Profiles
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1965 Shelby GT 350
This is a very rare and original ’65 Shelby, one of the few remaining two-digit cars in existence as car #18. Celebrity status is also bestowed on this car as it was previously owned by Reggie Jackson. The car has recently undergone a complete and professional restoration and a professional rebuild of the original engine.…
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1976 Triumph TR6
Like many old sports cars, they were frequently run into the ground, with body and mechanical repairs made via cannibalising other cars {vsig}2005-11_1892{/vsig} Produced from 1969 to 1976, the Triumph TR6 marked the end of the line for the traditional sports car. As such, they have become much sought after by collectors and sports car…
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1962 Maserati 3500 GT
Like all bottom feeders and wanna-bees, I hoped to steal this unrestored car {vsig}2005-11_1893{/vsig} As the first volume-built production Maseratis, marketed from 1957 to 1964, these extremely handsome Grand Touring coupes became the company’s financial saviors during a particularly difficult period. Like Ferrari, Maserati tended to focus on its racing cars rather than road cars…
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1967 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 Alloy NART Spyder
When you own one of the most desirable cars in the world, offers to buy come with the regularity of trains {vsig}2005-11_1894{/vsig} One of Ferrari’s greatest strengths was its ability to produce highly specialized niche products. The factory’s artisans could tailor an automobile to the needs of an important client and as such, small runs…
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Porsche 356 Speedsters
My idea might hold as much water as Oliver Stone telling us who shot Kennedy, but I think it was all part of a wickedly conceived plan The Speedster is widely acknowledged to be the Porsche that spearheaded the company’s successes in the United States and, ultimately, the world. The new open Porsche was the…
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1964 Ford GT40 Prototype
Whoever won the battle to own this car spent an absolutely scandalous amount of money to do so, presumably because the car is so historicallyimportant {vsig}2005-11_1896{/vsig} In April of 1964 the Ford GT40 was unveiled to the automotive press, and the journalists and industry executives alike were awestruck by the innovative monocoque design and dashing…
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1970-1977 Mercury Capri
With the exception of a few fake side vents and one character line too many, the Capri was handsome and looked the part of a 2/3-scale pony car “The Sexy European” was how FoMoCo billed the Capri for its U.S. launch in 1970, as if it was peddling Sophia Loren at Lincoln-Mercury dealers rather than…
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1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda 2-Door Hard Top
What kept production numbers low was the staggering cost of the Hemi option, at just under $900-or nearly a third of the base price of the car {vsig}2005-10_1884{/vsig} In a day when clones and replicas are so commonly seen, it is a pleasure to see an authentic, factory-built 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda coupe. Presented in…
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1956 Jaguar XK 140 “MC” Roadster
During the Second World War, William Lyons and his colleagues conceived a new car design that featured the world’s first high volume twin-cam engine, called the XK series. A short wheelbase chassis and a two-seat sports roadster body were married to this new engine and the result was nothing less than sensational-sleek, beautiful, and strikingly…
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1969 Lancia Fulvia HF Fanalone
Most references politely say that Fanalone means “large lights,” but Italian friends have told me that it’s actually slang for “big breasts” During the 1960s, the wonderfully nimble, front-wheel-drive Lancia Fulvia reigned consistently among the highest echelon of international rally contenders. Campaigned by the Lancia factory team in 1966, they achieved second place finishes in…