
One of only 272 produced Three owners from new; driven 23,555 original kilometers Equipped with factory air conditioning and power windows Includes original owner’s manuals, toolkit, jack and spare key

Styled by Pietro Frua, the lithe Mistral was the first in a series of great Maserati sports cars named for fearsome winds, which went on to include the Ghibli, Bora, Shamal and Khamsin, among others. The Mistral was also the last of its kind, at least in terms of its engine. Equipped with the largest-displacement…

The Ford Escort Mexico was introduced in November 1970 and was so named because of Ford Motor Company’s victory in the World Cup Rally, which started in London on April 19, 1970, and finished some 16,000 miles later in Mexico. Originally, Ford intended to use Escorts with the Twin-Cam or BDA engine, but after some…

GM LS3 with 540 hp GM 4L70E automatic overdrive transmission Lokar shifter Art Morrison sport chassis Strange Engineering self-dampening shocks Six-piston polished Wilwood front brakes; four-piston Wilwood rear Power windows Air conditioning 18- and 20-inch Schott wheels with Toyo Redline tires

As many who read this column know, I am a retired opera singer. One of my favorite composers is Giuseppe Verdi — not least because he wrote amazing music for the baritone voice. Verdi loved Shakespeare, and one of the best baritone roles he created was that of Macbeth. In Act Two of the opera,…

Think of the world of collectible cars as a giant lending library. While every book is different, most have just five chapters. Aware. Acquire. Activate. Exult. Farewell. These are the five chapters that mark the relationship with every collector car that comes into your life. When the last chapter is completed, it’s time to close…

1989 Toyota MR2 # 31550. S/N JT2AW16JXK0148631. 49k miles. “Supercharged and intercooled 1.6-L inline 4, 5-speed manual transaxle, Super Red over black leather, sport seats,14-inch Teardrop wheels, $3k service in January 2019.” Condition: 2. SOLD AT $23,500. Bring a Trailer 5/11/2020. Brian’s take: This MR2, short for Mid-ship Runabout 2-seater, sold for what seems like…

Everyone has their opinion about where the collector-car market is headed, and no one can honestly claim that their crystal ball is clearer than anyone else’s. “Legal Files” won’t claim to know more about the market than the real market experts, whose words appear on other pages of this issue. But conducting a legal practice…

“Midgets suck. Get an MGB.” That was the considered opinion of my friend Chad when I expressed my intention to buy a rather crusty 1970 MG Midget back in the late 1980s. Luckily, I resisted peer pressure and bought the car. It turned out to be one of the best automotive decisions I ever made.…