by Wallace Wyss and David Lawrence Silver - When word filtered out that a 1957 356A Porsche Speedster had sold for $660,000 at auction, it was assumed by many that, ho hum, that had to be one of the rare 4-cam Carrera Speedsters. … [Read more...]
The BMW 507 – They Should Have Made More
November 30, 2016 By 5 Comments
by Mike - What a guy that Max Hoffman was. He talked BMW into making the beautiful BMW 507 which we see here (photos from the Carmel Concours-on-the-Avenue in August 2016). From 1956 to 1959 BMW only made 252 examples supposedly … [Read more...]
The Aston Martin DB11 – A Future Collectable?
November 8, 2016 By 8 Comments
or just another expensive super car? by Mike - Aston Martin introduced the all new DB11 at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2016 - replacing the DB9. Notice Aston goes from DB9 to DB11, that is because the DB10 name was used for a special car … [Read more...]
Buy Recommendation: Pontiac Solstice Coupe
October 14, 2016 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - There are financial pundits who predict which stock will go up and which will go down. But in the old car field, it’s a shakier proposition. For instance, the featuring of a car in a movie can make a car be more popular (the … [Read more...]
Rare Birds At The Monterey Auctions
October 5, 2016 By 9 Comments
by Mike - Like bird watchers searching for a glimpse of a rare bird-of-paradise car lovers always seek out the rare and exotic when we go to events like Monterey Car Week. This past August we were rewarded handsomely with three Iso Grifos, … [Read more...]
Two Apollo GTs Were Sold At Auction In Monterey – Were They Both Good Deals?
September 9, 2016 By 7 Comments
by Mike - It is rare to see an Apollo GT at auction and even more rare to see two at auction during the same weekend. But if there was a venue where this could happen it would be in Monterey during Monterey Car Week. And it did happen this past … [Read more...]
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