Rolls Royce Continental

Is this a Rolls Continental? I think its a 1954. If anyone out there wants a very nice example of a Rolls Royce that has a classic look and can keep up with modern traffic, here is your car! It has those iconic Grey Poupon Mustard Trays in the back seat for the filming the next Wayne’s World Movie.

Pardon Me? Do you have any Green Poupon!

Does anyone want this ’63 Porsche 356 Coupe? It has a clean title. Last winter we got a super heavy snow and had to shovel the roof and accidentally jumped onto the roof of the buried Porsche.

Project Porsche Coupe

Project for ambitious

Doors for 356 Porsche

GTC for Sale 330

Here is a Super nice 330 GTC that a customer of ours is interested in selling. We’ve gone through all of the mechanical components within the last two years such as the engine, transmission and numerous other details. This car is outstanding and is ready to light ‘em up for 2012!

MGA 1600 Barn Find

What do you think this car is worth? Even though the inside of all the sheet metal has a light coating of surface rust, the car is amazingly solid without any evidence rust bubbles in the rocker panels or bottom of the doors.  The car is complete with all the brightwork and trim and as you can see, the side curtain’s are still in tact. The seats are nice leather things that probably came from a Volvo, absolutely not original.

The engine turns over freely with the starter and it sounds like it has even compression in all cylinders. It has all the original mechanical components like the Lucas Starter, Generator and distributor. Based on how well all of the panels fit and the condition of the sheet metal, it doesn’t appear to have ever been in an accident. The odometer shows 15K miles, is that possible?

I’m thinking of putting it on ebay but need to get a feel for the value before I go through that exercise. I’d really appreciate anyone’s feedback on where to go with this MGA.

A friend of mine is looking to sell this BMW Isetta to free up some space for other cars. This is one of the best Isettas I have ever  seen because he had all the details done properly right. If you are looking for an Isetta let me know and I can connect you with the owner.

BMW Isetta for sale

After getting a great response to a post a few weeks ago about engraving on the door handles called Giouche, I thought you would also get a kick out of this old school decorative detail. It’s called Cloisonne, a technique developed to make Jewelry and small fixtures as well as larger items like bowls and vases. Years ago at a Montreal art museum I saw pottery that was finished in a geometric pattern cloisonne that was so beautiful with pools of glossy color and a chaotic randomness.

Cloisonne is typically made by soldering wire to the base material in order to form dividers that get filled with the enamel filled with colored paste that it fired in order to harden and become glossy. These Ferrari and Pininfarina badges are made a little differently. The base metal is stamped to create the 2 dimensional depth which is then filled with different colors of the glossy translucent enamel. The Ferrari badge is an original from the 1957 and the Pininfarina (Letter F) as well as the Ferrari/PF flags are new manufacture. I’d like to know if the modern production pieces are made by the same company who made the originals or if they are reproduced by another shop.

Cloisonne Ferrari

Cloisonne hood badge

Coisonne PF Pininfarina

PF Badge, Ferrari badge

If anyone needs a 3 phase 150KV generator, let me know. This one can bolt up to a Hercules Diesel and someone said that a International engines like the DT466  engine have the same bolt pattern. It can be wired to make 133, 230, 266, 460 volts while generating 651, 377, 326, 188 amps.

Generator A/C

After taking a look at the XK-120 in the barn a week ago,  I decided to buy it and dragged it out of the building where it rested since 1988. On Tuesday the 2nd, Roman and I delivered it to the new owner. Thanks for your help running the bed on the truck, Roman! He was wearing a shirt with a dragonfly screen print that said “Wing Man.” That little nipper certainly is my wing man!

XK-120 Jaguar delivery

Jaguar XK-120 roadster

What late model Mercedes-Benz can you compare to this 1971 280 SE 3.5 to? A 1987 560 SEC is one example but what is the 2011 V-8 model called? The punch of Mercedes Benz V-8 engines feel great because they have so much low end torque which move these heavy cars with ease.

The interior on this car is completely original with no tears or damage to the leather. The wood on the “A” pillars shows some deterioration to the veneer but it’s appropriate condition for a well cared for car that’s 40 years old.

We are offering this car for sale at $37,000 – more pictures can be seen on our site: http://www.rpmvt.com/Restoration_%26_Performance_Motorcars/1970_Mercedes_280SE.html

Benz 280 SE 3.5

280 SE 3.5 SE Coupe