Friday was a busy one on Modern Car Collector. Between a one-off Lamborghini built for a single client, a Porsche 918 with a roof that shouldn’t exist, and a screen-used Corvette from an Austin Powers sequel, today’s lineup ranged from Monterey Car Week debuts to auction listings worth watching. Here’s everything we published on September 11, in order, so you can catch up on anything you missed.
Double Your Entries to Win a 2026 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet + $10,000 Cash — Ends 9/13!
A fast-closing sweepstakes with the Saratoga Automobile Museum is offering a 911 Carrera Cabriolet or a six-figure cash alternative, with a promo code that doubles entries and supports scholarships for future collector-car technicians.
Manchester Honda’s Founding Four: A Six-Decade Time Capsule Redefines Early Honda Collecting
Four unrestored early Hondas are heading to no-reserve auction after never leaving the ownership of the Connecticut dealership that first sold them in the 1960s, giving collectors an unusually unbroken chain of provenance.
This Porsche 918 Coupe Isn’t Valuable Because It’s Rare. It’s Valuable Because of Who Asked For It.
A never-before-seen fixed-roof 918 surfaced at Salon Privé this week, and its significance has less to do with rarity than with the fact that it was commissioned by one of the engineers who shaped the 918 program itself.
Hong Kong’s Two McLaren F1s: What a Chance Sighting Reveals About Collector Priorities
A viral clip of a McLaren F1 pulling into a Hong Kong parking garage led us to the city’s other F1, and the two cars’ very different ownership stories say a lot about how collectors choose to treat their most valuable machines.
The Brabus Bodo Reaches England — And Raises a Bigger Question Than Its Horsepower
Brabus brought its 77-unit tribute to late founder Bodo Buschmann to Salon Privé, and the bigger story is the tuning house’s push to be recognized as a genuine coachbuilder rather than an aftermarket shop.
Garage Italia’s Nautical Fiat Spiaggina Borrows the Jolly’s Glamour — Not Its Provenance
Garage Italia and yacht studio Hot Lab unveiled a new beach-car restomod built for superyacht owners, but without the decades of celebrity history that give the original Ghia-bodied Jolly its collector-car standing.
SEMA-Debuted 638-HP 1963 Corvette Split-Window Restomod For Sale at Mecum Nashville
A supercharged, 638-horsepower split-window Corvette built from a clean-sheet chassis is crossing the block at Mecum Nashville later this month after debuting at SEMA.
The Jensen Interceptor GTX Isn’t a Restomod. It’s a Test of What a Heritage Name Is Worth
Jensen International Automotive’s newest build shares almost nothing mechanically with the original Interceptor, and it’s a useful test case for what a historic badge is really worth once it’s separated from the car that earned it.
Lamborghini’s Temerario Tricolore Isn’t Rare. It’s Singular — And That’s the Real Story
Lamborghini’s Ad Personam division debuted a single flag-liveried Temerario built entirely around one client’s brief at Monterey Car Week, a true one-off rather than another limited run.
The 2027 Lexus IS Special Appearance Package Proves Scarcity Alone Doesn’t Make a Collector Car
Lexus capped its new IS Special Appearance Package at 350 units for North America, but a numbered production run and genuine long-term scarcity turn out to be two very different things.
Rare 1987 Porsche 930 Turbo “Slicktop” Heads to the Block at Saratoga Motorcar Auction
A 1987 930 Turbo built without a factory sunroof, a configuration enthusiasts call a “slicktop,” is heading to the block as one of the more uncommon air-cooled 911 variants collectors rarely see in person.
Hollywood Icon Hits the Block: Felicity Shagwell’s 1965 Corvette For Sale at Carlisle Auctions
The star-spangled 1965 Corvette driven on screen in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is heading to Carlisle Auctions, giving collectors a rare shot at a genuine piece of screen-used movie memorabilia.
The Denza Z Has 1,582 Horsepower. Horsepower Isn’t the Story Anymore.
China’s Denza Z lands with a claimed 1,582 horsepower, and its arrival underscores how quickly raw output has stopped being the thing that separates a future collectible from just another very fast car.
That’s the full lineup for today. Check back tomorrow for another day of auctions, debuts, and market analysis from the collector car world.
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