Profiles
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1928 Mercedes-Benz Typ S 26/120/180 Supercharged Sports Tourer
Silent streams of super-power… unbounded flexibility … comfort to carry you to the ends of the earth” — quoted period Mercedes-Benz advertising in America for the legendary Typ S The Typ S was created in a magical period for the company, shortly after the merger of Daimler and Benz, while Ferdinand Porsche was chief engineer.…
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1969 Ferrari 365 GTS
This GTS is a six-time Platinum Award winner with an ownership chain of just six caretakers. Just 20 365 GTSs were built, making them significantly less common than a Daytona Spyder, California Spyder or Pinin Farina cabriolet. A 365 GTS is rarely offered for public sale. This beautiful spyder now beckons its next caretaker to…
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1979 Aston Martin V8 Vantage “Oscar India” Coupe
The true Vantage “supercar” version of Aston Martin’s standard-bearer V8 was never sold new in the United States due to emissions regulations; the fire-breathing “4×2” Weber carburetors and low-restriction exhaust were simply not compliant. So this first-generation V8 Vantage was rare then, and this now-federal-emissions-exempt example is one of only a few existing today in…
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2013 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport 300
This Veyron was purchased new by its first owner and delivered in August 2012. It was born as one of 48 1,200-horsepower Veyron 16.4 Super Sports and was one of eight delivered new to the United States, perhaps being the only example in this color combination. As evidenced by documentation accompanying the car, 269 of…
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1969 AMC AMX/3
While it was respected for producing sensible, economical cars, American Motors responded to declining market share in the mid-1960s with a change in focus to performance. Given new creative freedom, American Motors styling director Richard “Dick” Teague and his design team unleashed the bold “Project IV” concept cars that toured U.S. auto shows during 1966…
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One Fun Econo-Box
When Honda brought the first Civic subcompact to America in the middle of 1972, the car was not very well received. Honda’s previous cars had been far too small and idiosyncratic for the American buyer, and early Civics had a tendency to rust so badly that the U.S. government forced Honda to recall and repair…
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Spend a Little More — Get a Lot More
If you want to put an all-wheel-drive sports car into your collection, but you don’t want to pay the ticket price for an exotic and you don’t want the boy-racer styling of a sport compact, there aren’t a lot of options. Fortunately, the obvious choice is also a good one. The Audi TT is a…
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1987 Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione IMSA “Ufficiale”
Alfa Corse Works car Presented in correct Works livery Highly competitive historic racing candidate
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1977 Datsun 280Z
Original paint Original drivetrain 5-speed manual transmission 89,000 actual miles Original interior with pristine dash Rust-free Factory a/c converted to R134A New tires and recent alignment Dealer optional rocker-panel trim Chrome sport mirrors Two original keys Original owner’s manual New fuel, vacuum, brake and coolant hoses New fuel filter, lines, pump, injectors and fuel injector…
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1994 Porsche 911 Speedster
57,890 miles Matching-numbers 3.6L flat 6-cylinder engine 5-speed manual transmission Rear-wheel drive Grand Prix White with Black leather interior Velour floor mats White wheels with Porsche crests Limited-slip differential Headlight washers AM/FM four-speaker radio with cassette deck and remote CD player Sport seat with electric height adjustment Air conditioning with climate control On-board computer Original…