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Gunshot through the windshield: 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S
The 993 Turbo S is the holy grail of Porsche Turbo cars, as it's the last air cooled 911 Turbo. A low mileage Turbo S of the same year just sold on Bringatrailer for $310,000. These cars came with a twin turbocharged 3.6 liter flat six motor, producing 450 horsepower,...
1955 Jaguar D-Type Recreation
The Jaguar D-Type was designed from the outset to be a Le Mans winning racer. There were only ever around 87 cars completed, which includes the XKSS, factory D-Type race cars, and customer cars (of which there were 53). They started out using a 3.4 liter six cylinder...
One of the worst we’ve seen: 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider
The Ferrari 488 Spider is the open top version of Ferrari's top of the line sports car. These cars are equipped with 3.9 liter twin Turbo V8's producing 660 horsepower, and are capable of doing 0-60 in just 3 seconds flat. They're highly reviewed, and the 488 GTB was...
1959 Fiat 600 Multipla
The Fiat 600 is one of the highest production number cars to come out of Fiat, with over 2.7 million made between 1955-1969. Fiat was pumping out almost 1000 of them a day at the peak of production. The Multipla (which means multiple) had three rows of seating, which...
American Heart: 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE
The Ferrari 250 GTE is a part of the 250 series cars, which for the most part used the 3.0 liter Colombo V12. The 250's of all guises were produced from 1953-1964. The Colombo V12 was praised for being lightweight, but powerful at the same time. In the GTO and...
Ferrari Testarossa Black Leather Seats
The seller of these seats appears to have a lot of different seats laying around for Italian exotic (or not so exotic) cars. The main event here is the pair of Ferrari Testarossa seats. They look to be in great shape, and the seller describes them as 9.5/10 with no...
6 MGA’s and just one Jag!
We came across this very cool barn find featuring six MGA's and a Jaguar XK120. Interestingly, there is also a BMW Isetta pictured, but seemingly it has been sold or is not for sale. The owner states that it's time to get rid of everything, and as such has created the...
Porsche 356 Barn Find
This Porsche 356 is a 'fresh' barn find, found in Rhode Island. The 356 C was the last iteration of the 356, and was produced from 1964-1965. The base level engine produced only 75 horsepower, but the "SC" version came with Porsche's most powerful push rod engine to...
1952 Fiat Topolino Giardiniera Belvedere
The Fiat Topolino is a "city car" built by Fiat from 1936 to 1955, with a whopping 520,000 cars produced. They came equipped with a 600 cc motor that produced 13 horsepower and drove only the rear wheels. These little cars had a top speed of only 53 miles per hour....
1957 Porsche 356 Speedster
The Porsche 356 was Porsche's first production car. The first 356 was produced in 1948, and around 76,000 were produced from then until 1965, ending with the 356 C. The 356 is an air cooled rear-engined, rear wheel drive sports car that is known for its handling...
1959 Fiat 600 Multipla
The Fiat 600 is one of the highest production number cars to come out of Fiat, with over 2.7 million made between 1955-1969. Fiat was pumping out almost 1000 of them a day at the peak of production. The Multipla (which means multiple) had three rows of seating, which...
American Heart: 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE
The Ferrari 250 GTE is a part of the 250 series cars, which for the most part used the 3.0 liter Colombo V12. The 250's of all guises were produced from 1953-1964. The Colombo V12 was praised for being lightweight, but powerful at the same time. In the GTO and...
Ferrari Testarossa Black Leather Seats
The seller of these seats appears to have a lot of different seats laying around for Italian exotic (or not so exotic) cars. The main event here is the pair of Ferrari Testarossa seats. They look to be in great shape, and the seller describes them as 9.5/10 with no...
6 MGA’s and just one Jag!
We came across this very cool barn find featuring six MGA's and a Jaguar XK120. Interestingly, there is also a BMW Isetta pictured, but seemingly it has been sold or is not for sale. The owner states that it's time to get rid of everything, and as such has created the...
Porsche 356 Barn Find
This Porsche 356 is a 'fresh' barn find, found in Rhode Island. The 356 C was the last iteration of the 356, and was produced from 1964-1965. The base level engine produced only 75 horsepower, but the "SC" version came with Porsche's most powerful push rod engine to...
1952 Fiat Topolino Giardiniera Belvedere
The Fiat Topolino is a "city car" built by Fiat from 1936 to 1955, with a whopping 520,000 cars produced. They came equipped with a 600 cc motor that produced 13 horsepower and drove only the rear wheels. These little cars had a top speed of only 53 miles per hour....
1957 Porsche 356 Speedster
The Porsche 356 was Porsche's first production car. The first 356 was produced in 1948, and around 76,000 were produced from then until 1965, ending with the 356 C. The 356 is an air cooled rear-engined, rear wheel drive sports car that is known for its handling...
2012 McLaren MP4-12C GT3
Why are some race cars detuned? When we came across this Mclaren we saw that this MP4-12C actually makes only 493 horsepower in race guise, versus around 600 horsepower for the road going version. So we had to look into it, and the reason actually isn't all that...
Pininfarina Momo Steering Wheel
To complement a swoopy, sexy, beautifully designed car, you need a steering wheel of the same order. We think this fits the bill. It is subtle yet stylized in its own way. We're not sure what cars came with this steering wheel from the factory, but the ad claims it is...
Ferrari Daytona Office Chairs
Are you a high ranking executive that just has to feel like they're sitting in a Ferrari at all times? We've found your new office chairs. These original Ferrari Daytona seats were converted into rolling chairs, but look like they could be taken apart and used in a...
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