It was a busy week at Modern Car Collector. Here’s a complete recap of everything we published between Monday, July 27 and Friday, July 31, 2026, organized by day, with links back to each full story.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Weekend Wrap-Up: Collector Car Auctions of July 24–26, 2026
A recap of the previous weekend’s collector car sales, noting a relatively quiet stretch as the market gears up for the bigger August auctions ahead.
151-Mile 2006 Big Dog Mastiff Draws $4,800 Bid in No-Reserve Sale
A 2006 Big Dog Mastiff that has covered just 151 miles in two decades drew a strong bid in a no-reserve sale.
This No-Reserve Ferrari F355 Spider Isn’t About the Price. It’s About the Gearbox.
A 3,062-mile 2009 F-250 Harley-Davidson Edition has failed to sell twice at no reserve, and this piece looks at why that streak may not reflect the truck itself.
The Ford F-250 Harley-Davidson Edition Wasn’t Built to Be a Collector Truck. This 3,062-Mile Survivor Makes the Case Anyway.
A 2023 SF90 Spider bidding near $460,000 on Bring a Trailer shows how much an Atelier personalization program can matter to a car’s story, right alongside the sale price.
The Real Story Behind This Ferrari SF90 Spider Isn’t the Bid. It’s the Atelier Plaque Between the Seats.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Check Out The Race-Winners At This Year’s Pebble Beach Auctions
A look back at some of the storied, race-proven cars that crossed the block during Pebble Beach week.
The Morgan Supersport 400 Isn’t Significant Because It’s the Fastest Morgan Ever. It’s Significant Because It May Be the Last of Its Kind.
The first customer-commissioned Supersport 400s have left Morgan’s Pickersleigh Road works, and the real significance here has more to do with what the car represents for the brand than with outright speed.
Charity Sweepstakes Puts a 850-Horsepower Shelby Super Snake-R on the Block
One of the rarest modern Shelby Mustangs ever built is going to a single sweepstakes winner in support of charity.
Corvette ZR1 Giveaway Car Lands on Atlantic City Showroom Floor
The twin-turbo ZR1 at the center of one of the year’s most-watched sweepstakes has moved from rendering to reality on an Atlantic City showroom floor.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
The Bernstein Mercedes: What a Contested $35,000 Sale Reveals About Provenance
A 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE Cabriolet sold for an unremarkable $35,000, but the disputed backstory behind that number says more about the car than the price does.
Ferrari’s Luce Isn’t a Sales Story. It’s a Story About Who Ferrari Thinks Its Next Collector Is.
Ferrari confirmed this week what its own dealer network already suspected: the Luce, its first series-production EV, is aimed at redefining who the brand’s next generation of collectors will be.
Rare Gemballa Mirage GT, No. 24 of 25, Bound for Mecum Monterey Auction
One of the rarest reinterpretations of the Porsche Carrera GT is scheduled to cross the block at Mecum’s Monterey sale.
One-of-One Ferrari 488 Pista Heads to Monterey Auction Block in August
A 488 Pista finished to a configuration its original buyer will never see duplicated is scheduled to sell at Monterey.
Twin-Turbo 2026 Corvette ZR1 Arrives in Atlantic City as Sweepstakes Grand Prize
The car at the center of this year’s closely watched Corvette sweepstakes is no longer just a rendering, now that the actual twin-turbo ZR1 has arrived.
1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Emerges After 50 Years in One Owner’s Hands
A well-documented 904 Carrera GTS with a genuine racing history and an unusually long single-owner chain is surfacing after five decades.
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Anthony Hamilton’s XJ220 Just Set a UK Record. The Real Story Is What Sold Around It
A low-mileage XJ220 from Anthony Hamilton’s own collection set a UK auction record at Silverstone, and the results surrounding that sale turned out to be just as revealing as the headline number.
This Custom Ferrari F355 Traded Originality for Attention — And That Distinction Is the Whole Story
A modified 1996 F355 crossing the block at Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas sale, without reserve, raises a bigger question about how the market weighs customization against originality.
Uncover a Hidden Treasure Trove of French Cars from the Mullin Collection – All Selling Without Reserve
Ruby Red 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster With 6,000 Miles Draws $257,000 Bid
A 1989 911 Speedster finished in a color few original buyers ever ordered has climbed to a strong six-figure bid.
Ferrari SF90 Splits in Half in Gold Coast Crash, Driver Walks Away
An Australian property developer walked away unhurt after his SF90 broke into two pieces in a crash.
An Elvis-Delivered 1964 Honda Scrambler Missed Its Reserve. The Market Made the Right Call.
A Honda CL72 Scrambler tied to a Paramount Pictures invoice made out to Elvis failed to sell, and the piece makes the case that no sale was actually the right outcome.
Porcelain-Trimmed Bugatti W16 Mistral Hits Monaco Streets — What Owning One Really Costs
A one-off Bugatti Mistral was spotted driving through Monaco rather than sitting for the usual studio photo shoot, prompting a closer look at what real ownership costs.
Rare One-Owner Lamborghini Sián Hybrid Heads to Quail Auction
A 2020 Sián FKP 37 with just 284 miles since new is being offered at the Quail auction.
Friday, July 31, 2026
Collector Car Auction Guide: What’s Selling This Weekend (August 1–2, 2026)
This weekend’s auction calendar is relatively quiet compared with the blockbuster sales coming later in August, but there are still a few worthwhile entries to watch.
No-Reserve 2008 Jaguar XK Convertible With 36,000 Miles Draws $8,000 Bid
A well-kept 2008 Jaguar XK convertible showing about 36,000 miles has attracted an early bid of $8,000 with several days left on the clock.
Ferrari Classiche-Certified 1963 250 GT/L Lusso Headed to Monterey Auction Block
A Classiche-certified 1963 250 GT/L Berlinetta Lusso backed by extensive documentation and a costly restoration is set to cross the block at Monterey.
Eve Nowell