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1948 Lesovsky-Offenhauser Indianapolis “Blue Crown Special”

Making its Indianapolis debut in 1948, this car failed to qualify. George Connor was able to qualify the car in 6th position for the Indy 500 in 1949, finishing the race with an impressive 3rd overall. Bill Holland drove it at two subsequent AAA races that year at Trenton and […]

1993 Vector Avtech WX-3 Prototype

The 1992 and 1993 Geneva Motor Show car The only Vector WX-3 coupe prototype produced 1,000-hp twin-turbo V8 engine Retained by company founder Jerry Wiegert The Avtech WX-3 prototype was first displayed in silver paint at the 1992 Geneva Motor Show. The WX-3 prototype owed its advanced composition to the […]

1963 Porsche 356B Carrera 2 GS Cabriolet

Coachwork by Reutter 1,966-cc DOHC flat 4-cylinder engine Dual Solex 40PII-4 downdraft carburetors 130 bhp at 6,200 rpm 4-speed manual transaxle Four-wheel independent suspension Four-wheel Annular disc brakes Selling after 30 years of single ownership Exquisite, highly original example of the top-of-the-line 356 Carrera 2 Fully documented ownership history from […]

1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta by Scaglietti

The Ferrari 250 SWB Berlinetta was unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October of 1959. Besides its stunning new design and upgraded engine specification, the car featured other competition-bred refinements, including a wheelbase that was about nine inches shorter for sharper handling and increased corner speed. Four-wheel disc brakes […]

1936 Bugatti Type 57 Two-Light Ventoux Coupe

In 2001, chassis 57469 was sold to the current owner, a passionate enthusiast and longstanding member of the American Bugatti Club. Early in his ownership, it was finished in an appropriate two-tone dark blue and black paint scheme. Although the car benefited from some cosmetic and mechanical attention, a concerted […]

1965 Ford Mustang Pre-Production

This is the very first Ford Pilot Plant/Pre-production Mustang hard top. This 1965 Mustang started the Pony Car revolution in American car building, resulting in the later creation of the Camaro and Firebird. It was hand-assembled at the Ford Pilot Plant and is one of three known existing Pilot Plant […]

1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Coupe by Bertone

One of just seven DB2/4 Bertone-bodied chassis — and the only coupe Bodied by Bertone for S.H. “Wacky” Arnolt Displayed by Bertone at the 1957 Torino Auto Show One-off 2-seat coupe coachwork; features quality older restoration Engine number corresponds to accompanying BMIHT Certificate American industrialist and British car distributor Stanley […]

1925 Spurgin-Giovanine Chevrolet Roadster

Among the most historic 1940s California dry-lakes roadsters Built by Albata Club members Chuck Spurgin and Bob Giovanine 1948 SCTA Class A Roadster Champion: perfect 1,800-point score Featured on the cover of the March 1949 issue of Hot Rod Displayed in the Historic Hot Rod Class at Pebble Beach in […]

2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

7.0-liter LS7 V8 engine 6-speed manual transmission Hurricane cold-air intake Dry-sump lubrication Kooks Headers CORSA Performance exhaust Power-steering fluid cooler Gearbox oil cooler Differential oil cooler PFAVT adjustable coil-over dampers Front 6-piston brake calipers Rear 4-piston brake calipers Radially vented and cross-drilled brake rotors Head-up display 9,294 miles