NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 10 ONLY!!!

Due to unexpected client health issues, the 2002 Porsche Boxster S we sold a few weeks ago is back up for sale at the special discounted price of just $13,995! The price has been deeply discounted to promptly move it to a new home.

After December 10, the car will be wholesaled to a late-model auto dealer (to be retailed at a much higher price) and will no longer be available… so don’t delay!

This is a premium mid-engined machine, that would have sold for about $52k in 2002, and I can’t think of a better deal if you want a high-level great-driving classic car for Miata money.

You will not find another one in this condition at anything approaching this price. It is currently with our client in San Rafael, California. You can pick-up the car there or we can arrange shipment anywhere in the country!

Take a look at the photos and videos below and grab it by December 10 or it will be too late! After the 10th, the car will no longer be available, so don’t delay!

I’ve always been a big Porsche fan, so I buy nice ones when I can find them. The cars keep rising in value, so it seems smart to have some Porsche in your portfolio.

This 2002 Porsche Tiptronic Boxster S (WP0CB29862U660339) came from one of our clients with a good-sized collection. He takes great care of his stuff, and this is an excellent example… very clean, with about 74K miles. The Tiptronic transmission makes the car effortless to drive, especially if you prefer a car with no clutch pedal. The car has been a lifelong Florida resident before it came here to our shop. If you are looking for a turn-key sportscar that anyone can drive, this is a great candidate!

The Seal Grey metallic paint is a particularly striking option on this 986. The speed-activated rear spoiler is very cool! The car also features an aftermarket radio with a front trunk-mounted six-CD changer and the Bose speakers offer high quality tunes while cruising with the top down! AC works great too. Top is electric with one touch operation, and features a glass convertible window. Easy!

Ever wonder what it’s like to drive a 1971 Saab station wagon? Check out the ALL NEW driving and walk-around videos for our Saab 95 wagon to find out! This is a great car at a great price! Give us a call if the Saab is the right car for you!

Make a statement! If you want a superb and rare car, this vintage Saab is a great candidate. This car attracts as much (if not more) attention than a Bugeye!

This 1971 Saab 95 Station Wagon (95096121) was recently repainted and presents quite nicely. The car is solid, a nice survivor. 

People love this car; there is nothing on the road quite like it, and it’s a quirky and wonderful car that is a delight to drive.  I just spent four hours driving this car to Lime Rock Park and back, so I had a good chance to appreciate Saab engineering, the column shift four-speed transmission never gets old. Today, a new 911 owner stopped to give me an enthusiastic thumbs up. For not a lot of money, you can have a rare piece of car culture.

Black Friday/Cyber Monday price is $35,995!

That’s a great value for this restored truck with great features like Ancara headliner, new seats and a highway capable five-speed transmission. Defenders routinely trade for much higher numbers but we have made the price really attractive to make space in our building, so feel free to call if you want a really fun truck!

This is a very cool vehicle we received in trade. It drives wonderfully! Check out the copy below that was written by the restorer, the car was imported from the UK and completely rebuilt just a few years ago by Mad River Imports in Durham NC. It’s a very high quality build, and anyone looking for a tight, restored, Defender will enjoy this ride! The truck is currently registered in CT, and comes with all the paperwork to register it anywhere in the world!

You can read Mad River’s description of the vehicle in italics below:

This is a classic and retro styled 1995 Defender 90, fitted with a 300Tdi diesel engine matched to the R380 5-speed manual gearbox. It’s a right-hand drive, true to form, classic example. This is a perfect cruiser with all the character and charm you need for that ultimate driving experience.

The body is nicely finished in timeless Land Rover Arles blue all over with color coded Wolf steel wheels to match. With bulletproof diesel power for ultimate reliability in the harshest conditions, there’s simply nothing that can beat a Land Rover diesel engine. The aluminum bodywork is light but strong and all those right angles and sharp corners were designed for it to be rugged and tough out in the wildlands. This retro classic is ready to be enjoyed regardless of whether you take it on the streets or get it dirty on the trails. It’s a very quintessential British and iconic Defender 90. Distinct, intimidating, and genuinely rugged, this Defender 90 is the ideal 4×4 to take you on any adventure.

Another great reason to have a RHD Land Rover originally built for a foreign market is what lies under the hood. Diesel power provides the best torque to get you through or over anything (which was never available on US spec vehicles). It’s equipped with one of the best diesels, the robust 300Tdi engine with a R380 5-speed manual transmission, regarded by many in the Land Rover world as their best engine produced, and it has earned a tough-as-nails reputation over the years. The 2.5-liter 4-cylinder turbo diesel engine in this Defender has just 88k original miles and runs very well. Paired with the R380 5-speed manual and 3.54 Rover axles it moves through the gears well and it has no problem keeping up with everyday traffic, around town or on the highway.

Shifting action is light and smooth with the R380 gearbox, the clutch take-up is clean and with power steering and disc brakes all round, it feels competent on or off-road. No other 4×4 vehicle has the pedigree and track record like a Land Rover, a Rover of the Land. Not only was it one of the first, but it also remains the world’s benchmark off-road vehicle, exhilarating to drive, highly reliable, and simplicity to maintain. It provides high performance on-road with the capability to tackle the worst off-road conditions and in nearly every driving environment the world has to offer.

It’s a lovely retro and vintage styling D90, that’s been nicely refurbished inside and out, featuring new gleaming Arles blue paintwork, LED lights, PUMA hood, full Exmoor Trim premium carpet, new door hinges, hardware, bolts, and a lovely Exmoor Trim Lignum wood rim steering wheel.

Inside it’s as simple and minimal as you would expect, with brand new Exmoor Trim carpet, new brown re-upholsted front seats, and it even still has its original Land Rover AM//FM radio. It has a very stylish and new Alcantara headliner fitted.

The cargo bay offers enough room for storage and for extra passengers as well. It comes with traditional Land Rover side-facing bench seats in the rear cargo area with lap belts.

Factory gauges cover the basics and the controls. The control levers manage the 5-speed manual transmission and 2-speed transfer case/hi-low range/diff lock and there’s a center cubby box between the seats. All lights, heater, wipers, and gauges work, as they should. It sits on Land Rover 16” heavy duty Wolf steel wheels wrapped with all new 265/75/16 Ranger Insa Turbo A/T tires and heavy-duty drive flanges, which give it that classic look and heavy-duty styling. The chassis, bulkhead and doorframes all show in great condition. It also comes freshly wax oiled underneath for extra protection against the outside elements. This is a legendary 4×4 that has both style and substance. Overall, this is one stylish, retro, and quintessential British Defender 90 ready to be enjoyed!

The vehicle was serviced in 2021 with new oil and filter, new fuel filter, new air filter, new front heavy duty drive flanges, new fuel tank, and new panhard bushings. Drives beautifully with no issues, ready to enjoy.

Click “read more” below for more photos and give us a call if you’re interested in this special machine!

We are pleased to offer this 1966 MGB GT for sale this week.

I have a profound love affair with these cars; while I don’t talk about it much, I have for many years owned a 1967 British Racing Green BGT a car that feeds this particular love affair whenever I need a fix. I’m really tempted to keep this car too, but I can’t justify two so we hope to find this one a good home.

Let me explain why I think this could be the perfect classic British car. 

The pre-67 MGBs are really the nicest of the series (made from 1963-1980). The metal dashboards are heavenly, pre-padding and protection, they were raw steel armed only with a factory crinkle finish. The hatchback is quite practical-fill it with a weeks worth of groceries at Costco.

You can really use this car in a very different way than all the vintage British convertibles that we know and love. It’s more rigid, it’s quieter, it holds more stuff. It has more headroom. It’s easier to get in and out. And it’s really pleasant to drive with respectable handling and acceleration too.

The shape is pure artistry… I’ve heard these cars called baby Aston Martins, and while that name doesn’t speak to me, what is apparent is that the car is in the league of a high-dollar Aston. This is a striking artful object that punches above its weight. It looks right.

This is, in my opinion, the sweet spot of the 1800 MGB engine line-up, devoid of all emission controls, so you get really good power and performance. It has perhaps 90 horsepower and it shows- the engine is far more powerful than later detuned MGB models, this one is spirited and fun to drive.

Unfortunately, this one is not an overdrive car. There is an overdrive switch on the dash that’s a placeholder, but it’s not connected and there’s no overdrive transmission installed. That said, we can get a rebuilt original overdrive transmission and put it in, which would really enhance this car. (We’re happy to make that happen for the new owner!)

The rocker panels and fender bottoms between the doors were rusty at some point on this car and the rust has since been cut-out and replaced with new sheet metal. The repair is complete, but the bodywork was not finished, so if it matters to you, you would need to have a bodyshop fill and sand the rockers and fender bottoms and paint this area. Or maybe some people would want to strip and repaint the whole car.

That said, I think this car is just perfect as is. It’s weathered with patina, and the primed rockers look fine given the overall finish of the car. The paint throughout the car is still good… there are some nicks and scratches but it looks like a nice classic car. Leave as is, spot paint rockers or complete repaint… this is ultimately up to the new owner.

We just last year put in an all new leather interior and carpet set, so the interior is strikingly nice. We installed three-point retractable seat belts when we re-did the interior, which required custom brackets to be fabricated to facilitate them, and entire interior is now beautiful. We also went through and replaced any perishable mechanical items, such as new rubber hoses and oil cooler lines, as well as new rear wire wheel splines and brakes, so the entire car has been refreshed. This one is easy to drive, and beautiful!

As part of the recent refresh, we put on brand new 15 inch painted wire wheels and Michelin upgraded XAS tires, which are quite striking and beautiful, and reminiscent of a time when tires really meant something on these cars. The original GT’s came with 14 inch wheels, but the six-cylinder MGC GT came with 15 inch wire wheels, so there’s reference for this. The reason they went with the larger wheel is that more sidewall makes for a nicer ride, and these taller 15 inch wheels just add a little bit of extra comfort and pleasure to an afternoon drive in this beautiful machine. 

Whomever ends up with this car is a lucky and smart enthusiast. If I had to just choose one British classic car (other than a Bugeye, of course), I would choose a BGT. This one is nice enough to drive and celebrate but not so nice that you need to worry, and there is something very liberating about a car in such condition.

Thanks for allowing me a moment to indulge my passion. Give a call if you are interested in adopting this car!

Check out the driving and underside videos above, click “read more” below for more pictures, and give us a call if you’d like to make this awesome MGB your next British car!

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Now SOLD to Jock in Connecticut! Congratulations on an awesome 100-4!

This is BN1L156795, a 1954 Austin Healey 100 with M features installed like the louvered hood, leather strap and 100M airbox. I like the early BN1s because the rear fenders do not have the reflector pods that came along with BN2s, so you have a cleaner rear-end. If you are unfamiliar with these striking cars, the windshield folds down to the speed position shown below, which is the way you attract maximum attention and/or stand-out at cars and coffee. As the girl in the Jeep yelled as she passed just after I folded the windscreen for these pictures, “that thing is FIRE!”