Profiles
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1992 Ferrari 512 TR
30,350 recorded miles and current ownership since 2004 One of 88 RHD examples and one of just 50 early non-ABS cars Offered with book pack, service book and handbooks Ferrari’s mid-engined, flat-12 Testarossa was unveiled to an expectant media at the Champs Elysees Lido nightclub on the eve of the 1984 Paris Salon. Although it…
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1952 Gordini Type 15S
Like many Gordini barquette sports-racers, chassis number 018 is a former single-seater, one of the five Type 11 chassis built in 1946 and 1947. On July 18, 1947, at the Reims ACF Grand Prix, 04GC was driven by the future quintuple Formula One World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. For the beginning of the 1952 season,…
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1953 Buick Skylark Convertible
This professionally restored, two-owner 1953 Buick Skylark is powered by its matching-numbers Nailhead 322-ci V8 engine and Twin Turbine Dynaflow 2-speed automatic transmission. It is the sixth of 1,690 Skylarks produced in 1953. The restoration was completed in 2012 and the car has been fastidiously cared for since. It is finished in its original Matador…
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What Could Possibly Go Right?
The year was 1990, and the venue was Laguna Seca raceway. I was there to get some open track time in an MGB. My run group that day included a deep crimson Maserati Biturbo, and I spent several hours studying every detail of the taillights and rear end. That happened because passing wasn’t allowed in…
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1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo “Fairlady Z”
2,960-cc Twin Turbo DOHC V6 engine Electronic fuel injection 300 bhp at 6,400 rpm 5-speed manual transmission Independent front and rear suspension 4-wheel disc brakes 9,000 original miles Japanese Domestic Market car A remarkable example of one of Nissan’s most celebrated cars is presented here. Sold in its home market of Japan, just one owner held…
