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1964 Cooper-Zerex-Oldsmobile “Transformer” Sports Racer

Here the Bonhams Motor Car Department is delighted to offer for sale by auction the Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Team’s first sports-racing car. It is back at Goodwood for the first time since it started from pole position here in the immensely popular and universally respected young driver and engineer’s […]

Second Chance for VehiCROSS

1999 Isuzu VehiCROSS S/N JACCN57X2X7991734. 122,800 miles. “3.5-liter V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission and a 2-speed transfer case, producing 215 horsepower and 230 lb-ft of torque, 15-inch Raguna D-Force wheels, Hella auxiliary lighting.” Condition: 2. SOLD AT $12,540. Cars & Bids, 8/24/22. The VehiCROSS just screams “Y2K!” While we were […]

“This Fool Has Now Set Off To Find His Grail”

I was recently doing my three-times-a-week stroke and cardio rehab at Oregon Health & Science University. My post-exercise resting blood pressure is down to 88 over 58. I haven’t had those numbers since I was a Juilliard dancer. Mobility and shifting are still challenges, but I persevere. To while away the […]

The Case of the Stolen Talbot-Lago

A 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Goutte d’Eau Coupé “Teardrop Coupe,” serial number 90108, one of 16 believed to be made, is at the center of a complicated case that recently took a new turn. In June, the purported mastermind of its 2001 theft, Chris Gardner, was extradited from Switzerland. The car […]

Classic-Car Heist Spoiled

I have always used a collector car as a daily driver. It makes little errands a bit more joyful, and having the car out in public invites conversations wherever I go. My current car is a 1974 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super 1.3, which I’ve been using since 2015 without any incident […]

1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ

Alfa Romeos enjoyed tremendous success in the 1920s and early 1930s in distance, circuit and hillclimb events across Europe. However, as World War II approached, German super teams from Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union attempted to overshadow the cars from Portello. Post-war, Alfa Romeo picked up its winning ways with privateers […]

2012 McLaren MP4-12C

The MP4-12C was the first production road car developed entirely by McLaren, featuring a carbon-composite chassis and equipped with a 3.8-L twin-turbocharged V8 and Graziano 7-speed Seamless-Shift dual-clutch gearbox. This 2012 example is finished in the rare premium color of Mercury Red over a Carbon Black leather-and-Alcantara interior with red […]

1977 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9

One of only 7,380 examples built during its limited run First use of hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension Quickest-accelerating and fastest European saloon in its day Only 51,153 miles Original leather interior and power sunroof Finished in Light Ivory over Bamboo leather interior

2017 Ferrari F12tdf

This 2017 Ferrari F12tdf is one of 799 examples built between 2015 and 2017 and was delivered new to The Collection of Coral Gables, FL. It was purchased by the current owner in 2022 and now has 2,200 miles. The car is finished in tri-coat yellow over Nero leather upholstery, […]