Hummer has become a household name, but things could have turned out very differently. In 1979, the U.S. Army drafted specifications for a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and a handful of companies answered the call. While AM General’s entry was the eventual winner, Teledyne Continental took a chance with the Cheetah. According to […]
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Leroy Gonzalez, a real estate developer from Florida, passed away early this year at the age of 84. The collection of classic cars he loved and left behind is about to go up for auction. Among them are a slew of Corvettes, a trio of pre-1951 Fords, a Dodge SRT-10 pickup, and a few motorcycles […]
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Everyone can appreciate a classic Mercedes AMG, but many of them are becoming harder and harder to find as time goes on. This particular AMG, a W210 E55, is not only available now, but it also features a special standout feature: a manual transmission. The 2000 Mercedes E55 AMG, which is up for auction on […]
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It seems that you can find all sorts of things on eBay, even a tuned single-cab widebody ute based on the Renault 5 from the ’80s. This unique conversion is located in Taunton, UK, and is currently listed for sale at £8,000 ($9,673). The custom build is based on a second-generation 1987 Renault 5 three-door […]
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For quite some time, prices of used Mercedes-Benz SLR McLarens were stagnate and showed little sign of increasing. Over the past couple of years, however, prices have started to rise and this particular unit is one of the priciest we’ve come across. Listed up for auction through Bring a Trailer, this SLR McLaren is a […]
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A celebrity name in a car’s history file can massively inflate a classic car’s value. And if the car in question is from a blue-chip sports car brand with serious motorsport heritage, the numbers can get pretty crazy. Just ask the guy who parted with $1.95 million for Steve McQueen’s 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera. […]
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It’s almost hard to imagine now, but back in 2004, when the Ferrari Enzo was being sold, color options for the Italian brand’s cars were limited. This Enzo was, in more ways than one, ahead of time, though, and was the only example ever to leave the factory with a matte black paint. According to […]
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Any Porsche-branded tractor is a special kind of agricultural machinery, but an owner wanted to make it stand out even more, by modifying it with several pieces of bodywork from the original VW Beetle. The modified tractor is said to replicate a Porsche showpiece from back in the day, although we couldn’t find any documentation […]
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Early next year, this stunning 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II is going up for auction at Barrett Jackson’s Scottsdale event. Every aspect of the build is over the top and includes completely custom bodywork, a clean-sheet interior, and a very unique powerplant with over 850 hp (633 kW). It even has a mysterious celebrity autograph […]
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There are plenty of Porsche 944s on the roads but this example available through Bring a Trailer is more special than most. What you’re looking at is a 944 known as the ‘Celebration Edition.’ It was built to celebrate Porsche building 100,000 examples of the 944 and capped at just 500 units. A handful of […]
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