The Daily Vroom

Good morning Vroomers!

Strong start to the week, $7.4M sold yesterday across the board, led by an $800K Porsche S/T that lit up the final minutes of bidding. And that was just Monday.

Today, we’re looking at a packed slate of auctions closing, including a few sleeper picks that could go cheap. One of them, a 1961 Jaguar XKE roadster with serious rock star provenance.

Below, I’ve pulled together some of the day’s most interesting no-reserve listings, price jumps, and second-chance surprises.

MARKET LEADERBOARD

💰 The figures shared below don’t count any other sales such as car seats, memorabilia etc… All online auction sites are analyzed to put this leaderboard together.

I only include websites that have sold 5+ vehicles in the chart below.

YESTERDAY’S TOP 5 SALES

Want to dive deeper into any of these listings? Just click on the car to take you directly to the listing.

Sale of the Day

This wasn’t a market move. It was a moment.

Yes, this 992 S/T had all the right ingredients, Heritage Design spec, Shore Blue over Classic Cognac, 23 miles on the clock, and the analog purity of a 9,000 RPM flat-six paired to a six-speed manual. That part’s easy. But what happened in the final minutes of bidding was something else entirely.

This was legacy logic. Two buyers, possibly reps, possibly clients, locked horns, and suddenly, it stopped being about comps or curves or where the Sport Classic is trading. All that mattered was this car, this spec, this moment. A museum-grade allocation that may never come to market again.

You can argue it’s irrational. But legacy cars don’t trade on spreadsheets—they trade on conviction. This wasn’t a bet on the next 6 months. It was a bet on the next 40 years. And when that’s the lens, $800K is just the price of certainty.

Also, this is what happens when you build something so pure, so final, that even at nearly 2,000 produced, it feels like one-of-one. Porsche didn’t just make a car here. They minted a benchmark.

And benchmarks don’t come cheap.

No Reserve Auction To Keep An Eye On

Here’s a car that doesn’t just check boxes, it tries to break the pen.

This Canadian-market 1994 Nissan Skyline GT-R is running no reserve, which feels borderline insane given the parts list, the dyno sheet, and the direction these are headed. It’s got 363 horsepower, Haltech brain, HKS lungs, Advan legs, and BRIDE seats to strap you in when the boost hits. And yes, it still has the soul of an R32, but this one’s been sharpened aggressively.

Paintwork? Yes. Past damage? Not hidden. But that’s kind of the point. It’s not for purists. It’s for someone who wants Godzilla with a grudge.

Importantly, it’s in Canada, which means it’s already 25+ and eligible for U.S. import. That opens the door for American buyers who want to skip the stock JDM museum pieces and go straight to something that’s already been built to rip. Add the bins of OEM spares, undercoated chassis, and big-ticket maintenance done (timing belt, ATTESA, plugs), and you’ve got a car that’s not asking for excuses.

This isn’t a blue-chip. It’s a back-road brawler with the receipts to match. And someone’s walking away with it for whatever the final click says. No reserve. No second chances.

Watch it. Bid on it. Or miss out.

This one’s been idling in the shadows. No hype. No buzz. Just the seller dropping reminders while the internet looks the other way. But here's the thing, it’s a no-reserve Bentley, and it sells today.

Part of the SugarCreek Collection blowout on Hagerty Marketplace, this Arnage is one of 14 cars all selling to the highest bidder, no safety nets, no holdbacks. If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a twin-turbo Bentley without paying the usual Bentley tax, this is your moment.

And this isn’t just any Arnage. It’s a Green Label, the rare early variant with the BMW-sourced 4.4L twin-turbo V8 quicker, smoother, and lighter than the old-school 6.75L Red Label that followed. Finished in Silver Storm over Savannah leather, it’s got presence, polish, and over $20K in documented upkeep. Yes, it’s got its quirks, bad shocks, some warning lights, a few creaks but find a 25-year-old Bentley that doesn’t.

The real story? It’s been listed for over two weeks, viewership’s low, and the comment section is a monologue. Which means you could walk off with a hand-built British luxo-barge for the price of a used Civic.

No reserve. No attention. No-brainer.

We’ve seen this one before.
It sold for $59K in 2019. Then again for $51K in 2020. Now it's almost there again with time still left on the clock.

But this isn’t the same car.

Since 2020 it’s had meaningful updates. Turbo Twist wheels replaced the previous set. Fresh Michelin tires were added. Front control arms, tie rods, sway bar bushings, brake hoses, pads, and rotors have all been replaced. The brake fluid has been flushed and it's been prepped for sale with receipts to back it up.

It still wears a rare factory spec. Biarritz White over Natural Brown leather. Six-speed manual. Wood interior trim. And under the rear deck sits the Mezger twin-turbo flat-six. This is Porsche’s motorsport-derived engine. The one pulled from the Le Mans-winning GT1. The one that’s become a cornerstone of Porsche collector credibility.

There’s chatter in the comments about long-term upside and the rarity of this color combo. Someone called it the peanut butter sandwich spec. Not wrong. There were only seven examples like this built in 2001. Four of them were manuals.

Yes it’s had ten owners. Yes it’s seen some cosmetic tweaks. But today this car presents clean, sorted, and priced for movement. No reserve. No gimmicks. With the current bid near $49K it has a very real shot of matching or beating its last hammer price.

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