Driver
1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SL owned by one family for 45 years, no reserve, bid at $500
$1,000 88% under market
Garaged one-family SL with a hardtop and a clean title, at a $500 opening bid. Expect the price to climb.
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
Project
1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SL 4-speed project priced at about half of recent project sales
$24,750 50% under market
Roughly half of what 190SL projects have sold for, if the body is as solid as the price implies.
Driver
1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL at a driver-quality price, with both tops
$14,900 26% under market
About 26% under the comp midpoint for a running 560SL with fresh tires and service; inspect before buying.
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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