A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“If you told me 10 years ago that GM’s only manual performance car would be a Cadillac sedan, I’d have told you you’re crazy.”
“I recall the great stories from the original owner. Need to bottle them with the car.”
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“You could hear the Buick before you saw it—low, steady rumble like a baritone singer with a cold. Then it rolled into Fort Stockton, slow and wide as a cattle drive, with more faux wood than a church fellowship hall on potluck night.
A green 1979 Buick Estate Wagon, fresh from a long haul.
Kids at the Dairy Twin pointed and whispered. Men outside the Rusty Hammer squinted, hands on their hips, like cowboys sizing up a stranger’s horse. Rusty himself muttered, “That ain’t a car,…”
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CaptainMyCaptain commented on No Reserve: 1979 Buick Estate Wagon
“I didn’t think a Ford GT could get much cooler, but here it is.”
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ModelAkid commented on 2005 Ford GTX1
“Thanks everyone, and especially Dean! This is my first vintage Mercedes and I’m looking forward to bringing it home! The original selling dealership no longer exists, but I’m still planning to drive it there anyway for this new chapter of stewardship.”
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SuddenlyEngineer commented on No Reserve: 38k-Mile 1989 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“The original owner of this Maserati was Stan Nowak, more famous as one of the earliest of the Ferrari historians here in the States. He told me decades ago he took delivery in West Nyak but sold it just a few months later to raise money for an early Ferrari that had recently been uncovered.
He told me to keep an eye out for it and said it would be easy to find by the chassis number “502.”
He passed away not long thereafter and I never did track it down until about ten years ago when I…”
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Symbolic_International commented on 53-Years-Owned 1969 Maserati Ghibli 4.7 Project
“Literally the perfect Jeep to ‘bomb’ around in. The detail-overload here is fabulous!
To paraphrase Forrest Gump, Life is like Bring A Trailer. You never know what you’re gonna find.
WOW.”
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CarDogThreePedals commented on Aircraft-Themed Willys-Style “Warbird Jeep” Custom
“I am beyond excited. My dad owned a 1974 TR6 in this same color when I was a kid. I learned to drive on it. It is going to a good home.”
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c0mbe commented on One-Family-Owned 1974 Triumph TR6
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“Having owned a few examples of every iteration of the VW bus, I consider the 1978 to be the best year. The driving experience is really hard to beat in any vehicle. IYKYK. So many have been downgraded with carburetors. I drove a 78 all over the US and back and forth to Alaska in the 1990s. Used it to start my business in Northern Minnesota where I drove it year round for several years. I jump started many a neighbors cars and trucks. Interesting point- a member of a new new bluegrass band in…”
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teledriver commented on No Reserve: 1978 Volkswagen Type 2
“This is an amazing car, I remember seeing it at Nth Moto many years ago. Every S7 is special, but this one being modified to “11” by Nth Moto (probably the best bespoke high performance shop in the country) makes it even moreso. If anyone is hesitant about this being modified, don’t be. Whether it’s Viper, Ford GT, Lambo, etc anything Nth Moto touches turns out exceptional and their quality of work is better than OEM. Good luck with the auction, seller. Beautiful car.”
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ajmatson commented on One-Owner 2004 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
“@tonanzintla Thank you for the Tom Matano mention! I think it was 2002 that I took my Miata to the Laguna Seca historics where there was a Miata corral. I remembered that Tom Matano was there with a De Tomaso I had never seen. In recent years, I’ve been trying to remember what it was. Thanks for solving my dilemma! I remember it as being small.”
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Jazbo commented on 1967 DeTomaso Vallelunga
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“This car tickles my brain in places I didn’t know it could be tickled”
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jnag commented on CSL-Style 2004 BMW M3 Coupe 6-Speed Conversion
“@Thoney Love the old pics, your Dad was a cool dude ‘57 Chev for mom, a bike for him for sunny days, ( was that a Norton ? ) a motorhome for the family and the Charger with a 4 speed for a blast, beauty car GLWTA I’ll be watching. Greg”
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Gregpryckman commented on One-Family-Owned 1967 Dodge Charger 383 4-Speed
“Impressive longhood. Dogleg, solid door boxes, crank windows, no AC, some patina……tons of originality………oh to be the next custodian of this tiny little open 911😍”
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Caymanorcarrera commented on 23-Years-Owned 1969 Porsche 911E Soft-Window Targa 5-Speed
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“It started with Rusty claiming he’d seen a tailfin where no tailfin had any business being.
“Back behind the Piggly Wiggly,” he said at the Rusty Hammer, red beard twitching like it had picked up a signal. “Down that alley nobody uses except teenagers and stray cats. There’s chrome back there.”
Chrome is sacred in Fort Stockton. You either polish it or you inherit it.
By mid-afternoon, half the town had found an excuse to wander behind the Piggly Wiggly. From the patio at…”
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CaptainMyCaptain commented on No Reserve: Lot of Four 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air & 150 4-Door Sedan Projects
“I’ve owned my S1 since 1979, worked as a mechanic at a Lotus dealer 1972 – 1974. When I drive and park my Elan in Elkhart Lake, it draws a crowd. Driving the back roads around Elkhart along with the old race track is such a pleasure, little to no traffic, no semi’s. Life is good with a Lotus Elan.”
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Elwood625 commented on 24-Years-Owned 1964 Lotus Elan S1
“I really didn’t want to get emotional about this sale, just easier to handle letting her go in a detached transparent and informative manner. Truth be told, this 1964 Beetle is the last in a long line of Volkswagens I have owned over the decades. My love for Beetles has its origin in a 1961 Beetle my father drove from Newark, NJ to Eugene OR that year after serving two years duty in Germany. A buddy of my dad’s bought the latest 1961 Beetle but couldn’t drive it off the dock as he didn’t…”
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Bugnutz commented on 26-Years-Owned 1964 Volkswagen Beetle
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“I can’t believe I won this. I am super stoked.”
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urseppos commented on 2003 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe X50 6-Speed
“brake duct hoses, eyeball CAB’s, adjustable rear subframe and holes in floor and wheel well from a roll bar that has been removed. looks like this car spent some time being properly used on track….”
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mlytle commented on No Reserve: 1988 BMW M3
“I have a similar setup with a Rover 4.0. The all aluminum Rover is 35lbs lighter than the original 4 banger. I’m getting 26 mpg in mine.”
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jagmike90 commented on Rover V8-Powered 1977 MG MGB Roadster 5-Speed
“Jimmy Don Ventura had owned enough unusual automobiles over the years to believe he understood the public. He’d driven a lime-green AMC Gremlin, a Triumph Spitfire that leaked oil with the determination of an East Texas mosquito, and a Plymouth Barracuda that had once stranded him in front of the Dairy Twin during the lunch rush. Every one of them had attracted comments, questions, and unsolicited mechanical advice from complete strangers.
Then he bought Fred.
Officially, it was a 1949…”
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CaptainMyCaptain commented on "5 Ton Fred" Wrecker-Style, Autocar C-50-Bodied Rat Rod