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1932 Ford 3-Window Drag Coupe
Inaugural 1954 ATAA World Series of Drag Racing Class AB Champion Same owner for more than 60 years; driven less than one mile since 1954 Built by Francis Fortman and driven by Kenny Kerr Competed in only one drag-racing event, then stashed away Documented with the title from 1952, vintage racing photos, discovery photos and…
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1968 Ford Mustang GT CJ 428 fastback
428-ci, 335-hp Cobra Jet V8 engine 4-speed manual transmission Deluxe Marti Report confirms engine, transmission and colors Professionally restored by Signature Auto of Gahanna, OH — completed in June 2016 Restoration utilized many original components Reported this includes engine and transmission GT Equipment Group Very detailed throughout Philco AM radio Argent wheels
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1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
One of 3,032 ZR-1s built for 1990 All-original condition with 953 miles showing 375-hp, 4-cam, 32-valve LT5 engine Normal and full engine power key 6-speed manual transmission Electronic Selective Ride and Handling suspension Four-wheel disc brakes Factory alloy wheels Power steering, windows, seats, mirrors and door locks Removable tinted-glass roof Air conditioning Delco-Bose AM/FM/CD/cassette audio…
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1954 Kaiser-Darrin 161 Roadster
In the bustling years after World War II, American roads were peppered with ever-growing numbers of European and British sports cars. American servicemen returning from overseas duty were bringing home nimble little cars with gutsy engines and sleek styling. American manufacturers wanted in on the action, but nobody had a suitable car ready to compete…
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Your Mission in Monterey
The confetti cannons will belch their crumpled-paper payloads around 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 20. Best of Show for the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will have been crowned. And with that culmination of the week’s activities, hundreds of thousands of car fanatics will begin the trek home from Monterey Car Week. While our focus…
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Registering Danger
As we work with many car collectors, our firm has run across a lot of errors on titles and registrations. They run the gamut: incorrect VINs, incorrect models, incorrect model years, engine numbers shown as the chassis numbers, incorrect manufacturers and so on. Almost everything on the registration can be a product of a mistake.…
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Not Quite “Magnum, P.I.” Grade
You look in the mirror one morning and instead of your own bleary eyes and grim, pre-work mug, you see Tom Selleck. It’s not the grizzled old Tom — it’s the dashing young Tom of “Magnum, P.I.,” as he casually vaults into that Ferrari. Owning one of those would change everything, you think. You think…
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1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
While most GTAs were either supplied in Stradale form or subsequently upgraded to Corsa specification, chassis AR752675 was destined for competition from the outset. Correspondence from the Alfa Romeo Museum confirms that the car was manufactured on September 8, 1965, and delivered to the renowned Autotecnica Conrero Team on August 31, 1966 — unusually, in…
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1993 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II
First seen at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1979, the Lancia Delta Integrale is best known for its domination of the World Rally Championship in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The first Evoluzione cars were built at the end of 1991 and carried on through 1992. Arriving in June 1993, a further development of…
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1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Only 10 kilometers on the odometer. This car is completely original and as-delivered Still covered with the factory-applied Cosmoline Special-order Polar Silver over Guards Red leather One of only 51 Carrera RSRs produced One of two with a fully trimmed interior Imagine that as a die-hard Porsche fanatic, you wish to have the fastest and…