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Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:59 am**

NSXguy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 7:23 am I've been a P-car guy for a long time, and don't think I've ever seen one in Cyclamen Red Pearl?

Zyclamrot

Here's the one US 928 in that color:

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:20 am**

And now for something completely different

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957- ... nvertible/

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:45 am**

NSXguy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:20 am And now for something completely different

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957- ... nvertible/

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2025 4:12 pm**

^^^^ No Reserve. Feeling adventurous?
Pretty sure you won't run into another one at Cars & Coffee.

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2025 6:32 pm**

Singer/Williams went for $3,000,000

Posted: **Sat Jun 07, 2025 11:48 pm**

wsh wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 6:32 pm Singer/Williams went for $3,000,000

I gotta admit that I just don’t get it when it comes the price of Singers. Yeah, they’re worth whatever someone is willing to pay, but I still think $3M is insane for a 911.

Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2025 3:26 pm**

NSXguy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:20 am And now for something completely different

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957- ... nvertible/

As soon as I saw that picture, I knew who the high bidder would be.

Posted: **Sat Jun 14, 2025 10:53 pm**

XR4Tim wrote: ↑Sun Jun 08, 2025 3:26 pm
NSXguy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:20 am And now for something completely different

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957- ... nvertible/

As soon as I saw that picture, I knew who the high bidder would be.

I would have guessed Stevie Wonder or Ray Charles.........

Posted: **Sat Jun 14, 2025 11:20 pm**

JustBud wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 10:53 pm
XR4Tim wrote: ↑Sun Jun 08, 2025 3:26 pm
NSXguy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 7:20 am And now for something completely different

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957- ... nvertible/

As soon as I saw that picture, I knew who the high bidder would be.
I would have guessed Stevie Wonder or Ray Charles.........

Disney?

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2025 6:03 am**

Well, that Spohn went for 66 Grand!

Posted: **Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:03 pm**

NSXguy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 6:03 am Well, that Spohn went for 66 Grand!

Money can't buy taste........I remember when he found that thing on Chasing Cars.... it was ugly then and it's ugly now.

That thing is the epitome of beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

Posted: **Fri Jun 20, 2025 10:55 pm**

I don't recall ever seeing a de-seamed Mini before, but I must admit that I like the look;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960-austin-mini-2/

Posted: **Sun Jun 22, 2025 8:13 pm**

OK, here's one for XR4Tim;
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-merkur-xr4ti-15/
It needs some work and is in (literally ;-) Hicksville. Ohio!

Posted: **Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:39 pm**

NSXguy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 8:13 pm OK, here's one for XR4Tim;
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-merkur-xr4ti-15/
It needs some work and is in (literally ;-) Hicksville. Ohio!

It's a really solid looking car. Unfortunately, I'm picky these days and don't want one without leather seats or the biplane wing. I'm really wanting a white '87.

Posted: **Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:39 pm**

OK then, howz about we crank things up the swanky scale and consider a brown E-Class Chrysler

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984- ... r-e-class/

Posted: **Sun Jun 29, 2025 11:32 pm**

^^^^^ Nicest condition used car that no one wants.

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:12 am**

For a decade or so, I had (several) Mercury Grand Marquis as a company car, almost the same spec
Neighbors couldn't understand the gold paw-paw car with whitewalls and wire wheel covers next to a GT3RS with giant wing

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:40 am**

We had K cars for employee vehicles for a couple of years. What a piece of crap they were.

Do you remember the recordings? " a door is ajar" drove me nuts!

Lee Iacoca's project to save Chrysler. Put a high sticker price on a piece of shit and discount it 20%. Everybody thought they were getting such a deal until the thing started falling apart after 10k miles.

Posted: **Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:48 am**

ny991 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:40 am We had K cars for employee vehicles for a couple of years. What a piece of crap they were.

Do you remember the recordings? " a door is ajar" drove me nuts!

Lee Iacoca's project to save Chrysler. Put a high sticker price on a piece of shit and discount it 20%. Everybody thought they were getting such a deal until the thing started falling apart after 10k miles.

Back in the early/Mid '80's our field techs were issued K-cars.
First the found the needed to add air shocks, because when you loaded the trunk with a few pieces of test equipment they would start bottoming out.
Then they found when you drove with enough pressure to keep the car level it would punch the top of the shock tower out.

Posted: **Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:38 pm**

The guy I sold my 944 S2 to just bought this....

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986- ... -928s-132/

I told him it looks like quite a car, and that he's a brave man.

Posted: **Wed Jul 02, 2025 5:26 pm**

amdavid wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:38 pm The guy I sold my 944 S2 to just bought this....

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986- ... -928s-132/

I told him it looks like quite a car, and that he's a brave man.

Engine air filter is upside down and it needs plug wires (about 10 years ago.) And... I'll stop there...

Posted: **Wed Jul 02, 2025 5:45 pm**

I have no skin in the game, all good.

Continue on, please...

Posted: **Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:57 pm**

RIGHT, CONTINUING ON

I'm not really a hot rodder but this package is strangely compelling.
An S10 chassis sporting the 4.3L Vortec V6 with a manual mated to whatever bodywork you like is a solid place to build from, eh?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1953- ... mander-37/

Posted: **Thu Jul 03, 2025 2:04 pm**

^^Strangely I understand.

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:16 pm**

Another green 928 with Pasha interior. One of the comments lists the # produced like this and it's higher than I would have thought. Regardless, still stunning in my opinion.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-porsche-928-72/

Posted: **Sun Jul 06, 2025 8:56 am**

Here's an oddball, and the 1st bid seems entirely appropriate

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1951- ... m-project/

Posted: **Sun Jul 06, 2025 7:48 pm**

OTOH, this 924S Carrera GT trubute seems well done and right up the alley of this Porsche-centric Forum;

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/up ... jpeg?w=940

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:10 am**

OK, in terms of image contrast my just learning that Harley-Davidson marketed a SCOOTER in the early 1960's is as incongruous as Pee Wee Herman dancing in a biker bar!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1962- ... topper-ah/

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2025 11:46 am**

Gotta admit that I was not expecting to ever see a pull start Harley.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:39 pm**

Hank Moody’s ride

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992- ... source=sms

Posted: **Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:11 pm**

The green 928 didn’t meet reserve at $67K.

Posted: **Tue Jul 22, 2025 4:38 pm**

TRAKCAR wrote: ↑Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:39 pm Hank Moody’s ride

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992- ... source=sms

That was an interesting drive video....

Posted: **Fri Jul 25, 2025 10:10 pm**

2001 Acura Integra Type-R
$24,9XX original MSRP
Sold for $204,204
Ho Lee Chit

Posted: **Wed Jul 30, 2025 8:02 pm**

I'm not really an off-roader but this seems like it would be a fun little package to bomb around in;
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000- ... z-offroad/
The Suzuki Jimny has earned a reputation as being a sturdy Kei platform, so seeing this one badged as a Mazda was a bit of a surprise.

Posted: **Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:27 pm**

Now THIS is something you don't see every day;
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1956- ... er-packup/

Posted: **Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:35 pm**

Something else unique and cool;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-divco-500-2/

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2025 1:08 pm**

The milk truck above:

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2025 2:12 pm**

Yeah, they swapped-out the old Divco underpinnings and built the body on a modern van platform...a big job!

Posted: **Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:55 am**

OK, how about a mobile taproom?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1961- ... en-bus-27/

Posted: **Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:34 pm**

More groovy van-ness is on tap here too;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/brubaker-box/

Posted: **Tue Sep 23, 2025 5:41 pm**

I've never seen a Valarra-bodied C6 Corvette before;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006- ... oupe-29-2/

With those looks and that purple paint job I would want it to have at least 1000HP!

Posted: **Wed Sep 24, 2025 5:55 pm**

^^I understand wanting something "different" but that sure seems like a waste of time that one will never get back.

Posted: **Wed Sep 24, 2025 8:49 pm**

amdavid wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 5:55 pm ^^I understand wanting something "different" but that sure seems like a waste of time that one will never get back.

Right, with a stock 400hp drivetrain it screams to me "all show and no GO" ...

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2025 3:10 pm**

Best car to make it on BaT this year:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-merkur-xr4ti-4/

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2025 3:14 pm**

XR4Tim wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 3:10 pm Best car to make it on BaT this year:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-merkur-xr4ti-4/

that's an awsome car for $30k. 19k miles? Nice buy.

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:03 am**

Who needs a very early Wankel-engined project?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967- ... -spider-3/

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2025 9:26 pm**

Thinking the single-rotor NSU is too mainstream?

I always loved the technology applied to the 1930's Tatras, especially the 8-cylinder T87 models.
Maybe a pre-war Tatra T97 project is more your cup-of-tea;
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1938-tatra-t97/

Posted: **Thu Oct 02, 2025 11:09 pm**

How about a bike-motored Subaru 360 with 2 transmissions?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970- ... -deluxe-7/

Posted: **Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:50 pm**

NSXguy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 02, 2025 11:09 pm How about a bike-motored Subaru 360 with 2 transmissions?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970- ... -deluxe-7/

This crazy build sold for $14K

Posted: **Thu Oct 16, 2025 11:42 pm**

By 1958 lots of American cars had switched to 4 headlights, which I always thought made otherwise-decent designs look awkward at best.
For example, the Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz in 1957 had superb styling (especially with the stainless steel roof) but the '58 4-headlight version just made me sad

How cool is the '57 Chevy to this day, but the '58 version...(ugh) not so much!

This car (1958 Dual-Ghia) to me was the pinnacle of style for the Rat-Pack set, especially the convertible;
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1958- ... nvertible/

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