All Entries in the "Collector Cars" Category
1957 Ferrari 250 TR at Speed
There are typically many fantastic vintage race cars at the NW Historics and this year was no exception. One of the highlights of the weekend was seeing John Shirley run his 1957 Ferrari 250 TR (Testa Rossa). This car is 250 TR #1 - the first one built - and it retains it’s original engine!!
1958 Porsche Super Speedster For Sale
This is a 1958 Porsche Speedster VIN 84306 with a Super matching numbers engine #81489 (616/2). It was built on December 19th, 1957, but was sold and titled as a 1958.
I purchased the car, with a fresh high end restoration, in 2005. The previous owner purchased the car in 1968 with 90,000 miles on it, the odometer currently reads 21,000 and 121,000 is the correct original miles.
My First 911
My stomach was in a bit of a fit as the plane came over the mountains to land at the Ontario Airport, east of Los Angeles. The air was calm and I fly a lot, so there wasn’t a fear of flying. It was nerves - my second attempt to buy a car that I [...]
1967 Porsche 911S For Sale
This is a 1967 911S, chassis number 306318S with the original matching number engine 960486.
I’m the fourth owner of the car, the previous owner kept it at his Palm Springs vacation home for 22 years where it received little use. The odometer reads 73,000 miles and is believed to be original, but the mileage isn’t confirmed. The car came with the original 4.5″ Fuch wheels with steel lug nuts.
My plan was to keep the car original and drive it as I received it. But…
1963 Porsche TM Special
Built and raced in 1963 by Curtis Thews, owner of Thews Motors (TM) of South Bend Indiana. The car raced and won in SCCA F Modified class in Mid-West USA regional races.
Built on a DKW chassis from the Junior/F12 series with a Centaur fiberglass body kit. Powered by a Porsche 4 cam motor running on 2 cylinders (yes it’s true).
The Scottsdale Auctions
We are in Scottsdale for the winter. Besides the nice weather and the golf, we are just a few miles away from all of the collector car auctions. We plan to attend the RM & Gooding auction this week, but will probably not go to the big show, Barrett Jackson.