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1967 Chevrolet Corvette L71
Corvettes are among the most well-documented collector cars on the planet, so there’s no excuse for not knowing exactly what you’re buying Long considered a modern classic, the Sting Ray’s aggressive lines and sleek profile were perfectly suited to its role as GM’s image leader. In the late 1960s, the big block Corvette was the…
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1980 Ferrari 512 BB/LM
The only concern of the Porsche drivers was that they stay well clear of the 512s. The handling of the three overweight Ferraris was as diabolical as anything that had ever emerged from Maranello Ferrari’s opposed 12-cylinder Formula One technology worked its way into the production lineup in 1971 with the introduction of the 365…
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1966 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint
As described by the seller on eBay Motors: This rare automobile has been in the body shop for six years. The exterior has been slowly and carefully rebuilt. All the bondo has been removed and replaced with body sections taken mainly from other vintage Alfas. I purchased the 2600 Sprint in San Francisco, where the…
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1962 Ferrari 250GT PF Cabriolet Series II
The 250 engine paved the way for a large family of cars that helped Ferrari expand their limited output into series-produced sports cars. The new range was based on the 3-liter V12 engine designed by Gioacchino Colombo. The engine was powerful, smooth and adaptable to both touring and racing. The trend continued with the arrival…
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1954 Arnolt Bristol DeLuxe Roadster
There sat my never-forgotten love from Paris, among common British machinery like Morris Minors and MG Magnettes The Arnolt Bristol was the obsession of engineer, industrialist, importer, and sports car enthusiast Stanley “Wacky” Arnolt. He made his fortune building marine engines during World War II, and, seeing a market for sports cars in America during…
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1978 Maserati Khamsin
Khamsins don’t appear at auction frequently. With less than 300 said to remain out of production of only around 430 cars, it is a legitimately rare bird, though its taste is still too gamey for most collectors This elegant 2+2 coupe was first shown at Turin in 1972, the work of one of Bertone’s more…
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“At The End Of The Day, The Best Car Wins”
We all love cars of such varying types, shapes and accoutrements that it’s hard to generalize what makes a car appealing when new, or to predict whether it will become collectible as it ages. The North American International Auto Show is a litmus test of attitudes, of each car company’s ability to achieve that hallmark…
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1967 Volvo 123GT
Owning a true GT car from the ’60s is something everyone should experience, if not for the image or the feel then just for the fun When you think of collectible sports and GT cars from the 1960s, a number of British, German, Italian and even French marques may come to mind. But a…
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1963 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster
This one, as they say in real estate, had “great bones” and just a little mechanical sorting over the winter should make it a nice summer cruiser The 190SL was born from the rich tradition of excellence and distinction so firmly adhered to by Mercedes-Benz. After the success of the powerful 300SL series, Mercedes executives…
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1932 Ford Ricky Nelson roadster
This is the real thing, in a sea of fiberglass-bodied imitators with their ubiquitous 350 Chevy V8s and TH400 transmissions {vsig}2004-2_1258{/vsig} If this channeled ’32 roadster looks familiar to nostalgia-prone baby boomers, it is because it’s the same car that David and Ricky Nelson drove in a memorable episode of the Ozzie and Harriet television…