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The Barn Find Viper Collection, Offered at No Reserve by Silver Arrow Cars: A Practical Look
Byjustpastevehicles August 28, 2026

This brood of delivery-mileage Dodge Vipers comes to us from Silver Arrow Cars, who recovered three of the four cars from a larger collection of Vipers left in long-term storage in a Victoria, BC, aircraft hangar. All four cars here were parked with under 100 miles or kilometers on their odometers, and were reconditioned by a Viper technician at a local Dodge dealer over the course of several months with fresh fluids, filters, and ignition components before being brought back to life. We’re excited to offer this quartet of special Vipers without reserves, and the auctions will begin going live on Tuesday, August 5. A preview of the individual cars in the collection continues below:

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Here’s the F_Tundra Estate Collection, Offered at No Reserve by Private Collection Motors
Byjustpastevehicles August 28, 2026

This collection of 11 cars and one truck comes to us courtesy of longtime BaT seller Private Collection Motors, who is representing them on behalf of the estate of F_Tundra. All but two are BaT alumni, and together make up but a fraction of the 58 auctions that F_Tundra won here in his nine years as a BaT member. This eclectic group of vehicles includes models from Germany, Italy, the UK, and the US covering the years 1954 to 2000. As part of the collection, some have sat idle and may be in need of sorting—we’ll note that in the individual listings where applicable. F_Tundra will certainly be missed, but we’re honored that the seller has brought this selection of cars back to rehome them with other members of the BaT community by selling them at no reserve.

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The Gilmore Car Museum Collection, Offered at No Reserve: A Practical Look
Byjustpastevehicles August 28, 2026

With the occasion of this collection sale, we are excited to announce a new partnership with the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan (on the heel of the Michigan mitten hand near Kalamazoo, for anyone curious). The museum features a collection of over 400 vehicles, and also hosts seven independent marque- and model-specific museums on their 90-acre campus. The Gilmore is focused primarily on American vehicles from the 20th Century, but their selection of vehicles changes over time, which is why they approached Bring a Trailer for this first collection sale. Here we have five American-made vehicles ranging from 1930 to 1973 that will be sold with no reserve, including Indycar team owner Jim Gilmore’s personal Cadillac Eldorado convertible. The Gilmore Car Museum is itself a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and proceeds from the auction, including the BaT buyer’s fee, will go toward the museum’s mission of preserving the history and heritage of the American automobile.

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What to Know About celebrating 4/27 with Chevy’s Long-Lost 7-Liters—the Z11 and the Mark II “Mystery Motor”
Byjustpastevehicles August 28, 2026

As we discussed earlier this month, Henry Ford II had declared war on the competition with his “Total Performance” directive in 1962. But over at GM, the word “performance” fueled some queasy feelings amongst the brass. The General’s outright racing ban was imminent, but Chevrolet’s clandestine performance guru Vince Piggins wasn’t going down without a fight. Piggins issued a memo in mid-1962, fast-tracking the development of two race engines for NASCAR and the drag strip: the Mark IS and Mark IIS V8s, both displacing today’s magic number of 427 cubic inches.

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Understanding celebrating 4/29 with Cadillac’s Smoothest Sixties Big Block
Byjustpastevehicles August 28, 2026

After a month spent discussing raucous big blocks and their exploits on banked ovals and quarter-mile drag strips, we’re ready for something a little more mellow. Something smooth. Today is 4/29, but we’re not going to spill any more ink on oft-celebrated baddies like FoMoCo’s Boss ‘Nine engine or the Super Cobra Jet Lima—today, we’re talking about the Cadillac 429, found under the hood of every car that rolled out of their Clark Street plant between 1964 and 1967.

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Understanding the GTO Collection, from 1600Veloce
Byjustpastevehicles August 28, 2026

This flock of Goats comes from @1600veloce, who has gathered a tidy quintet of well-outfitted first- and second-generation Pontiacs for us. The two first-generation GTOs are offered with no reserve, a tastefully modified ’65 convertible and a ’67 hardtop in an interesting and unusual color scheme. The second-generation offerings are all four-speed Ram Air cars from 1970 that have been refurbished and will run as Premium auctions: an Orbit Orange Judge Ram Air III convertible, a white Judge Ram Air III coupe, and a black Judge Ram Air IV coupe acting as the capstone of the collection. Auctions will begin on Monday, May 18, and links to the respective listings will be added as they go live.

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Here’s the Rennsport Collection, from Group C Curation
Byjustpastevehicles August 28, 2026

Over the years, Porsche has more or less laid claim to the term “rennsport,” but it simply refers to motorsport or “racing sport” in their native German. The Rennsport Collection, represented by BaT Local Partner Group C Curation, reappropriates the term in that broader sense, as it features eight late-model sports cars from one owner and his immediate family, all of which are inspired by racing in the grand European tradition. Porsches are not underrepresented, as they comprise more than half of the collection, and the pair of Ferraris and the Ford GT are models that squared off with contemporary 911s in various racing series.

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Understanding the Stone Collection, from McDeeb
Byjustpastevehicles August 28, 2026

This collection of five pre- and post-war American vehicles comes to us from BaT seller @McDeeb. These automobiles have been together for a while; they were purchased as a lot by their current owner in 2018, and are now being auctioned individually as the Stone Collection. All were refurbished at different points under previous ownership, and the Ford pickup and Chevy sedan have been modernized. Each is being offered at no reserve.

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