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1993 Porsche 968 Club Sport
The car presented here is a very special Club Sport and was first delivered new to Porsche in Stuttgart, Germany; chassis 96ZRS815311 was ordered in almost standard specification with the only exceptions to Club Sport puritanism being a sunroof and a Blaupunkt RCR42 radio cassette. Registered as one of the infamous factory “S-L” cars, S-LU…
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1980 BMW M1
In 1977, BMW found an unlikely partner in Lamborghini and started to design a mid-engine supercar featuring their strong 3.5-liter, 24-valve, straight-6 engine, which would be primarily used in sports-car racing. In order to homologate the car, 400 road cars had to be built, and an initial tubular chassis design was drawn by Giampaolo Dallara…
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2011 Ferrari 599 GTO
Announced in April 2010, the 599 GTO was only the third Ferrari to carry the evocative “Gran Turismo Omologato” designation, the others being the 250 GTO and 288 GTO. The 599 GTO was a development of the original 599 GTB Fiorano that had been introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in February 2006. Styled by…
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1967 Toyota 2000GT
The example offered here, finished in the desirable color of Solar Red, was one of three new 2000GTs supplied to Otto Linton, the legendary Watkins Glen driver. Officially recognized as one of the “Legends of the Glen,” Mr. Linton had recently acquired a Toyota dealership in Pennsylvania. He apparently considered this 2000GT one of his…
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2017 Jaguar XKSS Continuation
There are few modern sports cars around which legends gather more thickly than the Jaguar XKSS. Following the company’s withdrawal from racing after the 1956 season, a number of both completed and incomplete D-types remained in factory stock and unsold. The decision was made to convert these cars to road-going specification, for sale to the…
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1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1
This 1970 Buick GS Stage 1’s full frame-off restoration was completed by Thornton Autoworks of Telford, PA, and is one of 2,465 Stage 1 hard tops produced in 1970. It’s powered by its matching-numbers 455-cid/360-hp V8, which puts out 510 ft-lb of torque backed by the matching-numbers M21 close-ratio 4-speed manual transmission and 3.64 Positraction…
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SCM’s Oregon Odyssey
To celebrate his magazine’s 30th anniversary, SCM Founder and Publisher Keith Martin, a veteran of countless driving tours in vintage cars, planned a tour of his own — and invited magazine subscribers to join him. Keith’s impressive guest list included Miles Collier, SCM columnist and founder of the Revs Institute; David MacNeil, chairman of WeatherTech;…
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Nissan 240SX, Nissan Hardbody, Toyota Xtra Cab
1991 Nissan 240SX LE #38150. S/N JN1MS36P7MW009141. 33,000 miles shown. “2.4-liter inline 4, 4-speed automatic transmission, Cherry Red Pearl, gray leather, sunroof, air conditioning, active speaker system.” Condition: 1. SOLD AT $12,553. Bring a Trailer, 10/22/2020. Brian’s take: In the November 2020 issue, I covered another similar 240SX with twice as many miles as this…
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2000 BMW 540i Sport Wagon
Sold at $19,250RM Auburn FallSeptember 4, 2020, Lot 4128Chassis number: WBADR6340YGN91231 With a 4.4-liter V8 making 284 horsepower, this car is a hybrid of the common grocery-getter station wagon with a BMW sport sedan. Its ultimate driving machinery includes stiffer sport suspension with a one-inch drop from the base model and staggered 235/45R17 front and…
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Is This a Ferrari TdF — or Something Else?
My interest was immediately aroused when I saw this in my inbox, a letter on which I had been cc’ed, from a renowned Ferrari expert and historian: Attn. Mr. Rod Egan, Worldwide Auctioneers: I have been reading the January 2021 issue of Sports Car Market magazine and saw the Worldwide ad for the Arizona auction,…