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Lamborghini Miura P400 chassis 3057 Early “thin-chassis” car with just three owners from new and 37 years in LA. Restored by Jeff Stephan and Ed Pink, $700K invested. Twice Best of Show and Best Miura at Concorso Italiano. Matching numbers. Original panels and glass. Never…

Ferrari’s first series-built cabriolet, restored to its Geneva Salon glory. One of 40 Series I Pinin Farina 250 GTs, chassis 0801 GT was a factory show car and once owned by opera great Giuseppe Di Stefano. Now concours-restored with its matching-numbers V12, it’s headed to RM…

The hybrid that changed the game. This 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder blends electric silence with a 9,000-rpm V-8 straight out of the RS Spyder LMP2. One-owner. Under 400 miles. Finished in Black with carbon trim and fresh from a full 10-year factory service. Register to bid at…

Matching-numbers. Alloy block. Disc brakes. One of the best 300 SL specs ever built. Originally delivered to Switzerland in a one-off factory color, now restored by Kienle and ready to tour. This 1962 300 SL Roadster hits the block at Monterey this August. Register to bid at…

The hypercar of 1931. Only one like it exists. Short-chassis Bentley 8-Litre, bodied by Barker as a two-seat speedster. Ordered new by Sir Malcolm Stewart. Matching-numbers. Still a stunner. Up for auction this August in Monterey. Register to bid at bit.ly/46smBOD…

One of the most original McLaren F1s in existence. Chassis 062 is one of just 7 U.S.-spec Ameritech cars, delivered new to Larry Ellison and California-registered since 1997 and was never federalized. Still under 6,500 miles, still Magnesium Silver, and still road legal in…

One of just 19 Ferrari F40 LMs. Built to GTC spec. Up to 760 horsepower. This is build number 14, with matching numbers, Ferrari Classiche certification, and a fresh $67K service by Rosso Corsa Inc. Shown at ModaMiami 2025. Twice restored by Michelotto. As real as it gets.…

The ultimate Mezger-powered 911. One of just 600 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0s ever built, this example shows fewer than 160 miles. Finished in Carrara White with red accents and loaded with factory options, it's the last and most potent naturally aspirated RS of the 997.2 era. A…

Few Duesenbergs are as well-known or as well-restored as this. Chassis 2225, a 1929 Model J Convertible Sedan by Murphy, won its class at Pebble Beach after a full Babinsky restoration and has appeared there again as recently as 2023. One of the finest open Model Js on the…

Not your average F40. This one bites. Register to bid at bit.ly/4l4Ep6x

54 miles. Over $127K in options. Never registered. This LaFerrari from the Ming Collection is as close to new as it gets. Rosso Corsa over Nero/Rosso leather, full carbon trim, and signed by the Maranello build team. Maintained exclusively by Ferrari technicians. A unicorn…

819 horsepower. 9,500 rpm. The last great V-12 Ferrari? This 2024 812 Competizione is loaded with $213K in options, including Tailor Made interior, carbon everywhere, and a $820K MSRP. Just 80 miles. Register to bid at bit.ly/3Gw2On2

It started with a fan letter and became one of the most beautiful Duesenbergs ever built. Meet the Torpedo Phaeton. Register to bid at bit.ly/4f6zct9

It doesn’t have a VIN. It’s not road legal. And that’s the point. The 2024 Ford GT Mk IV is the most extreme evolution yet—3.8L twin-turbo V-6, 800+ hp, carbon-carbon brakes, and 2,400 lbs of downforce at 150 mph. Only 67 exist. This one is #007. Register to bid at…

From the 1965 Barcelona Motor Show to your garage. This DB5 Convertible was the show car for Aston Martin and one of just 39 LHD export models. California Sage over red hide. Matching numbers. Full Works restoration. Open-top Aston perfection, offered without reserve. Register…

Alain Prost’s Formula One engine. In a road-legal 911. This is the 1988 Porsche 911 TAG Turbo by Lanzante, one of just 11 built. Powered by the actual twin-turbo V-6 that raced in the MP4/2. Mintgrün. Gold RUF wheels. 311 miles since build. Insane in all the right ways.…

One of just 20 factory-built Porsche 911 Rs. Born to compete. Built to win. Chassis 11899006R was delivered new to rally driver Fernand Schligler and raced across Europe before passing through the hands of Paris–Dakar founder Thierry Sabine. Now road-ready again, this is…

A race car built by Shelby, Brock, De Tomaso, and Fantuzzi. The 1965 De Tomaso P70 was a Can-Am dream that never made the grid. Rebadged as the Ghia Sport 5000, forgotten for decades, and finally restored to its original glory. One of the great what-could-have-beens in…

One of the rarest Skylines ever made. Just 44 NISMO 400Rs left the factory. Only 40 are known to survive. Built as a Le Mans-inspired road car with a 400 PS RB-X GT2 engine, carbon and titanium components, and wheels lifted straight from the LM GT1 racer, it was Japan’s defiant…

One of 349 Ferrari F50s. One of 55 US-spec. One of 2 in Giallo Modena. Delivered new to Ralph Lauren, this car shows under 5,400 miles and has been privately owned since 2003. Freshly serviced and Classiche Certified. Offered in its 30th anniversary year. Register to bid at…