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1912 Oakland Model 30 Tourer For Sale
Oakland was founded in 1907 in Pontiac, Michigan by Edward Murphy and Alanson P. Brush, who, between the two of them had amassed a tremendous amount of experience in manufacturing. Murphy was eager to .....
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1963 Shelby Cobra Roadster For Sale
Automotive history has had its fair share of interesting characters, and Carroll Shelby will go down in history as one of the most colorful of them all. He had a successful, albeit short-lived career .....
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1937 LINCOLN K SEVEN-PASSENGER TOURING For Sale
The prestigious Model K served as Lincoln Motor Car Company’s flagship model throughout the 1930s. When introduced in 1931, the K hit the showrooms featuring a new 145-inch wheelbase chassis and a 348.8 .....
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1967 SHELBY 427 COBRA ROADSTER For Sale
From day one, racing played a vital role in the Shelby Cobra’s development. The small-block Shelby Cobra (AC Cobra in the UK) was an instant sensation on the street and the race track, with the agile .....
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1906 POPE-WAVERLY ELECTRIC RUNABOUT For Sale
Long before William “Billy” Durant founded General Motors, Col. Albert Augustus Pope built America’s first multi-tier automobile manufacturing empire. Pope amassed a considerable fortune in the .....
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1936 AUBURN 852SC CONVERTIBLE COUPE For Sale
When Errett Lobban Cord arrived at Auburn Automobile Company in 1924, the firm was on the brink of closure. Years of conservative, uninspired designs led to tanking sales, and soon Auburn dealers were .....
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1929 PIERCE ARROW MODEL 133 DC PHAETON For Sale
Once the pride of Buffalo, New York Pierce-Arrow stood for many years among the finest automobile manufacturers in America. The “Three Ps” of Packard, Peerless, and Pierce-Arrow enjoyed fiercely loyal .....
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1904 PIERCE ARROW MOTORETTE For Sale
Pierce-Arrow of Buffalo, New York was once counted among the most prestigious and revered automobile manufacturers in the world. The path to greatness winds back to 1865, with the founding of Heintz, .....
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1984 Jaguar XJR-5 For Sale
In the early 1980s, British Leyland was collapsing under its own weight and the entire fate of that nation’s motor industry was in peril. With the fate of storied marques like Triumph, MG, and even .....
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1975 Lamborghini Countach LP400 For Sale
Developing a replacement for the ground-breaking Miura was bound to be a challenge, even for Lamborghini’s young and profoundly talented engineering team. The Miura had caused a sensation with its breathtakingly .....
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1958 AC ACECA For Sale
AC Cars Ltd. has a long and illustrious tradition of building some of Britain’s most memorable sporting cars. Founded in 1908, the company first made utility vehicles delivery and trade under the “Auto .....
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1960 Bentley S2 Wendler Shooting Brake For Sale
With the arrival of the Silver Cloud/S-Series in 1955, Roll-Royce and Bentley fully embraced the process of factory coachwork, which allowed for higher production volume and a healthier bottom-line. Of .....
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1951 Talbot T26 Record Coupe For Sale
Automobiles Talbot was once part of a conglomerate of both French and English companies that included Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq. Builders of mid and upper market luxury cars to compete with the likes .....
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1989 Porsche 911 Speedster For Sale
The legend of the Porsche Speedster goes well back to 1954 when Max Hoffman, the powerful and influential American importer of Porsche (as well as Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes Benz and others) requested .....
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1952 Nash Healey Roadster For Sale
In 1951, aboard the England-bound Queen Elizabeth, an unlikely and chance meeting occurred between two men at the polar opposite ends of the automotive industry. Nash-Kelvinator’s rather conservative .....
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1903 CADILLAC MODEL A REAR ENTRANCE TONNEAU For Sale
Cadillac is second only to Buick as America’s oldest car company, with roots that trace back to the origins of automobile manufacturing in Detroit. Before there was General Motors and even the Ford .....
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1940 LINCOLN ZEPHYR COUPE For Sale
In the early 1930s, Ford’s lineup was facing some significant deficiencies. Edsel Ford, who had regularly shown a much sharper eye for market trends than his pragmatic father, recognized the tremendous .....
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1973 JAGUAR XKE ROADSTER For Sale
In the middle of the 1960s, Jaguar engineers were busy trying to keep pace with continually evolving safety and emissions regulations. Increasingly strict standards, particularly in the critical American .....
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1970 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 Sedan For Sale
Some of history’s truly great automobiles have been born from engineers working off the clock, building experimental projects far from the prying eyes of company brass and the meddling of the accounting .....
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1948 DELAHAYE 135M DROPHEAD COUPE For Sale
To today’s enthusiasts, the name Delahaye conjures images of opulent, art-deco sports cars that grace the lawns of the world’s most prestigious concours d’elegance events. However, since its founding .....
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1957 ALFA ROMEO 1900 CSS COUPE For Sale
When Alfa Romeo’s 1900 debuted in 1950, the car’s arrival marked a significant change of purpose for the Milanese automaker. Not only was this the first all-new post-war car to come from Alfa, but .....
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1946 FORD SUPER DELUXE STATION WAGON For Sale
Late in the 1930s, the American automobile industry emerged from the Great Depression with cautious optimism. Some believed a brave new era was on the horizon; one of aeronautical-inspired streamlining .....
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1915 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST SKIFF For Sale
Upon its debut in 1907, the Rolls-Royce 40/50 horsepower “Silver Ghost” was considered to be the most advanced motorcar money could buy. With Henry Royce’s impressively over-built 7,428cc side-valve .....
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1930 CADILLAC SERIES 452 V-16 COUPE For Sale
Throughout the 1920s and into the 1930s Cadillac and cross-town rivals Packard dueled for supremacy in the in the hotly contested luxury car market. Cadillac had the benefit of GM’s backing, while Packard .....
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1912 OLDSMOBILE DEFENDER TOURING For Sale
Popular culture dictates that most people believe Henry Ford is the father of the American mass-produced automobile. However, a deeper dive into history tells us that Ransom Eli Olds was indeed the first. .....
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1958 PACKARD HAWK COUPE For Sale
While Packard is one of America’s most celebrated automobile manufacturers, the trials and tribulations of the post-war period threatened their previously impeccable image. Packard’s gradual decline .....
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1965 JAGUAR XKE ROADSTER For Sale
By 1960, Jaguar’s XK-150 sports car was beginning to show its age, and Jaguar was gearing up to make a big splash with its replacement. The XK series traced its roots back to 1948 with the XK-120, and .....
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1952 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe For Sale
Aston Martin has a long and illustrious history of sporting success, which was mirrored by a long history of financial struggles and close encounters with the receivers. After the successful “Bertelli” .....
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1964 CITROEN DS19 CHAPRON DÉCAPOTABLE For Sale
Just as it had with the Traction Avant in the 1930s, Citroen shocked the world yet again when it unveiled the revolutionary DS at the Paris Auto Salon in 1955. To create the DS, Citroen’s managers, .....
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1931 CADILLAC SERIES 370 PHAETON For Sale
If automobile companies in the 1930s were judged purely on their confidence, Cadillac would stand leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. When Lawrence P. Fisher took over the leadership of Cadillac .....
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1959 Jaguar XK150S Roadster For Sale
When Jaguar unveiled the XK150 in 1957, it marked the most significant evolution of the legendary XK series since the XK120 first appeared in 1948. In mechanical terms, the new 150 was very similar to .....
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1962 JAGUAR MARK II 3.8 SALOON For Sale
In the mid-1950s, Jaguar was riding high on the wave created by the highly advanced twin-cam inline six. The firm could bask in the glory of the hugely successful XK sports cars and their offspring, the .....
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1925 BENTLEY 3 LITRE RED LABEL SPEED TOURER For Sale
Virtually every vintage Bentley enthusiast holds a special place in their heart for the heroic Cricklewood-built 3-Litre; the car that started it all for W.O. Bentley when the very first prototype was .....
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1928 DeSoto Special For Sale
The American racing scene in the 1920s and 1930s drew huge crowds to places like Allentown, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, New York and the Iowa State Fairgrounds where locals watched their favorite drivers .....
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1935 MG NB ROADSTER For Sale
In 1934, MG introduced the N-Type, a new six-cylinder model that would ultimately prove to be the final evolution of the storied Midget, Magna, and Magnette series. Between 1929 and 1936, the “Triple-M” .....
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1961 Cisitalia-Abarth 850 Scorpione Coupe For Sale
In the late 1940s, Karl Abarth, a deeply talented engineer and retired motorbike racer, moved from his native Austria to his ancestral home of Merano, Italy (adopting the name Carlo in the process) to .....
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1965 Austin Mini Cooper S Sedan For Sale
In Europe and England in the 1950s, skyrocketing fuel prices brought on by the Suez Crisis were driving sales of microcars and so-called “bubble cars”. BMC chief Leonard Lord considered these motorbike-powered .....
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1972 CITROEN DS21 PALLAS SALOON For Sale
The automobiles that bear Andre Citroen’s name have long been synonymous with innovation, creativity, and unique style. From the very first car that rolled out of the Quai de Jeval factory in 1919, .....
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1934 COVERED WAGON CAMPING TRAILER For Sale
For nearly as long as the automobile has existed, drivers have taken cross-country adventures, exploring our nation’s natural wonders and camping in roadside campsites, national parks, and open wilderness. .....
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1932 PACKARD 903 DELUXE EIGHT CONVERTIBLE VICTORIA For Sale
Nineteen thirty-two was an odd year for Packard production. The board’s decision to produce a mid-market luxury car to compete with LaSalle and high-line Buick models was put into action, and the 90
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1963 STUDEBAKER AVANTI R2 For Sale
Following the failure of its merger with Packard in 1958, Studebaker found itself in dire straits by the beginning of the 1960s. With the prestigious Packard name a thing of the past, Studebaker was in .....
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1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL ROADSTER For Sale
In the 1950s, Mercedes-Benz was quickly establishing itself as a dominant force in the automotive market. Mercedes Grand Prix cars and sports-racing machines were sweeping the racetracks of the world .....
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1932 PACKARD 900 COUPE For Sale
Packard’s rich and fascinating history is full of ups and downs, spectacular success, and a handful of failures. The notoriously conservative board of directors was often at the epicenter of Packard’s .....
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1953 Damilla Special Roadster For Sale
The 1950s were a rich and fruitful time in automotive history. World championship Grand Prix and sports car racing was back in full swing after the post-war recovery period, and manufacturers were again .....
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1931 CHRYSLER CG IMPERIAL COUPE For Sale
In the matter of just a few short years, Walter P. Chrysler took the remains of the failed Maxwell Motor Company and transformed it into one of America’s most successful car companies. Incorporated .....
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1935 DESOTO AIRFLOW COUPE For Sale
At the 1934 edition of the New York Auto Show, Chrysler Corporation surprised onlookers with the introduction of the revolutionary Airflow series. At a time when the carriage-building roots of car design .....
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1911 POPE-HARTFORD MODEL W PORTOLA ROADSTER For Sale
The Pope automobile empire had its beginnings in Boston following the Civil War when Col. Albert A. Pope established the Pope Manufacturing Company, which focused primarily on building patented items .....
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1913 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Sports Tourer For Sale
The Rolls-Royce 40/50hp “Silver Ghost” made its spectacular debut in 1907, recognized almost immediately as the finest motorcar money could buy. At the heart of the 40/50hp was Henry Royce’s impressively .....
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1967 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SE CONVERTIBLE For Sale
Mercedes-Benz was undergoing a dramatic transformation in the late 1950s. With their post-war recovery efforts essentially complete, they began to streamline their product line through platform sharing; .....
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1963 LANCIA FLAMINIA 2.8 3C TOURING CONVERTIBLE For Sale
Vincenzo Lancia began his remarkable career working as a bookkeeper for a bicycle company in Torino, Italy. There, Lancia developed his natural engineering talent by designing and constructing his own .....
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1930 CADILLAC 452 V16 ALL WEATHER PHAETON For Sale
As the 1920s drew to a close, Cadillac was enjoying considerable success in the hotly contested luxury car market. Locked in a tight battle with its cross-town rivals at Packard, General Motors made a .....
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1950 JAGUAR MKV SALOON For Sale
The Jaguar stand at the 1948 London Motor Show was the source of quite a few milestones for the Sir William Lyon’s still-fledgling car company. History books recall it as the place where the sensational .....
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1931 LINCOLN MODEL K JUDKINS COUPE For Sale
The year 1931 proved to be a pivotal one for the Lincoln Motor Company, as it marked the introduction of the critically important Model K. The outgoing Model L had been a mainstay of the marque since .....
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1934 PIERCE ARROW MODEL 840A SILVER ARROW COUPE For Sale
From George Pierce’s first single-cylinder Motorette in 1901 to the final twelve-cylinder car that rolled off the line for Karl Wise in 1938, the Pierce-Arrow name remained synonymous with quality, .....
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1930 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM II TWO SEATER OPEN SPORTS BY HOOPER For Sale
Announced in 1929, the magnificent Phantom II served the role of Rolls-Royce’s flagship model for six years and set the standard for other manufacturers of luxury motorcars the world over. Central to .....
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1935 RILEY KESTREL SALOON For Sale
Riley Motors was once one of the most respected English sporting marques, located in the heart of the British motor industry in Coventry. Like many pioneering automobile companies around the world, Riley .....
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1922 Duesenberg Model A Phaeton For Sale
Brothers Fred and August Duesenberg are undoubtedly two of the most influential personalities in the evolution of the automobile. Their engineering prowess can be compared with the likes of Harry Miller, .....
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1964 Alfa-Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale Coupe For Sale
At the 1957 Turin Auto Show, Alfa Romeo unveiled its stunning and futuristic Giulietta Sprint Speciale. Penned by Franco Scaglione for Bertone, the S.S. featured a slick, swoopy, and bumperless aerodynamic .....
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1932 PACKARD 900 COUPE ROADSTER For Sale
In the years leading up to the Great Depression, Packard’s board of directors considered building an “entry-level” model that could help broaden the appeal of the prestigious marque and help to .....
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1968 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser For Sale
The Toyota Land Cruiser is a vehicle that practically defines dependability. Since their inception in the 1950s, Toyota’s storied off-roaders have been proven in some of the harshest conditions imaginable, .....
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1929 FORD MODEL A COUPE For Sale
One of the drawbacks of nearly any successful product is that it will eventually need to be redesigned or completely replaced at some point. Changing public tastes, advancements in technology, and increased .....
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1939 MG TB Tickford Drophead Coupe For Sale
The introduction of the T-Type Midget marked a significant turning point for MG Cars. Up to that time, MG was essentially a pet project of W.R. Morris, who had given Cecil Kimber a great deal of creative .....
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1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk For Sale
In 1953, Studebaker unveiled the sleek and stylish Champion/Commander Starliner hardtops and coupes. The striking and futuristic design looked fast standing still though the family of somewhat anemic .....
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1922 Renault NN Labourdette Town Car For Sale
Louis Renault, an aspiring engineer who had become bored with his work in the button-making business, built his first motorcar in a small workshop behind his father’s home in 1898. He designed the chassis .....
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1910 Stevens-Duryea Model X Touring For Sale
After parting ways with his brother Charles at the Duryea Motor Wagon Co., J. Frank Duryea set off on his own to form Hampden Automobile & Launch Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts. Soon after setting .....
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1972 FERRARI DINO 246 GT COUPE For Sale
Late in the 1950s and into the early 1960s, Ferrari developed a series of V6 engines for use in Formula 1, Formula 2, and sports racing cars. As a budding engineer, Enzo?s young son Alfredo ?Dino? Ferrari .....
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1952 ASTON MARTIN DB2 For Sale
Virtually since the day Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford established Bamford & Martin in a South Kensington workshop, the company would experience wild swings of sporting success and brushes with financial .....
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1951 JAGUAR XK120 ROADSTER For Sale
The sensational Jaguar XK120 first appeared at the 1948 London Motor Show to astonished audiences. This svelte and sexy show car was originally intended to be a styling exercise used to highlight Jaguar?s .....
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1931 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I NEWPORT TOWN CAR For Sale
The Phantom I, officially known as the New Phantom, succeeded the long-running Silver Ghost in 1925. Over the nearly two-decades of Ghost production, countless improvements were made to the engine and .....
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1987 MERCEDES-BENZ 560SL CONVERTIBLE For Sale
The perennial Mercedes-Benz R107 series is one of the most iconic luxury cars of the 70s and 80s. In movies, television, and in reality, the SL roadster was so often seen cruising Rodeo Drive or through .....
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1956 JAGUAR XK140 DROP HEAD COUPE For Sale
1956 JAGUAR XK140 DROP HEAD COUPE
When the time came for Jaguar to follow up the sensational XK120 in 1953, they wisely took an evolutionary approach to its replacement. The basic formula of the XK12
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1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SE Cabriolet For Sale
Mercedes-Benz introduced the W111 in 1959 as a broadly-applied platform that would serve as a replacement for both the bread-and-butter Ponton sedans as well as the complex and expensive Adenauer coupes .....
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1963 Apollo 5000GT Coupe For Sale
In 1962, a young engineer from California named Milt Brown had the idea of building a world-class sports car with a svelte Italian body, powered by reliable and affordable American V8 power. He even dreamed .....
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1906 Autocar Type X Runabout For Sale
Astute motoring enthusiasts might recognize the Autocar name as one that has been proudly emblazoned on the side of some of the largest, most robust, severe-duty trucks ever built. However, well before .....
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1935 PIERCE ARROW MODEL 1245 SILVER ARROW COUPE For Sale
From George Pierce’s first single-cylinder Motorette in 1901 to the final twelve-cylinder car built for engineer Karl Wise in 1938, Pierce-Arrow stood proudly for quality, craftsmanship, and luxury. .....
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1938 PACKARD TWELVE TOURING CABRIOLET For Sale
Brunn & Co. of Buffalo, New York had a long tradition of fitting beautiful and exclusive coachwork to the likes of Pierce-Arrow, Rolls-Royce, and Lincoln automobiles. Hermann A. Brunn’s German heritage .....
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1937 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM III DROP HEAD COUPE For Sale
The Rolls-Royce Phantom II had proven to be one of the most successful flagship models for the marque; one that would cement Rolls-Royce’s reputation as the leader in the world luxury motorcar market. .....
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1930 HUPMOBILE BONNEVILLE SPEEDSTER For Sale
On May 7, 1930, Dr. Norbert H. Knoch of Denver, Colorado stepped into local Hupmobile dealer C.S. Norton, Inc. and purchased a brand new Model H sedan. The Model H was a mainstay of the Hupmobile lineup; .....
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1911 DELAHAYE 413A CHARABANC For Sale
Emile Delahaye is one of the founding fathers of the Automobile Industry. Like his contemporaries Gottlieb Daimler, Ferdinand Porsche and Henry Ford, Delahaye built his first automobile before the turn .....
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1971 FERRARI 365 GTB/4 SPYDER For Sale
Italy in the late 1960s was a hotbed of creative energy in the automobile industry. GT cars were becoming ever more powerful and exotic, while Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati battled for sports car supremacy. .....
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1935 BUGATTI TYPE 57 GALIBIER SALOON For Sale
Bugatti’s brilliant Type 57 made its debut in 1934, marking a significant milestone for the storied French marque. After years of building a varied mix of touring, sports, and racing cars, the Type .....
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1969 CITROEN DS21 PALLAS SALOON For Sale
From the moment the first motorcar rolled out of its Quai de Javel factory in 1919, Citroen has embodied a sense of creativity, style, and innovation that is quite unlike any other automobile manufacturer .....
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1929 CORD L-29 CABRIOLET For Sale
The Auburn Automobile Company got its start in 1900, building sensible cars of good quality, though never set the world alight with style and flash. By the mid-1920s, Auburn was struggling with weak sales .....
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1939 PACKARD SUPER EIGHT PHAETON For Sale
By 1939 Packard, Lincoln, and Cadillac shifted much of their focus to the competitive mid-priced market as high-end luxury sales lagged. A consequence of this shift was that many of the great American .....
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1955 SWALLOW DORETTI ROADSTER For Sale
The story of the Swallow Doretti sports car of 1954 & 1955 is a fascinating footnote in the history of the British sports-car revolution. The first piece of this interesting mosaic comes with the industrial .....
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1954 PACKARD CLIPPER AMBULANCE For Sale
The Packard Motor Car Company is one of the most storied names in all of motoring. Collectors the world over covet the great motorcars from Detroit for their beauty, quality, and prestige. Packard motorcars .....
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1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith For Sale
The Silver Wraith was Rolls-Royce’s first post-war offering, holding the distinction of being the first model built in the now legendary Crewe factory, which, to that point had served as the main production .....
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1929 Packard 640 Roadster For Sale
Packard’s Sixth Series debuted on August 1, 1928, continuing the long-running tradition of exceptional quality, engineering excellence, and sophisticated style. Customers had a wide range of catalog .....
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1939 Lagonda LG6 Rapide For Sale
In 1935, Lagonda had its back against the wall. With all of the press and prestige that came with the M45’s surprise victory at the LeMans 24 hour race, not enough buyers were stepping up and the firm .....
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1960 JAGUAR XK150 3.8 FIXED HEAD COUPE For Sale
In 1957, Jaguar released the final and most advanced version of the XK-series of sports cars. The XK150 featured the most significant changes made since the XK120 appeared in 1949. The chassis was very .....
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1947 BENTLEY MARK VI SALOON For Sale
In 1946, Rolls-Royce/Bentley introduced a new model that would mark a significant milestone in the history of both of these great British marques. The Bentley Mark VI, (joined by the Rolls Royce Silver .....
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1948 Delahaye Type 135M Cabriolet For Sale
In the aftermath of World War II, Delahaye had survived battered but not broken. Until production of their landmark 135-series could resume, the company paid the bills by building commercial trucks and .....
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1967 JAGUAR XKE 2+2 COUPE For Sale
Jaguar’s revolutionary E-Type set the automotive world on fire when it debuted at the Geneva Auto Salon in 1961. Not only was the car clothed in a stunning body, but it featured cutting-edge technology .....
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1929 LINCOLN MODEL L CONVERTIBLE VICTORIA For Sale
In 1902, Henry M. Leland was charged with appraising the assets of The Henry Ford Company prior to its liquidation. Rather than liquidate the stocks, Leland suggested the firm reorganize and build a new .....
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1962 AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 MK II ROADSTER For Sale
When Donald Healey built the very first “Healey Hundred” prototype in 1952, he was taking a significant risk. The fate of the Donald Healey Motor Company was riding on Donald’s ability to impress .....
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1959 MERCEDES-BENZ 300D CABRIOLET D For Sale
In the wake of suffering huge losses during World War II, Mercedes-Benz worked feverishly throughout the late 1940s and into the 1950s to reestablish itself as an industrial powerhouse. By the mid-195
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1957 TOYOTA FJ25 LAND CRUISER For Sale
Toyota’s rugged and legendary Land Cruiser is one of those rare vehicles that has proved itself time and again in the harshest of environments, earning every bit of its reputation for faithful, bullet-proof .....
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1946 Lancia Aprillia Pinin Farina Cabriolet For Sale
Lancia was at the height of creativity in the 1930s. In the first part of the decade, while still under the leadership of the brilliant Vincenzo Lancia, the firm had created some of the most advanced .....
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1930 BENTLEY 4.5 LITRE TOURER For Sale
Following on the success of the 3-Litre model, W.O. Bentley had supplemented the line with the big, six-cylinder 6 ½ Litre, which was offered to accommodate growing customer demand for larger, heavier, .....
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1929 CHRYSLER MODEL 75 ROADSTER For Sale
Although the Chrysler Corporation was still in its relative infancy in 1928, the fledgling company had managed to leap up the sales charts from 32nd place to 3rd in a matter of only a few years, buoyed .....
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1954 HUDSON ITALIA For Sale
For Hudson Motor Company to survive against the Big Three in the early 1950s, they needed both new models and major revisions to their existing product line. But limited resources meant Hudson management .....
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1962 Jaguar E Type 'Low Drag' Coupe For Sale
Throughout the 1950s, Jaguar worked feverishly to establish its dominance in sports car and endurance racing. The XK120 had become a formidable competitor in club-level motorsports and the factory soon .....
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1934 BENTLEY 3.5 LITRE DROPHEAD COUPE For Sale
The arrival of the 3 ½ Litre in 1933 signified a new beginning for Bentley. The company produced its first car in 1920, and in spite of a relatively short existence, Bentley established itself as one .....
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1962 ALVIS TD21 DROPHEAD COUPE For Sale
The Alvis Car Company is a quintessentially British marque that, from the very beginning of production in 1919, desired to build the highest quality, handcrafted automobiles for a discerning clientele. .....
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1956 AUSTIN HEALEY 100M ROADSTER For Sale
The British motor industry has produced many fascinating characters over the years. From Jaguar’s William Lyons to Lotus’ Colin Chapman, British designers have greatly influenced the history of the .....
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1972 MERCEDES-BENZ 600 SEDAN SOLD
Mercedes-Benz has always maintained a tradition of building a vast array of vehicles ranging from basic transportation to magnificent, technologically advanced luxury cars. For example, in the 1930’s, .....
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1940 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Coupe SOLD
1940 CADILLAC SERIES 62 CONVERTIBLE COUPE
The 1940 Cadillac Series 62 marked an interesting transition for Cadillac. On one hand, it was the first year for this new model, the entry level of the Cadillac .....
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2003 Ferrari 360 Spyder SOLD
In the 1980s, Ferrari came to rely on the mid-engine V8-powered 308 GTB and GTS as its bread and butter. This, the spiritual successors to the brilliant 246 Dino, soon became the best-selling model in .....
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1939 LINCOLN ZEPHYR COUPE SOLD
In the early 1930s, Edsel Ford saw a need to fill an ever-widening gap between the top Ford Deluxe models and the ultra-exclusive, coachbuilt twelve-cylinder Lincoln K series. The era of custom coachbuilding .....
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1955 Cadillac Die Valkyrie Concept Car SOLD
Brooks Stevens is one of America’s great industrial design masters. Practicing design much in the same way his contemporaries like Raymond Loewy and John Vassos, Stevens designed products, machines .....
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1967 Renault Caravelle S SOLD
1967 RENAULT CARAVELLE S
In the late 1950s, Renault was locked in a battle with Volkswagen for superiority in the burgeoning import car market in America. Affordable foreign cars were just starting to .....
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1954 Kaiser Darrin SOLD
1954 KAISER DARRIN
In the bustling years after World War II, American manufacturers quickly saw the value in adding a sports car to the regular lineup. Sports cars were gaining in popularity rapidly, .....
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1965 AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 MKIII ROADSTER SOLD
Donald Healey was a successful garage owner, an accomplished rally driver, decorated WWI RAF pilot and all-around gifted self-promoter. Beginning in 1945, he added automobile manufacturer to his already .....
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1987 MERCEDES-BENZ 560SL CONVERTIBLE SOLD
The perennial Mercedes-Benz R107 series is one of the most iconic luxury cars of the 70s and 80s. In movies, television, and in reality, the SL roadster was so often seen cruising Rodeo Drive or through .....
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1965 TRIUMPH TR4 ROADSTER SOLD
Standard-Triumph firmly established itself in the highly competitive sports car market with its fun, energetic, and stylish TR (Triumph Roadster) series of sports cars. Americans had developed an insatiable .....
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1958 FACEL VEGA FV-4 COUPE SOLD
Jean Daninos is one of France’s greatest industrialists of the post-World War II era. Famous for his business savvy as much as his playboy lifestyle, he rewarded his success with the creation of one .....
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1978 Ferrari 308 GTB SOLD
1978 FERRARI 308 GTB COUPE
Ferrari’s first attempt at replacing the sublime, V6 powered Dino 246 came with the Bertone-bodied 308 GT4 2+2; a fine car which failed to enthuse buyers in the same way .....
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1948 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible SOLD
1948 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY CONVERTIBLE
The idea of turning the structural aspect of wood as a styling feature may not have originated with Chrysler, but it can be argued that they certainly perfected .....
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1962 Lancia Flaminia GT 3C Coupe SOLD
To many, a list of the greatest car manufacturers of Italy may struggle to reach past Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and perhaps Maserati. But pose that same question to a full-blooded Petrol Head, .....
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1920 Stutz Series H Roadster SOLD
1920 STUTZ SERIES H ROADSTER
As the son of a farmer, Harry C. Stutz grew up tinkering with mechanical objects. Prior to the turn of the twentieth century, young Harry was repairing and improving implements .....
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1935 Cadillac 355D Phaeton SOLD
For the 1934 model year, Cadillac began a dramatic shift toward streamlined design. The first hints of streamlining appeared in 1933, as the headlights became more bullet-shaped, the grille gained a deeper .....
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1959 Fiat 600 Viotti Coupe SOLD
The Fiat 600 was first introduced in 1955 as an Italian answer to the hugely successful VW Beetle and as a follow up to Fiat’s own beloved Topolino. The 600 was designed by the brilliant engineer Dante .....
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1931 Cadillac 355A Roadster SOLD
Henry M. Leland was one of America’s great automotive pioneers. As an engineer and partner in Leland & Faulconer, he was an early proponent of standardized parts, and was instrumental in the development .....
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1937 Railton Stratton SOLD
1933 was a bleak year for automobile manufacturers around the world. The global depression had affected virtually every economy and there were a great number of manufacturers who could not weather the .....
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1935 Duesenberg Model J Judkins Special Berline SOLD
Frederick and August Duesenberg are undoubtedly best known for their iconic Model J of the 1930s. However, their groundbreaking road cars may never have been built if it weren’t for the notoriety they .....
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2017 Mercedes-Benz SL550 Roadster SOLD
2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SL550 ROADSTER
Since the 1950s, the Mercedes-Benz SL has been a showcase for sophisticated style and engineering excellence. The original 300SL Gullwing was a highly exotic, thinly .....
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1963 Maserati 3500 Vignale SOLD
1963 MASERATI 3500 VIGNALE SPIDER
Upon its introduction at the 1957 Geneva Auto Show, Maserati’s new 3500 GT marked a significant turning point for the storied Italian sports car maker. Up to that .....
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1930 Cadillac V16 Limousine SOLD
Upon the introduction of the stunning new Series 452 V16 at the New York Auto Show on January 4th 1930, Cadillac assumed the command of the hotly contested American luxury car marketplace. With this, .....
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1931 Essex Super Six Boattail Speedabout SOLD
1931 ESSEX SUPER SIX BOATTAIL SPEEDABOUT
In 1916, Hudson was enjoying steady success in the automobile market. The Detroit-based company may not have been the biggest manufacturer, but they offered a .....
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1943 Dodge WC51 and 1943 Harley WLA SOLD
Dodge’s relationship with the US Military began around 1916 when Dodge Brothers supplied touring cars to the government for use in an operation against Poncho Villa and his revolutionary soldiers from .....
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1934 Bentley 3 1/2 Liter Coupe SOLD
1934 BENTLEY 3 1/2 LITER COUPE
Following in the wake of Rolls-Royce’s contentious takeover of Bentley Motors in 1931, the first new Bentley model to come out of Rolls-Royce’s Derby Works was the .....
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1974 Jaguar E-Type Roadster SOLD
1974 JAGUAR E-TYPE ROADSTER
In the early 1970’s, Jaguar gave its perennial E-Type a major makeover. While it might be hard to imagine the lusciously styled Jag ever needing a refresh, there was a lot .....
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1954 Kleinschnittger F125 SOLD
The normally stoic and pragmatic Germans must have had a great need for a bit of levity after all they had been through during World War II. The German infrastructure, economy and spirit had been crushed .....
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1956 Austin Healey 100M Roadster SOLD
1956 AUSTIN HEALEY 100M ROADSTER
Donald Healey is one of the great characters of the British motor industry. A former RAF pilot in WWI, he went on to own a successful garage business, making a name for .....
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