A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“When I first started playing with Gran Turismo, there were no Porsches. Thankfully, legally these aren’t. Voila! I spent countless hours hotlapping the Nordschleife in one of these rare beasts. Great to see one here.”
“One of the best daily drivers of all time. A wagon with a supercharged v8. The six-speed manual is the cherry on top. GLWTA!”
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“I own the cloth top twin to this car (same year same color) . As I’ve commented before, other cars come and go from the fleet but not the Miata. Why? First: Bulletproof reliability. Nothing goes wrong. Certainly one of the finest engines Mazda ever made. Second: It’s a total blast to drive top-down. Third: It’s not a 911 or a Ferrari but it doesn’t pretend to be. At a fraction of their cost (and headaches) it’s just a tremendous value for the money”
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Spider_Mike commented on 35k-Mile 2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring PRHT 6-Speed
“As a former Saab dealer, I’ve only seen 2 of these cars in this color. Ruby red is very rare (like hens teeth) and should bring all the money. I’m in Florida now. If it were closer I’d buy it in a heart beat!”
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Captainclink commented on 36k-Kilometer Euro 1993 Saab 900 S Convertible 5-Speed
“I have ridden in this car for well over 500 miles. I was a Speed Six fan exclusively for decades. After doing the Bentley tour in this vehicle I am now an 8 Liter fan over the Speed Six. I regularly tour in Model J’s, Packard 12’s, V-16 Cadillacs, and this car makes all the others look under powered by comparison. Simply put this is the best pre war car I have ever had the privilege to experience. The car runs and drives perfectly. Doesn’t overheat. Starts hot or cold easily. Fully sorted…”
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Edinmass commented on 1932 Bentley 8 Litre Saloon by H.J. Mulliner
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“I’m gonna quit looking at Lincoln Convertibles. Wow.”
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Tigers196884 commented on 21-Years-Owned 1962 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
“Kyoichi smoked my white R34 on Initial D arcade stage 5 today. Funny Kyoichi Evo 3 is on BAT. GLWS on one of my favorite Evo you rarely see in the states.”
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corkscrewlife commented on No Reserve: Modified 1995 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR
“My son was racing our Datsun roadster in D Production one of the times Paul ran in the same class at Daytona. He wandered up to our crew working on our roadsturd. His crew had sent him to borrow a multimeter. He would just show up and pay the late regristration fees so everyones crew wouldn’t be packed with “crew” there just to catch a look at him as a star. I think he enjoyed just being one of us club racers. Very pleasant to talk to. He wasn’t in a hurry to get back to his crew who might have…”
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genelaroe commented on Ex–Paul Newman 1964 Honda CB77 Super Hawk
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“Absolutely wild that this is an original owner car. I have to imagine that it’s very difficult to part with it after all of this time. Best of luck with the sale, it’s beautiful, and clearly has been loved.”
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OvenRude commented on Original-Owner 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe 6-Speed
“I wake up today a little sad knowing that I have to part ways with my old girl. But I’m also excited knowing that someone out there is going to be able to take her in, put her to work and enjoy everything she has to offer.”
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Willwya23 commented on No Reserve: 37-Years-Owned 1965 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe
“Absolutely gorgeous car. This auction will provide some needed distraction in between shoveling and the playoff games. :). GLWA”
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MarkDK commented on 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec Nür
“43 years of ownership is amazing. And the tii looks like a really nice survivor. What a cool old bimmer.”
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PontiacNut commented on 43-Years-Owned 1973 BMW 2002tii
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“What an incredible experience it’d be to drive Carroll Shelby’s GT500 along the Greek coast, windows down, as the sun sets in the Mediterranean before shipping this to its new home.”
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BodyByFisher commented on Ex–Carroll Shelby 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 4-Speed
“So far ahed of its time! Monocoque body, V4, independent front suspension, coil springs… …items most manufacturers would not adapt until decades later…
What a magnificent machine!
Bill”
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Bill_Noon commented on 1924 Lancia Lambda 2nd Series Torpedo
“Beautiful car. I started at Cadillac in 1957 and the finished Broughams were moved to the executive garage for final inspection and cleanup. I had a small part of that process.
Later in the early 1960s when I worked in the Cadillac parts warehouse on Riopelle and we were surprised by the volume of spring replacement spring kits we were selling for this car. I recall we sold more replacement kits than the number of Broughams built. In many cases Cadillac replaced the air bags with springs…”
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Retiredjag commented on Original-Family-Owned 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“I was a salesman at the Dodge dealership one block from Ferris motors 1968-1974. Our dealership was NOT a high-performance dealership like Ferris. In addition to selling the subject car here. Ferris also owned and raced the A990 sister car to Larry Griffith’s car but the Ferris car was an automatic called the torqueflite tornado. Ferris and Griffith often raced togather as a team.Ferris sold a lot of race cars for such a small dealership in the town of 5000 people. Previously he raceda couple…”
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darryldayton commented on 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I Super Stock Lightweight 4-Speed
“American V8s wearing Webers is always a treat.”
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AlfaZagato commented on 1968 Bizzarrini 5300 GT America
“Drag racing in the south in the 60’s I watched the advent of the lightweights. Lakeland Drag strip in Memphis had among others Herb McCandless aka Mr 4 Speed. I swear he could shift faster than an automatic! ! Car just shuttered when he slammed into gear. As I remember also circa 63 NHRA outlawed aluminum front caps? At the nationals people would tech and then go switch the entire front cap. NHRA got hip and would wait in staging area. With magnet in hand! Truth or consequence time!!”
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shooker commented on 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I Super Stock Lightweight 4-Speed
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“Where would you ever find another one? I haven’t seen these since the 90’s. Cool. GLWTA.”
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89lincolntc commented on No Reserve: 42k-Mile 1986 Ford Aerostar Cargo Van V6 5-Speed
“”Built with the 2.8L EFI V6 and 5-Speed Manual Overdrive Transmission: 1,564 (less than 7% of production)”
As a former XR4Ti owner who frequented the Merkur forums in the late ’90s and early ’00s, I can tell you that examples with the 5-speed manual were engine swap gold in salvage yards. (Though perhaps only the later/larger 3.0 V6?)
Specifically, those looking to ditch the Merkur’s 2.3T and replace it with the V6 from the Taurus SHO. This transmission and bellhousing made the swap much…”
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CarFoolLane commented on No Reserve: 42k-Mile 1986 Ford Aerostar Cargo Van V6 5-Speed
“The swap is Fonzie-cool all by itself, but the fact that this swap is entirely hiding in absolute plain sight is incredibly brilliant. The exterior says Grandma-and-Grandpa’s old Oldsmobile and nothing but a clean and bone stock Brougham.
The gauges and the OEM CB are the chef’s kiss to complement this newfound proper-power Diesel.
Besides, anyone can do an LS-swap.”
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CarDogThreePedals commented on No Reserve: 6.5L Turbodiesel–Powered 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency Brougham
“My father was born in 1936. He joined the Navy and became an engineer. He is the most talented and gifted man I have ever met. He did tons of work on cars for himself, fellow Navy-men, and friends or family. He is struggling with dementia. Some days are hard. I visited him yesterday, and I showed him this ad. Just by pictures he called out the heads and different motor. The intake. He commented on reading about, back in the day, the stainless steel 36′ Fords that were made. He pointed out the…”
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Stuttgart commented on Eighty-Years-Family-Owned 1936 Ford Model 68 Deluxe 3-Window Coupe Hot Rod