The DFW Car and Toy Museum Collection, Offered at No Reserve

8/19 Update: nearly all of the cars from the massive DFW Toy and Museum Collection have gone live, many have already sold, and the seller has now added three more! Be on the lookout for a 1964 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider, 1982 HMV FreeWay project car, and a 1961 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe, which should post soon.

The DFW Car and Toy Museum is the largest of its kind in Texas, and being the largest anything in Texas is really saying something. Indeed, within their 150,000-square-foot facility, they host a collection of more than 200 cars and 3,000 toys. That said, everyone has their limits, and owner Ron Sturgeon has set a 200-car cap—notable because his museum has won 214 BaT auctions to date. To clear up some space in their ever-rotating lineup, the museum is now presenting this massive collection of 38 cars (and counting) on Bring a Trailer, most of which are BaT Alumni and all of which are being offered with no reserve!

Auctions will begin on August 1, with additional lots added in the days to come. A preview of the cars from the DFW Car & Toy Museum continues below:

1930 Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart 260 Roadster

The chassis code nomenclature that has been used on Mercedes-Benz vehicles for almost a century started here, with the W02 Stuttgart. While it looks like a Model A, this 260 roadster is actually a little bit bigger—a mid-size, Reutter-bodied offering designed by Ferdinand Porsche, with power from a 2.6-liter, 50-horsepower inline-six. It came to the US in the 1950s with a member of the US Armed Services, and remained with his family for 70 years before landing in the DFW Car & Toy Museum collection in 2024.

1956 Mercedes-Benz 300c and 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190b Binz Kombiwagen

Moving into postwar cars, we have a long-wheelbase 300c “Adenauer” from the final year of W186 production. This was Mercedes’ full-size luxury offering and shared many systems with the 300 SL, as well as advanced features like a dash-switch-activated front torsion bar with load-leveling adjustments and centrally controlled chassis lubrication. The Kombiwagen from 1960 is based on the W121 Ponton platform, and is one of 349 wagon conversions by German coachbuilder Binz. If it looks familiar, that’s because it was on BaT back in 2024.

1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SE Cabriolet and 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SL

The next two Mercs are open two-doors with much in common. Both feature fuel-injected inline-sixes, similar suspension setups, air conditioning, disc brakes, Becker radios, and lush leather and wood cabins. It would be hard to go wrong with either.

Ferrari 250 GT Speciale Spyder Re-Creation and Maserati A6GCS Monofaro Re-Creation

The Ferrari above was first on BaT back in 2024, and is a take on the Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Speciale Berlinetta ordered by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in period. This recreation from Coachsmithing Auto Design of Blair, Wisconsin, envisions the concept as a Spyder with a removable hardtop, and was built atop a 1969 365 GT 2+2. The next re-creation is of the Maserati A6GCS Monofaro, the last Maserati designed with input from the Maserati brothers, with cycle-fendered bodywork by Fantuzzi. Around 15 of the original cars were made in period, making them rare enough that a re-creation is a much better choice for anyone looking to enjoy the driving experience. Like the Ferrari above, this car entered the DFW Car & Toy Museum via BaT in late 2024.

15k-Mile 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello and 28k-Mile 2002 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish

In the category of exotic grand tourers, the DFW Museum contains a half-dozen crowd-pleasers. If you were shopping for fast, comfortable V12-powered GT cars around the turn of the Millennium, the Ferrari 575M and Aston Martin V12 Vanquish were your two best options. And in retrospect, these two cars sit in that sweet spot where analog feel and modern-day conveniences overlapped. Both were also purchased on BaT in 2023. Here are links to the auctions for the Ferrari and the Vanquish.

11k-Mile 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Coupe and 3,900-Mile 2017 Ford GT

The mid-engine layout is represented by a BaT Alumnus Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, ready to fight all comers in Nero Nemesis, and a special-order Riviera Blue second-generation Ford GT. Each of the pair takes a very different approach to performance: the Lambo features a 691-horsepower, 6.5-liter brute of a V12 and all-wheel-drive, while the Ford prioritizes light weight, rear-wheel drive, and forced induction, with a twin‑turbocharged 3.5‑Liter EcoBoost V6.

2016 Bentley Flying Spur V8 and 7k-Mile 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT S

Over at the valet stand are two deceptively quick cruisers. The first, a Bentley Flying Spur, features a 500-horsepower, twin-turbocharged variant of the Volkswagen-Audi Group V8 and can sprint from 0-60 mph in under five seconds according to period testing. Of a similar vintage is the 2017 Mercedes-AMG (not Mercedes-Benz!) GT S, which also features a German-engineered, twin-turbo V8 good for 500 horsepower, but here stuffs it under the long bonnet of a two-seater coupe nearly a full ton lighter than the Bentley. This car was auctioned on BaT in late 2023.

1949 Fiat 500B Topolino Giardiniera and 350-Powered Fiat 500 Topolino-Style Hot Rod

Two interesting takes on the once-ubiquitous Fiat Topolino: the first is a wood-sided Giardiniera wagon that was refurbished in 1996 and was previously auctioned on BaT. The second is a ladder-frame hot rod with a funny-car-style clamshell body rendered in fiberglass. It was auctioned on BaT in 2025, and yes, that is a drag chute on the back.

1966 Fiat 1500 Cabriolet 5-Speed and 1968 Fiat 850 Spider

If open-top Fiats are more your thing, the collection contains a handsome example of the Pininfarina-designed 1500 Cabriolet, back for its third time on Bring a Trailer. Matching it in style but with a little over half the displacement is a metallic brown 850 Spider, penned by Giugiaro under Nuccio Bertone. This BaT Alumnus benefitted from an engine overhaul in 2022 and features an ANSA-style exhaust.

1987 Maserati Biturbo Spyder i 5-Speed and 1992 Cadillac Allante

The Maserati Biturbo was the first production model to receive twin turbochargers, and the Spyder variant was both designed and built by Zagato. The ‘i’ here stands for “fuel injected,” a marked improvement over the finicky carburetor setup found on pre-1987 models. We’ve always liked the cushy pleated leather seats found in Masers of this vintage, and the dogleg five-speed brings some fun into the driving equation. The Cadillac Allante was similarly styled and built in Italy, with bodywork that was both designed and built by Pininfarina. Pairing a big V8 with front-wheel-drive has historical precedent for Cadillac—they began using the configuration with the 1967 Eldorado. The Biturbo was last on BaT in 2024, and the Allante was auctioned here in 2021.

1929 Ford Model A Speedster and 302-Powered 1930 Ford Model A Hot Rod

The first Model A (auctioned here in 2024) was converted into a boattail Speedster by its previous owner, and the build firmly adheres to tradition. Its stablemate (from a 2025 BaT auction) is a five-window Model A coupe hot rod that bears much more modern equipment while incorporating traditional elements like an un-chopped greenhouse and an I-beam front axle.

390-Powered 1959 Ford Custom Ranchero

The Ranchero ute was introduced two years prior to this car and was based on Ford’s full-size automobile platform, which it shared with the Galaxie, Fairlane, Ranch Wagon, and other models. Amazingly, its cargo capacity was equal to that of the contemporary F-Series pickup. This one possesses a bit more grunt than stock with a 390ci FE big block under the hood.

468-Powered 1974 Ford Mustang II Drag Car and 2012 Vanderbeck Dragster

It has been popular, in times past, to hate on the Ford Pinto and its Mustang II cousin, but both made great drag racers with their compact frames, ample engine bays, and rear-wheel-drive layout. This one was driven in stock configuration for just a couple years before being turned into a fire-breathing monster powered by a 468ci Chevy big block. The previous listing contains an engine start video that is not for the faint of heart. Conversely, the Vanderbeck slingshot dragster was built in 2012, though it resembles in every way a digger from the 1960s. It has not been run while in the museum collection, but ought to make a great project for an aspiring cackler.

1974 Triumph TR6 and 1974 TVR 2500M

If there is a color that gives British Racing Green a run for its money, it’s Mallard Blue. The shade looks just right on this TR6, which received an engine overhaul in 2019 and also underwent a tube shock conversion. The TVR 2500M got its 2.5-liter engine from the contemporary TR6, and hides it under a lightweight fiberglass body fixed to a steel backbone frame. This car, auctioned on BaT in 2024, was refurbished in 2015, and is one of 2,465 M-series cars built with various engines ranging from the 1.6-liter Kent four-cylinder up to the 302ci Ford small block V8.

1965 Trojan 200 601, 1950 Renault 4CV Roadster, 1967 Reliant Regal 3/25 Super, 1994 Subaru Sambar, and 2000 Corbin Sparrow EV Project

The collection boasts an interesting variety of microcars beginning with the Trojan 200, a slightly roomier Isetta knockoff by Heinkel built under license in the UK. A Renault 4CV roadster bears bodywork from Belgian coachbuilder Legros. Reliant three-wheelers are odd cars, to be sure, and this 3/25 Regal incorporates a reverse-rake backlight—because why be normal? The Subaru Sambar is one of the longest-running kei models, in production since 1961, and this retro-styled Dias Classic camper van hearkens back to that same decade. Finally, the Corbin Sparrow is a monoposto “Personal Transit Module” that looks like it came straight off the pages of The Sharper Image catalog, where it was indeed marketed in period.

1954 Volkswagen Beetle and Custom 1971 Volkswagen Beetle “Future Shock” Roadster

The selection of small cars continues with two VW Beetles. The first is a refurbished oval-window from 1954 with semaphore turn signals, which we somehow always get excited about. The second is a BaT Alumnus that sports an oh-so-1993 build by Jim Harden of Oklahoma Vee-Dub. Dubbed the “Future Shock,” the car was featured in VW Trends magazine and spent three decades with its previous owner before landing in the DFW Museum.

BMW i3 Full-Scale Display Model and BMW i8 Full-Scale Display Model