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1961 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder
This example of Vignale’s elegant open-top interpretation of the 3500 GT spyder was originally finished on February 23, 1961. Several months thereafter, an English lord chose to buy the unsold Maserati. The car was then delivered to Mrs. Teresa Mitarachi at her address in London in July. As originally ordered, the spyder was Bianco Andalusia…
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1926 Bentley 3 Litre Red Label Speed Model Tourer
Leading marque authority Clare Hay’s definitive work, Bentley — The Vintage Years, records that chassis PH1469 was completed in April 1926 and was first owned by JWC McLaren. The car left the factory fitted with engine number PH1470 (the same as it has today) and was registered as GD 2250. One of 513 Speed Models…
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1930 Cadillac V16 Sport Phaeton by Fleetwood
With its disappearing-tonneau windshield and second set of instruments for rear-seat passengers, the Cadillac V16 Sport Phaeton was a sleek beast that looked the part of a star’s car. And so it was with the car offered here, which was delivered via Los Angeles’ Don Lee Cadillac. Its original owner is long said to have…
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Rise of the Resto-Mod
I wouldn’t consider myself to be a car traditionalist. I love American muscle in every form. But here at ACC, we understand that rare muscle should stay in its prime, untouched form. A ’69 GTO Judge should stay Carousel Red, which is really orange, and it should be carbureted. A ’70 Boss 302 should sit on…
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Bronco: The Sequel
We still don’t have the new Ford Bronco that FoMoCo promised us at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show. But if you want a Bronco that’s more modern than the drafty rattletrap 1966–77 first-gen, maybe it’s time to consider the true successor to the original: the 1984–1990 Bronco II. A chip off the old Ranger Just…
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Ignorance is Bliss
I was working a crossword puzzle during my lunch break one day back in college when a friend interrupted me by throwing a sport-bike magazine down on the cafeteria table. He slid into the seat next to me and announced, “There it is! That’s the one.” He pointed to a picture of a race-ready machine being…
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1970 Chevrolet C10 Custom Pickup
6.2-L Gen-V L86 V8 6L90 6-speed automatic transmission Olive green and white two-tone Holley Hi-Rise Intake Titanium intake pipe Speartech standalone harness 12-bolt rear end with Eaton Positraction LED marker lights Tubular upper and lower A-arms Adjustable coil-overs 13-inch front brakes, 12-inch rear brakes HDX Dakota digital gauges
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1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight
One of 50 Galaxie Lightweights built in 1964; one of the first built One of 25 built with an automatic transmission (from the factory with an HX tranny used in Thunderbolts) Class winner at the 1966 NASCAR Winternationals at Daytona Concours restoration completed in November 2017 Correct 427/425-hp V8 engine and carburetors Correct dual-range HX…
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1971 Plymouth Hemi GTX
One of only 19 Hemi GTXs produced with automatic transmission in 1971 Documented with the broadcast sheet, consumer info sheet and warranty pamphlet Approximately 40 miles since restoration Matching-numbers 426 Hemi engine Matching-numbers 727 automatic transmission A34 Super Trak Pak with Dana Suregrip 4.10 gears Factory N96 Air Grabber hood with hold-down pins
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1932 Ford Roadster
Offered from the collection of Jack Dunning Professional build by Glenn and Randy Hatcher Brookville steel body and chassis 1939 Ford flathead V8 engine and driveline This car, Lot 431, sold for $65,450, including buyer’s premium, at RM Auctions’ sale in Hershey, PA, on October 11, 2019.