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Everything we've published, from track-side reporting to slow Sunday reads.
Market Find: A 190E Evolution II That Spent 36 Years in Japan — #448 of the 502 Mercedes Had to Build
Mercedes built exactly enough Evolution IIs to go touring car racing, and this one was delivered new in Japan and stayed there until it was exported this year. Bidding on Bring a Trailer sat at $201,000 with a week left to run.
Market Find: The Last Manual V12 Lamborghini Heads to Sealed Bidding
A one-off, gated-manual Murciélago LP 670-4 SV finished in a color no other example wears is up for sealed bidding at RM Sotheby's, with the closest thing to a factory guarantee that no more like it are coming.
Market Find: Nick Heidfeld's Ultra-Rare Porsche 959 Sport Heads to Monterey
One of just 29 959 Sport examples built, and one of only two finished with factory air conditioning, this Grand Prix White coupe carries a $5 million to $6 million estimate at RM Sotheby's Monterey sale.
Market Find: A 1969 Porsche 911S Race Car That Once Carried Monte Shelton's Number 57
Converted to a vintage racer in the early 1990s and campaigned by one of America's most decorated Porsche drivers, this Martini-liveried 911S comes with a factory Certificate of Authenticity and SCCA logbooks naming him as the driver. A Spain-based dealer has it listed at $106,000.
Market Find: The Prototype Ferrari Built Before the 330 GTC Existed, Listed by Fantasy Junction
Chassis 6431 spent nearly two years as Ferrari's internal development car for the 330 GTC — reportedly evaluated by Enzo Ferrari himself — before it ever reached a customer, and it still carries factory details no production car got. Fantasy Junction has it listed at $795,000.
Market Find: A 1973 Toyota Celica GT With the Engine America Never Got, Listed by JDM Legends
This Japanese-market Celica GT left the factory with a Yamaha-designed twin-cam head under the hood — a car the US lineup skipped entirely in favor of a single-cam four. JDM Legends has it listed at $34,900.
Market Find: A 1970 Mazda Cosmo Sport With Its Original 10A Rotary, Listed by JDM Legends
Only 1,176 Cosmo Sports were ever built, and this Series II car — restored in Japan and now titled in Utah — still has the twin-rotor engine it left the factory with. It's listed at $125,000.