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There are more than 11,000 collector cars sitting in the Motorious inventory right now, and the batch that landed this week is an unusually deep one. A Ferrari that laps Fiorano quicker than an Enzo, a 59-kilometer G-Wagen on portal axles, a Testarossa successor that stayed in one Italian family for 33 years, and a Vitamin C Road Runner with the Air Grabber hood still doing its thing. Here are the ten coolest, counting down.
No. 10: 1939 Chrysler Royal Street Rod — In-Auction
Pre-war Chrysler sedans almost never get the hot rod treatment, which is exactly why this one stands out in a field of small-block Fords. The Royal keeps its suicide doors, windshield sun visor, and upright 1930s proportions, but underneath sits a 318-cubic-inch Mopar V8 backed by a three-speed A727 Torqueflite, four-wheel disc brakes, a modernized rear end, and shorty headers running into custom exhaust. Column shift and an aftermarket gauge cluster keep the driving experience period-correct where it counts. It crosses the block with GAA Classic Car Auctions in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it is the kind of car that makes a tri-five cruise night look predictable.
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No. 9: 1994 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin Turbo AWD Coupe — $22,000
One of just 924 built for 1994, this Stealth R/T Twin Turbo represents the model at its high-water mark. That was the year Dodge ditched the awkward blistered hood for a cleanly redesigned panel, bumped the 3.0-liter DOHC twin-turbo V6 to 320 horsepower and 315 lb-ft, and added a sixth forward gear to the manual box. Add all-wheel drive, four-wheel steering-era Japanese overengineering, and 84,636 miles, and you have arguably the most car-per-dollar on this list. Classic Auto Mall has it listed at $22,000, which is Miata money for a genuine twin-turbo AWD flagship.
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No. 8: 1996 Nissan Silvia K's — $39,900
Driver Motorsports has this S14 Silvia K's in the country legally with a valid title on file and 41,307 actual miles showing. The spec sheet reads like a late-90s Option magazine build in the best way: black paint over white Volk TE37s, Navan aero, Bride seats, a Nardi wheel, and an SR20DET fitted with a well-chosen mix of performance parts. Clean, honest S14s are getting genuinely hard to find as the good ones disappear into collections. If you are still working out how a car like this gets here, our guide to the 25-year import rule is worth ten minutes.
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No. 7: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air — $89,900
A real VC-VIN Bel Air, meaning it left the factory as a V8 car rather than a six-cylinder conversion, now running a 283 with fuel injection and an automatic. SuperSport Classics has sorted the parts that make a tri-five actually usable: power disc brakes, front coilovers, dual exhaust, a new fuel tank, and whitewalls to keep the silhouette honest. It is classic 1957 styling with the modern underpinnings that turn a show car into a driver, and the dealer includes a powertrain warranty. For more of the breed, see our roundup of the coolest Bel Airs on Motorious.
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No. 6: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner — $59,900
Vitamin C Orange, correct to the car, with a black vinyl top and an Air Grabber hood is about as loud as 1969 Mopar gets, and we mean that as a compliment. Hanksters Hot Rods and Muscle Cars lists it with a 383 breathing through an Edelbrock four-barrel, a 727 Torqueflite, an 8 3/4 rear with a Sure Grip differential and 3.50 gears, front discs, dual exhaust, and Cragars wrapped in 295/50/15 rubber out back. Bench seats front and rear keep it period. If you want the blue-chip version of the same car, read about the one-of-234 Hemi Road Runner we covered recently.
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No. 5: 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe — In-Auction
Amethyst Metallic over black is one of the great 964 color combinations, and this Rest-of-World Carrera 2 was ordered with the options that matter: M030 sport suspension, a 40-percent limited-slip differential, 17-inch Cup wheels, a sunroof, heated leather, and air conditioning. Collected from Zuffenhausen in June 1993, it carries a stamped service book running from Hamburg to Fondi, a comprehensive 2010 engine rebuild covering bearings, rings, camshafts, timing chains, and overhauled heads, plus a new clutch with an RS flywheel. It also still holds its Porsche Nürburgring Pass, good for unlimited Nordschleife laps. Broad Arrow has it in auction. More air-cooled reading: our look at a Brumos-inspired 914/6 GT tribute.
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No. 4: 2024 Mercedes-AMG G 63 4x4² — In-Auction
Fifty-nine kilometers. That is the entire life this G 63 4x4² has lived since it was ordered through Mercedes-Benz AG in Stuttgart in January 2023 and built through the G MANUFAKTUR program, the first time a G-Class had been offered that way. The 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 makes 585 PS and 850 Nm, but the party trick is the portal axles, which lift ground clearance 113 millimeters to 351 millimeters and push wading depth to 910 millimeters. Finished in G MANUFAKTUR Graphite Metallic with AMG Night Package II, 22-inch forged wheels, Burmester audio, and diamond-stitched leather, it invoiced at €317,618 with options adding more than €109,000 on their own. Mercedes called it the last of its kind.
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No. 3: 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet — In-Auction
The W111 cabriolet is the high-water mark of hand-built Mercedes, and the 3.5 V8 version is the one to have. Its six-layer soft top was engineered better than any convertible roof in the world at the time, and at over $12,000 new the car outpriced most of what Stuttgart sold. This example was built in September 1970, delivered new to the United States, and then spent nearly 40 years with a single owner in Cincinnati until 2024, with marque specialist Precision Motorcars handling every service. It shows 60,019 believed-original miles, remains largely unrestored, and still wears its original Silver Grey Metallic and black leather, with Behr air conditioning and a Becker Europa radio intact. Also worth a look: this 9,300-mile 560SL.
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No. 2: 1992 Ferrari 512 TR — In-Auction
The 512 TR was far more than a Testarossa facelift. The 4.9-liter flat-12 sat 30mm lower in the chassis, a revised intake lifted output to 428 CV, and the result cracked 100 km/h in under five seconds on the way to more than 313 km/h. Writing in Road & Track, 1961 F1 World Champion Phil Hill said it hid “about three quarters of an F40 with all the conveniences of any modern GT.” This Rosso Corsa over Beige European-spec car, chassis 93846, was delivered in May 1992 through an official Ferrari dealer in Florence to Giorgio Pinchiorri, the sommelier behind the city’s famed Enoteca Pinchiorri, and stayed in the Pinchiorri family until 2025. Its stamped booklet documents services from 1,445 km through a 50,000-km interval completed in January 2026, and confirms engine number 31252 still matches the car.
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No. 1: 2010 Ferrari 599 GTO — In-Auction
Only three road cars have ever worn Ferrari’s Gran Turismo Omologato badge: the 250 GTO, the 288 GTO, and this. Unlike its ancestors the 599 GTO was not built to satisfy a rulebook. Ferrari built it as the road-legal answer to the track-only 599XX, and it borrowed far more from that program than from the 599 GTB Fiorano underneath. The payoff was a car that lapped Fiorano a full second quicker than the Enzo while, per Car and Driver, riding astonishingly well on public roads. Just 599 were built.
Chassis 171915 is special even among those. It is one of the earliest completed and carries one of the lowest known chassis numbers, and it was ordered with carbon fiber racing seats and four-point harnesses that Ferrari would not offer on North American cars. Before it ever reached a private owner, the factory selected and photographed it for the official 599 GTO sales brochure, where the engine-bay shot shows the GTO plate reading 171915. It was delivered new in December 2010 through Modena to former AMA Supercross racer Bader Manneh. For more from Maranello, see the 10 coolest Ferraris on Motorious.
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