Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Etc., Europe, Military, Motorcycle If you’ve never laid eyes on a Vespa ACMA, allow us to introduce you. Manufactured for use in World War II, the scooter came equipped with a small cannon designed to launch rocket-propelled grenades. Soldiers found an advantageous firing position, deployed stabilizers, plucked a grenade from a [...]
Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Mini There’s good reason this Mini more than doubled it’s pre-sale estimate, and it’s not because Neil Armstrong once drove it. No, Lot 307 at Bonhams’ Hendon, U.K., sale was bid up to $65,100 because it’s an exceptionally rare early Mini, just the eighth of the iconic cars ever manufactured, according [...]
Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Chevrolet, GM, Celebrities How much would you pay for a derelict ’67 Chevrolet Corvette with a 427? If you said about thirty grand, you’d be in the ballpark – but that would still be all the money in the world for a barn find like this ‘Vette. The owner [...]
April 26 2012 by
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Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Chevrolet You’ve never seen a 1981 Yenko Camaro? Maybe that’s because only 19 were made and they usually sell for well north of what a new Camaro will cost you from your local Chevrolet dealer. One gorgeously restored, matching numbers example is up for purchase on eBay Motors for [...]
April 24 2012 by
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Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Etc., Ferrari, Middle East, Luxury Based on the cars that usually feature in the videos we get from Dubai, we can’t really call the tale of this Ferrari Enzo that outrageous. Pictures of the dusty stallion have been zooming around the Internet while the real thing sat in a [...]