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Collectible tidbit: First Generation Tesla Roadster
You may be asking why a pair of sneakers can sell for $1.8 million and yet people won't pay you the correct price for your lovely vintage car. Well, it's all about rarity, provenance and who is buying. The Air[...]
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Mercedes-Benz 280SL
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL: Beautifully Practical Should you be suspicious when you see the word “practical” used to describe a sports car? When a carmaker refers to a model as a “four-door sports car” or “the sports car of SUVs,” your[...]
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1995-1998 Porsche 993 Last of the Air-Cooled 911 series
It will be 20 years this August that Apple introduced its first iMac, which began a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the then-struggling computer maker. Around the same time, the last air-cooled Porsche 911 models were leaving the building. Two[...]
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Ferrari 400i A Ferrari V12 for Under $100k
The 1988 hit film “Rainman” opens with gray market importer Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) walking around a California shipping dock inspecting a quartet of Lamborghini Countachs that he hopes to sell to waiting customers. But how many moviegoers would have[...]
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1961-1964 Cadillac Series 62 Bridging Generations
A Cadillac print ad from 1964 touted the value of design continuity on its cars’ resale value. The photo showcased the ’64 model, with the 1960-1963 versions in the background. This was steadiness. This was predictability. Cadillac customers wanted that.[...]
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Triumph TR6 – Last of Its Breed
If all the 1969-1976 Triumph TR6 had going for it was one of the automotive world’s most alluring six-cylinder exhaust notes, that might be enough to justify purchase. Fortunately, there’s much more to love about one of the last classic[...]
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Porsche 930 – Drive A Piece of History
It’s been nearly 43 years since the Porsche 930, better known as the 911 Turbo, arrived in the U.S. It wasn’t the first production turbocharged car – GM got there with the 1962 Chevy Corvair Monza Spyder and Oldsmobile[...]