Friday, March 7, 2025

1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 - $3,025,000

S/N 09495. Scaglietti body no. A0037. Correct 3,286cc four-cam V-12 engine, believed to be 1 of only 2 spare engines produced by the factory. Engine type 226 with internal no. 1572, believed to have been mounted on the chassis in the late 1960s. Ferrari Classiche Certification Red Book. Refreshed in Grigio Ferro in 2011. Ferrari’s last dual-purpose grand touring model, the four-cam 275 GTB/4 is the most potent and highly developed evolution of the 275 series.
The 275 series were the first road-going Ferraris equipped with a transaxle and independent rear suspension. The rear wheels were driven by a 5-speed manual transaxle with syncromesh and a limited-slip differential. 330 were built in total.

What dreams are made of the car made $3m against an estimated $2.9m to $3.2m at Mecum in 2022.

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Barn find 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy - $2.5m

Gooding's top seller at Amelia Island in 2018 was a barn-find 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB which made $2.5m. The 275 was of the long-nose, torque-tube type. It was found with a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra, which sold for $1,045,000.

Both cars had been stored in a North Carolina garage, untouched, since 1991. The home was slated for demolition.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

1939 Cadillac V-16 Convertible Sedan - barn find - $63k


The first two cars built purportedly went to the White House and were used by President Roosevelt.
9,300 miles. Barn find. No. 3 of 4 produced. Roll-up glass divider window. 431 CI V-16 engine.

The car changed hands at Mecum in 2022.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV - $4.4m

Arancio Miura orange over Gobi beige. One of only about 150 “SV” specification Miuras built. European specification model with extensive history. Nut-and-bolt restoration by award-winning Modenese Lamborghini experts. Retains its matching-numbers engine. After 30 years the car showed about 60,000 original kilometers. The car was subsequently given a nut-and-bolt restoration, with total expenses approaching €300k. The car was sold after restoration to a European client and driven very sparingly, before its acquisition by the current seller.
Offerred at the Amelia Auction 2025 Saturday, 08 March 2025 the icon carried an estimate of $4.5m to $5m. It made $4.4m. Here.
The last and most famous Miura, the P400SV or Miura SV, was presented in 1971. It featured 380 hp at 7,850 rpm with the last 96 SV engines endowed with a split sump. This prevented metal shavings from the transmission causing expensive engine damage. Lamborghini's flagship, the Miura received periodic updates and remained in production until 1973. A year later the Countach entered the company's lineup.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

1972 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV - $2.7m

One of 150 Lamborghini Miura SVs (Spinto Veloce) built from 1971-1973. One of 96 late-production “split-sump” Miura P400 SVs, and one of 76 examples of the final year of production. German delivery example originally equipped with factory air conditioning. Here.
In 1965, the supercar didn't really exist - until the Miura. It was the first supercar; a car on a different level from all those that preceded it. Gian Paolo Dallara and assistant Paolo Stanzani designed the steel tub chassis that placed Bizzarrini’s V12 engine directly behind the driver in a transverse position. The final design was first presented as a bare chassis at the 1965 Turin Motor Show.
The Miura SV was launched at the 1971 Geneva Salon. It was the refined swansong of the car that made its debut at the same event in 1966. In total 148 SV Miuras were produced before the last car rolled off the line early in 1973. Today, the Miura SV is widely recognized as the most collectible Lamborghini ever made.

Monday, February 10, 2025

1934 Ford V8 - Bonnie and Clyde Death Car

Ford launched a new model for 1932. The V-8 was marketed as the Model 18 in its initial year, and was commonly called the Ford V‑8. It had the new flathead 3.6-litre V8 engine. The Model 18 was the first mass marketed car with a V8 engine. It's output was 85 hp.
The 1934 Ford V-8 is infamous as being the vehicle in which Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed. Bonnie and Clyde stole the car from Ruth Warren's garage in May 1934. On May 23, 1934, they were traveling in the sedan in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, when a posse opened fire and riddled their car with bullets.
There are many fakes. The real Bonnie and Clyde Death Car has long been parked at its home casino in Primm, Nevada. Accompanying the car is Clyde's shredded shirt of death, perforated with a number of ragged holes in both the front and back.

Austin Powers 'Shaguar' Jaguar E-type roadster - $880,000

The 'Shaguar' Jaguar E-type roadster from the Austin Powers movies. Debuting in the 1997 film "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," this E-type appeared in all 3 Austin Powers films. The only car used in all three films driven by Mike Myers and the leading ladies. Here.