Profiles

1966 Volkswagen Type 2 21-Window Samba Bus

Presented here is a 1966 Volkswagen Type 2 21-Window Samba fitted with the M164 sliding-door option from new. Only available on the 21-window Deluxe Samba model during production years 1966–67, the M164 sliding-door addition represented an expensive option and consequently, not many non-commercial customers ticked this box, meaning this model […]

2012 Ferrari 458 Challenge

1/23/2014: 1st Overall at the Ferrari Challenge, Race 1, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL, USA 1/24/2014: 11th Overall at the Ferrari Challenge, Race 2, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL, USA 1/11/2014: 4th Overall at the Ferrari Challenge, Race 1, Circuit of the Americas, TX, USA 2/11/2014: 2nd Overall at the […]

1970 Volvo 122S Amazon Group 2 Rally

Introduced in 1956, the Volvo 120 Series lasted in production until 1970, by which time around half a million had been built. Its build quality, toughness and longevity helped to establish the Swedish company’s reputation worldwide. Marketed in Sweden as the Amazon, this model was the first car to feature […]

1964 Aston Martin DB5

Introduced in July 1963, the Aston Martin DB5 boasted a 4-liter engine, this enlarged unit having been seen first in the Lagonda Rapide of 1961. Equipped with three SU carburetors, the 400 engine produced 282 bhp at 5,500 rpm and was mated to a 4-speed/overdrive gearbox, a ZF 5-speed unit […]

1941 Packard One-Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin

The Packard Darrin was a special automobile in the maker’s lineup. It was a blending of all the glory that was Packard in the Classic Era and the stunning design work of Howard “Dutch” Darrin. The result was one of the more glamorous cars of the 1940s. According to its […]

Shedding Its Former Life

Necessity being the mother of invention, and Brits being a nation of inveterate tinkerers, gave us “Men in Sheds” — a breed whose inventor/engineer mentality has won fame for fashioning functional devices out of parts that have no business near each other. Thus, it was natural that redundant cars would […]

1961 Aston Martin DP214 Replica Competition Coupe

The four Aston Martin Development Project cars were the final racing iteration of the DB4 and Aston Martin’s last pure racers of the David Brown era. In 1962, DP212 appeared at Le Mans and led easily with Graham Hill at the wheel before engine trouble put the car out. In […]

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster

6.3-liter, naturally aspirated V8 engine 7-speed automatic transmission Less than 7,000 actual miles Power top, windows, steering and brakes Air conditioning RENNtech tuned to over 600 horsepower RENNtech long-tube headers Ti Evo cat-back exhaust with carbon-fiber Akrapovic tailpipes H&R lowering springs ADV.1 bronze wheels RENNtech carbon-fiber front and rear diffuser […]

1987 Porsche 911 Turbo Slantnose Coupe

3.3-liter turbocharged SOHC flat 6-cylinder engine 4-speed manual transmission Reported to be number 11 of 25 Blackburn-Daly “Slantnose” conversions built in the 1980s Believed to be a three-owner car and repainted once Porsche CoA, owner’s manuals, service records and maintenance booklet (with service stamps) Original tools, air compressor and two […]

1990 Ferrari 348 ts

Brought to life in Bianco (white) with a very sexy and sinister Rosso (red) leather interior. Never in an accident, always garage kept and well maintained. Part of a 50-car collection of Ferrari classic cars. All of the electrical items work, including windows, stereo, lights and turn signals. Everything on […]