Open Road

They had another that sold for $96,500 earlier this year. Very cool but you must have play money.

Crisis wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:04 am Should be fun to watch.



https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986- ... nts-anchor

The last RS200 Evolution sold on BaT went for over $500K.

The RS200 didn't meet Reserve at $420K. Reflection of a changing market? Or just not the right bidders chasing it?

Crisis wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:24 am

Crisis wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:04 am Should be fun to watch.



https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986- ... nts-anchor

The last RS200 Evolution sold on BaT went for over $500K.

The RS200 didn't meet Reserve at $420K. Reflection of a changing market? Or just not the right bidders chasing it?

Both. Only certain cars, the really special ones, are immune to the market roils. Plus you need buyers in the room.

Didn't even know these existed.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2019- ... nts-anchor

^^That Porsche store is ~40 minutes from me
Rarely get there as I don't own a Porsche anymore, but when they replaced the old Brumos dealership with this shiny new one I stopped by and saw that 935 sitting on the showroom floor.
Def got my attention. Love the Ongais theme

Crisis wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:43 pm Didn't even know these existed.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2019- ... nts-anchor

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Saw one up close and personal at the release of it and the Speedster at RRVI at Laguna Seca.

I WANT one of these shift knobs if I ever buy the 50th anniversary I keep looking at.....

Bids in last 24 hours went from $420k to $1.05M !!
13 days to go....

So Porsche took 77 991 GT2's and made them into 935 'tribute' cars?

Wow, this was news to me as well

Were they all the same livery as shown, or were they different?

They were all different based on the owner's specifications.

There isn't a Sotheby's thread, so I'll just stick this here.

A Ferrari SF90 press car is up for auction there.

This car has been on track for press coverage and time trials, never in a competitive setting and only by trained drivers.

Not interested at all, but I am curious to see what it'll sell for. It's been driven like hell, I'm sure. On the other hand, I've heard that Ferrari makes sure their press cars are even faster than their normal production cars.

Current bid: $245,000

https://sothebysmotorsport.com/auction/ ... %3D.TWdDe5

Continuing my weird/funky JDM interests, this 1994 Honda Civic Shuttle Beagle 4WD wagon popped up;
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-honda-civic-39/

(don't know why it displayed the picture so many times?)

NSXguy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:04 am Continuing my weird/funky JDM interests, this 1994 Honda Civic Shuttle Beagle 4WD wagon popped up;
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-honda-civic-39/

(don't know why it displayed the picture so many times?)

That’s not wierd / funky, it’s just fugly ;)

Look for civic diesels in yerp, I think they might hit the 25yr mark soon. That would turn heads for sure in the US.

Edit: they ofc come with a 6sp manual

That Civic-based 4WD wagon isn't funky like our Acty microvan, but honestly with a 1.6L engine and an actual crumple zone it's realistically more usable.
A diesel would make sense as a daily driver, but at this point almost 30 years later they're just toys anyway.

I hear ya.

Look at this:

https://app.adjust.com/10r8c7lf_108xmz9 ... -copy_link

Final price: € 2,500.-
Mileage: 173,000 km
First registration: 11/2002


It’s still 3 years away from being able to import but would definitely be a huuuuge headturner at any C&C

AKSteve wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:17 pm There isn't a Sotheby's thread, so I'll just stick this here.

A Ferrari SF90 press car is up for auction there.

This car has been on track for press coverage and time trials, never in a competitive setting and only by trained drivers.

Not interested at all, but I am curious to see what it'll sell for. It's been driven like hell, I'm sure. On the other hand, I've heard that Ferrari makes sure their press cars are even faster than their normal production cars.

Current bid: $245,000

https://sothebysmotorsport.com/auction/ ... %3D.TWdDe5

This car has been at $375k for several days now, which is an amazing price for this vehicle. This just isn't the right time for me to even think about buying a new car. Plus this car has an optional lightweight Fiorano package which prevents you from adding the front axle lift system, which would be a necessity in Alaska. Still, it's such a beautiful car...

I have this one on my watchlist as I would LOVE to change the interior of my cabrio to be a natural brown.

But it's already at almost $4k, what do you guys think this is realistically worth?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/996-9 ... erior-set/

Crisis wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:43 pm Didn't even know these existed.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2019- ... nts-anchor

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Sold for $1,626,000. A bit of shenanigans near the end of the bidding.

fpena944 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:23 pm I have this one on my watchlist as I would LOVE to change the interior of my cabrio to be a natural brown.

But it's already at almost $4k, what do you guys think this is realistically worth?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/996-9 ... erior-set/

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What's it worth to you?.....I think north of 4k is out of range. I feel it's worth about 3500, max. However, there's an ass for every seat, someone will bite.

fpena944 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:23 pm I have this one on my watchlist as I would LOVE to change the interior of my cabrio to be a natural brown.

But it's already at almost $4k, what do you guys think this is realistically worth?

Kinda depend if you have to ship it as well, or you can pick it up.

If you can go pick it up its probably worth 4 - 5 K, assuming all the clips weren't busted when they removed the stuff.
Shipping that pile will be a decent chunk of change.

Buying all those parts, bit by bit, including shipping is probably a lot more than 6K, and not to mention worrying about damage. And then add all time it would take to get them all

If that color change is worth it to you I think there is alot of value in finding the complete set if you can go pick it up or get it all shipped as one package.

amdavid wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:25 am

fpena944 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:23 pm I have this one on my watchlist as I would LOVE to change the interior of my cabrio to be a natural brown.

But it's already at almost $4k, what do you guys think this is realistically worth?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/996-9 ... erior-set/

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What's it worth to you?.....I think north of 4k is out of range. I feel it's worth about 3500, max. However, there's an ass for every seat, someone will bite.

In my mind I was willing to participate up to $2k but now as I look at something like this I somewhat question my whole idea of reconditioning my cabrio given how much it's going to cost to rebuild an engine, repaint, redo the interior, new top, new suspension, etc. Might be cheaper just to buy a lower mileage 997 cabrio at that point. But unfortunately I get attached to things and since having this car for 15+ years makes it hard to let go even if it doesn't make financial sense.

eflight wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:50 am

fpena944 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:23 pm I have this one on my watchlist as I would LOVE to change the interior of my cabrio to be a natural brown.

But it's already at almost $4k, what do you guys think this is realistically worth?

Kinda depend if you have to ship it as well, or you can pick it up.

If you can go pick it up its probably worth 4 - 5 K, assuming all the clips weren't busted when they removed the stuff.
Shipping that pile will be a decent chunk of change.

Buying all those parts, bit by bit, including shipping is probably a lot more than 6K, and not to mention worrying about damage. And then add all time it would take to get them all

If that color change is worth it to you I think there is alot of value in finding the complete set if you can go pick it up or get it all shipped as one package.

It's only 90 minutes from me so my plan was to rent a uhaul trailer and bring it home that way.

But as I just mentioned above, I'm questioning my appetite for such a project.

My savannah beige was nice when it was newer, but now it's like a faded orange and I've always been a fan of natural brown. Unfortunately the auction ends in 3+ hours so I'm probably going to skip it since I'm not completely sold on my idea quite yet.

Don't forget, you can sell your interior.

N_Jay wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:06 am Don't forget, you can sell your interior.

I was gun shy so this one got away.

I just need to really plan what I want to do instead of throwing money away now. If I were in a different stage in life I would jumped right in but trying to be prudent!

AKSteve wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:49 pm

AKSteve wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:17 pm There isn't a Sotheby's thread, so I'll just stick this here.

A Ferrari SF90 press car is up for auction there.

This car has been on track for press coverage and time trials, never in a competitive setting and only by trained drivers.

Not interested at all, but I am curious to see what it'll sell for. It's been driven like hell, I'm sure. On the other hand, I've heard that Ferrari makes sure their press cars are even faster than their normal production cars.

Current bid: $245,000

https://sothebysmotorsport.com/auction/ ... %3D.TWdDe5

This car has been at $375k for several days now, which is an amazing price for this vehicle. This just isn't the right time for me to even think about buying a new car. Plus this car has an optional lightweight Fiorano package which prevents you from adding the front axle lift system, which would be a necessity in Alaska. Still, it's such a beautiful car...

I actually talked myself into placing a couple of bids on this, but couldn't bring myself to place another one once I got outbid the second time. It shows, "Auction Ended," and the last bid was $585k. But it doesn't say, "Sold." I'm not sure how Sotheby's does things, so I don't know if the "winning" bidder actually got to buy this car or not. On bringatrailer.com, every SF90 that's been sold has gone for $700k or more.

Although I will never own a street bike, this little 250cc inline-4 Suzuki Bandit fascinates me.
Just the thought of four 62mm cylinders screaming at 16,000 rpm kinda tickles me jimmies

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992- ... 50-bandit/

Wow, a real (ex- Dave Finch) 933 just popped up on BaT;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/porsc ... -race-car/

NSXguy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:53 pm Wow, a real (ex- Dave Finch) 933 just popped up on BaT;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/porsc ... -race-car/

993?

someone is already hitting the egg nog early

i am not a traitor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:09 pm

NSXguy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:53 pm Wow, a real (ex- Dave Finch) 933 just popped up on BaT;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/porsc ... -race-car/

993?

nope.

Had never even heard of a 933 before this auction. Cool car.

So is this a reflection of the current market?


https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994- ... bo-3-6-11/

Crisis wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:12 pm So is this a reflection of the current market?


https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994- ... bo-3-6-11/

Or maybe just a tired listing
Beautiful car but 3 auctions in a year ??!!
I'm seeing a lot of "alumni" auctions on BAT, and a lot of dealer-to-dealer flipping (the new Chandelier bids)

If you want to have some fun on BAT check out any Corvette C2 auction (stamp pad !!) or any Bill Noon/Symbolic Int'l auction

wsh wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:39 pm

Crisis wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:12 pm So is this a reflection of the current market?


https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994- ... bo-3-6-11/

Or maybe just a tired listing
Beautiful car but 3 auctions in a year ??!!
I'm seeing a lot of "alumni" auctions on BAT, and a lot of dealer-to-dealer flipping (the new Chandelier bids)

If you want to have some fun on BAT check out any Corvette C2 auction (stamp pad !!) or any Bill Noon/Symbolic Int'l auction

Wonder how much of that is just money laundering?

Crisis wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:12 pm Had never even heard of a 933 before this auction. Cool car.

It sold for $51,500....which I still think was a bargain.

Christmas arrives early this year?

How about a toy-sized toy hauler:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990- ... and-z50rd/

So does No Wankel = A Noid?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985- ... ivery-car/

Before I was licensed to drive, a neighbor had a yellow Opel GT like this one;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-opel-gt-17/



To me in my youth it really was a micro-Corvette, and to make it even better they put a black racing stripe down the roof and hood that also included one of the headlight buckets.....either closed OR open

I've never seen a 944/968 (oval) dash in carbon fiber before!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/944-dashboard/

Wow, yet another 933 pops up on BaT;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978- ... -race-car/

Friends Lotus Esprit V8 just listed. Very nice car!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998- ... prit-v8-5/
Pic at a show next to my red GT350

Geza-aka-Zombo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:33 am Friends Lotus Esprit V8 just listed. Very nice car!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998- ... prit-v8-5/
Pic at a show next to my red GT350

I'm "following" it and doing some due dilligence. I'm on alerts for Lotus' in general. It's fairly local to one of my homes too.

Lots
Of
Trouble
Usually
Serious

fast_freddy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:44 pm

Geza-aka-Zombo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:33 am Friends Lotus Esprit V8 just listed. Very nice car!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998- ... prit-v8-5/
Pic at a show next to my red GT350

I'm "following" it and doing some due dilligence. I'm on alerts for Lotus' in general. It's fairly local to one of my homes too.

Lots
Of
Trouble
Usually
Serious

We are neighbors and car buddies. He does right by his cars, and this Espirit is very stunning. Best of luck.

Geza-aka-Zombo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:37 pm

fast_freddy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:44 pm

Geza-aka-Zombo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:33 am Friends Lotus Esprit V8 just listed. Very nice car!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998- ... prit-v8-5/
Pic at a show next to my red GT350

I'm "following" it and doing some due dilligence. I'm on alerts for Lotus' in general. It's fairly local to one of my homes too.

Lots
Of
Trouble
Usually
Serious

We are neighbors and car buddies. He does right by his cars, and this Espirit is very stunning. Best of luck.

His pics look a lot like Jockey Hollow in Morristown.

I'm in Montclair and Spring Lake (mostly) when I'm in NJ and will be spending quite a bit of time there starting in March. We should do a "car thing" of some sort. I used to go on training rides (cycling) through your area all the time when I was a kid/young man. Grew up in Nutley and would ride over the hill in Montclair, then South Mountain Reservation, Great Swamp, Clinton Reservoir, Belvedere then back. Used to have family in Basking Ridge too. Back then it was truly the country and not easily accessible (I wouldn't call Rt 22 good access). It's remarkable how it's turned into a bedroom community of NYC.

fast_freddy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:53 pm

Geza-aka-Zombo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:37 pm

fast_freddy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:44 pm
I'm "following" it and doing some due dilligence. I'm on alerts for Lotus' in general. It's fairly local to one of my homes too.

Lots
Of
Trouble
Usually
Serious

We are neighbors and car buddies. He does right by his cars, and this Espirit is very stunning. Best of luck.

His pics look a lot like Jockey Hollow in Morristown.

I'm in Montclair and Spring Lake (mostly) when I'm in NJ and will be spending quite a bit of time there starting in March. We should do a "car thing" of some sort. I used to go on training rides (cycling) through your area all the time when I was a kid/young man. Grew up in Nutley and would ride over the hill in Montclair, then South Mountain Reservation, Great Swamp, Clinton Reservoir, Belvedere then back. Used to have family in Basking Ridge too. Back then it was truly the country and not easily accessible (I wouldn't call Rt 22 good access). It's remarkable how it's turned into a bedroom community of NYC.

We're still pretty much country out here. Actually, the pictures were taken in his driveway. We have a C&C group that often meets at Chatham HS. I'll keep you in the loop when we start up again this spring.

Set your wayback machine to 1967, and check out this Chrysler New Yorker hardtop sedan;

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967- ... -yorker-4/



This car brings back a ton of memories, as my mom had one which was the car I learned to drive in.
Hers was Cream colored with the same black vinyl C pillars and 440, but a black leather interior.
My dad kept a gas/service log on every car, and noted that while my mom averaged around 13mpg's.....but I only managed 9's

Good times!

Just asked if the windows work. 4 doors and no B pillars is best Jerry!

Very similar to my first car, my grandfather's old 1967 Plymouth Fury III. That could even be the same platform.

mussberger wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:13 pm Just asked if the windows work. 4 doors and no B pillars is best Jerry!

Your question triggered a funny memory.
When my older (bossy redhead) sister was driving the New Yorker on her learner's permit, my mom was in the PS front seat and I was in the back.
It was too hot so I cracked the window, and my sister complained and closed it from her driver's seat window controller.
Oh hellz no, so I opened mine again and when she tried to close it I layed on the window switch to counteract her override.
Surprisingly no smoke was let out even after what was probably over a minute of 12V Mexican Standoff...but once mom intervened I had to relent.
Those window switches/wiring were hardy, and never stopped working all the years we had that car!
Also, the hubcaps were pretty grippy, but there were many times when (after a particularly awesome stunt I just performed) I had to circle back and recover 1 or 2

Hahaha....same thing we did. Family of six boys though and it was either a Buick or an Olds.