Volvo 1800 Buying Guide: Which Version to Buy, and Where the Rust Hides
Eve Nowell Volvo P1800, 1800S, 1800E or 1800ES? A buyer’s guide to production, rust, injection, recent sale prices and which…
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Mustang SVO Deep Dive: 9,844 Cars, a 205-HP Turbo Four, and a Market Still Deciding What It Is
Kyle Matthews The 1984–86 Ford Mustang SVO is collectible but its market is unsettled. A look at production, specs, weaknesses,…
Vatican’s Popemobile Collection: A Century of Papal Mercedes
Most car collections exist because someone wanted the cars. The group that opens to the public today inside…
Today in Collector Car History: The Last Step-Down Hudson Leaves the Line, and an Independent Era Ends (Oct. 29, 1954)
On Oct. 29, 1954, the last true step-down Hudson left the line as AMC took over. See what…
Lot of the Day: A 1-of-250 Volkswagen New Beetle RSi Is at $92,000, and American Bidders Are Setting the Price
John Lloyd A low-mileage, 1-of-250 Volkswagen New Beetle RSi is at $92,000 on Bring a Trailer. What the European comps,…
On an E46 M3 CSL, the Carbon Roof Proves Nothing. The BMW Build Record Does.
A carbon roof, a carbon airbox and a CSL-style trunk lid can all be bought and fitted to…
Today in Collector Car History: Walt Hansgen Is Born, and the Cunningham Cars He Drove Become Collector Landmarks (Oct. 28, 1919)
Walt Hansgen, born Oct. 28, 1919, drove Briggs Cunningham’s Jaguars, Listers and the one-off E2A. His seat time…
On a Renault 5 Turbo, Aluminum Panels Make the Turbo 1. A Chassis Suffix Alone Won’t Prove It.
Shawn Henry On a Renault 5 Turbo, the Turbo 1 premium rests on aluminum panels, Bertone trim and paper. Here…
Lot of the Day: A Ferrari 412P Re-Creation Built on a Wrecked 365 GT4 BB Is at $180,000, and Its 1982 Build File Is the Question
A Ferrari 412P re-creation is not a Ferrari 412 P, and the sensible bidders on Bring a Trailer…
Today in Collector Car History: Ernest Eldridge Dies, and His Fiat Mephistopheles Outlives Him (Oct. 27, 1935)
EL Puckett Ernest Eldridge died on Oct. 27, 1935. The Fiat Mephistopheles he built still holds a distinction: the last…