first of 25 195 chassis produced, and one of just three bodied by the renowned Milanese coachbuilder Touring. Distinctive features included a lack of the usual Superleggera script on the hood, as well as small Italian lights, similar to those on early barchettas. In April 1951, the car, finished in…
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1970 Citroën DS 21 Décapotable by Chapron
The car carries Chapron body number 9347 and was delivered new in Germany in 1970. In 1979, the original owner sold the Citroën to the second owner, a well-known property developer, who owned the car until he died in 2016. It was always kept in his garage and only driven in summer months. The DS…
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1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback by Mulliner
2017 Bentley Drivers Club Concours Best in Class winner Offered from single-family ownership since 1983 Formerly owned by Victor Gauntlett; known history from new Matching-numbers factory 4.9 engine, manual transmission and lightweight seats from new Excellent condition, with a recent engine rebuild and a lovingly patinated interior Offered with copies of factory build sheets and…