Where: standvirtual.com, Lisbon, Portugal
This very trick 1275GT has had quite a lot of goodies thrown at it to make it a little road-rocket. An oil-cooler, electric water pump, avo shocks, up-rated discs and calipers, Quaife limited slip diff, carbon bonnet, Sparco seat and full roll cage plus much, much more. Add in the colour scheme, arches and wheels make this a really rather special Mini.
Price: €19,500 (£14,200)
Where: autoscout24.com, Ede, Holland
How ‘right’ does this car look? Red is a great colour for the Mk1, and the RS wheels, mudflaps and black rear panel all go together to make this car look a bit special. It was sourced from Portugal and as such is rust-free. It’s has just 44,500km on the clock and even the original steering wheel is in the boot!
Price: €22,000 (£16,000)
Where: bytbil.com, Tynnered, Sweden.
Please excuse us for featuring another Manta but we think you’ll agree this one is something special. The styling won’t be to everyone’s taste but the engineering cannot be doubted. This is a scratch-build car with a turbocharged Volvo engine, Corvette brakes and so much more. It’s for sale in Sweden for 350,000 kr (£26,000).
Price: 350,000 kr (£26,000)
Where: RM Auctions/Sotheby’s, Monterey, USA
Up for auction in Monterey on 13-15th August 2015 is this ‘Kenmeri’ Skyline. It will be interesting to see what price it achieves as it is a ‘no reserve’ auction. Japanese cars are on the up (think 2000GT’s, 432 240Z’s and Cosmo’s) and these Skylines should be considered in the same company.
Price: Auction with no reserve
Where: autoscout24.com, Treviso, Italy
Wow what a great looking Pantera! Nice and early with chrome bumpers, this one was made in Italy, delivered in Italy and remained in Italy. It has been fully and nicely restored apart from the interior which remains in mint original condition. Top price for a top car, and when prices for these start with 200, this will be the one to have.
Price: €150,000 (£106,700)
Where: trademe.co.nz, Canterbury, New Zealand
We are a suckers here at PistonJuice for a monster yank-tank surf wagon, even if we have never even stood on a surf board. So this slightly different to our UK eyes Aussie Ford peaked our interest. It’s a 302 V8 with 200,000 km (120,000 miles) and had a full re-spray in 2013. It needs interior work and at least an under-bonnet valet to make it really great, but as the ad says its ready to be driven now and for under £8k who can argue? We’d change the 14″ wheels as they look a bit weedy under the massive arches, but we’d stick to a similar look.
Price: $16,800NZ (£7830)
Where: atelier-automobile.de, Berlin, Germany
A very special car in a very special location – the Classic Remise Berlin is home to this prototype Citroen GS Birotor. This was Citroen’s foray into Wankel engine design which like Mazda and NSU before it resulted in dramatic and crippling unreliability. This was so bad for Citroen that they tried to buy as many of these cars back from their owners as they could, making them very rare now. This is one of the first prototypes and has been completely mechanically restored despite covering less that 1000km since new. The exterior has been left as original to keep it’s impossible to reproduce prototype finish. Expensive but am almost unique piece of Citroen history.
Price: €48,000 (£34,700)
Where: classiccarsforsale.co.uk, Oxfordshire, UK
This beautifully kept BMW has been in the same family for 41 years, cherished by father then son. They covered just 53,000 verifiable miles in the car, using it for special occasions. The car was completely rustproofed when new and some of the wax can still be seen in the seams. These cars rusted heavily so it is incredibly rare to find one in such good, original condition.
Price: £13,500
Where: finn.no, Arendal, Norway
Great modified Datsun 1200 fitted with a Volvo 850 T5 Turbo engine! Extensively modified to be an ice-racer, this one will need a good looking-over to check the workmanship. However, it looks great and we bet it sure is fast! Check out the roof-mounted air box! Has been magazine featured in Norway, too.
Price: 49,000kr (£4000)
Where: autoscout24.ch, Gommiswald, Switzerland
This fully restored Hillman Imp based Ginetta G15 is for sale in Switzerland. We love the colour as it sets of the clean 70’s lines nicely. This one has been sympathetically modified with new Weber carbs and an Abarth exhaust.
Price: CHF 26’500 (£19,500)
