Driver
1996 Lexus LX450 with 207,000 miles from a 25-year family owner, priced well under recent high-mile sales
$12,950 48% under market
A family-owned LX450 with records at about half the going rate for high-mile examples.
Deal Finds
Classic cars priced at least 20% under what comparable cars sell for, or genuinely rare. We pass on far more than we post, and every find comes with a value check and what to inspect. We're not the seller. Spotted one on Marketplace or Craigslist? Send us a deal.
Parts car Valuable, but too rough to restoreProject Needs work, but worth savingDriver Looks good from ten feet and drivesCollector Original or numbers-matching, show qualityPro-build Restomod or pro-touring, built to modern standards Rare Few were built or few survive
ProjectDriver
1997 Lexus LX450 for $7,500, the luxury twin of the FZJ80 Land Cruiser
$7,500 42% under market
Cheapest 80-series platform we found, about 42% under high-mile LX450 sales; condition is unknown.
How our picks sold
- 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera (993) coupe, 6-speed with factory rear-seat delete, no reserve sold for $94,695, against a market value of about $100,500
- 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo, numbers-matching US car with RUF touches, no reserve sold for $117,700, against a market value of about $160,500
- 1979 Porsche 930 Turbo slicktop project, untouched since 2007, no reserve sold for $89,880, against a market value of about $88,505
- 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 with 26,500 miles, original paint and numbers-matching drivetrain sold for $39,750, against a market value of about $23,250
- 1975 Porsche 914-6 GT tribute project with a Dawes-built 2.0 flat-six and steel flares, no reserve sold for $25,948, against a market value of about $24,200
- 1973 Porsche 914-6 GT Tribute with 3.0 flat-six and 915 five-speed, no reserve sold for $46,010, against a market value of about $56,500
How we pick
Each find is compared with recent sales of the same car in the same condition: a project against project sales, a show car against show cars. It has to come in at least 20% under, or be rare enough to be worth knowing about. Then we read the listing for red flags. We don't inspect the cars, so see one in person or pay for an inspection, never wire money to hold a car, and make sure the VIN on the title matches the car.
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