From Plaid Porsches to SEMA Mutants

PLUS: PLUS: What Sold, What Didn’t, and a GT-R Wagon That Might Be a Steal

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Only one seven-figure sale last week, but that didn’t stop the market from moving. Over 1,000 vehicles sold through online auctions, pushing total sales just past $40 million.

Below is the breakdown by price segment. The average sale came in at $39K, down from the mid-$40K range we typically see.

I’ve also pulled the top 5 models sold last week. I’ve got a soft spot for old Broncos, but interestingly they made up less than 1% of all sales. Surprising, honestly I always assumed the online crowd bought more of them.

Think about it, we’ve talked here before about C&B getting amongst their community. Here is the perfect opportunity for Doug to connect with the very community that devours his content and buys cars from his website. Even just a few strategic stops around the country featuring these cars could be incredibly beneficial for Cars & Bids. The brand exposure and goodwill from these in-person events would be tremendous.

Left Field Auctions To Keep Watching

Built for mayhem and modified for the big screen, this 2007 Range Rover starred in Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw and now it’s up for grabs. With a roof-mounted turret, Wilwood stunt brake, LED pods, crash bars, and a matte gray wrap, it looks ready to clear a runway. But underneath the theatrics, it’s still a supercharged V8 L322 with cold-blowing AC, a clean title, and no reserve.

The interior has been stripped for action shots, the odometer shows 134k, and the dash is lit up like a Christmas tree, but it runs. And right now, it’s sitting at just 200 dollars.

This exact truck reportedly sold at Barrett Jackson earlier this year for $12,100. Let’s see where this one which is no reserve ends up at.

If you’ve been waiting for the right first Porsche, this is it. Final-year 914. Clean title. Long-term ownership. Honest story. You’re not chasing someone else’s project you’re stepping into a car that’s been loved and used just enough to stay healthy.

For weekend drives, this is perfect. Mid-engine balance, removable top, and enough charm to turn every grocery run into a car event. You won’t win drag races, but that’s not the point. This is about feel. About simplicity. About driving something light and analog that still wears the Porsche badge.

It’s got some rust, a swapped odometer, and a cracked windshield. And it doesn’t matter. The engine’s right, the color’s right, and the ownership history makes it better, not worse.

If you want a classic that’s still affordable, still has upside, and still makes you smile every time you start it this is one to chase.

750 horsepower. No hood. Full SEMA pedigree. This thing isn’t pretending to be streetable. It’s a rat rod Humvee built to shock, shake, and steal every stare in the lot.

The builder went all in. Compound-turbo LBZ Duramax. Custom air ride. Bomber leather buckets. 40-inch tires. Hand-fabricated everything. It’s part Mad Max, part rolling art, and fully committed.

And here’s the thing. This isn’t just sitting with one dreamer and no action. There have already been over five bidders with real money on the table. Every pot has its lid. This truck might not be for most people, but it clearly speaks to a few who get it.

This isn’t about practicality. It’s about presence. And someone’s about to own one of the wildest diesel builds in the country.

Not your typical PCar listing, and that’s exactly why it stands out.

This isn’t just some JDM wagon with a body kit. It’s an RB26-powered, manual-swapped, all-wheel-drive GT-R wagon built by Autech. Same drivetrain and chassis architecture as the R33 Skyline GT-R, just with enough cargo space to haul your wheels, your dog, and half the paddock. Only about 1,700 were built, and this one’s already stateside with a clean title and a solid mod list.

It’s been resprayed black from its original pearl white, sitting on ADV1s, and tuned with all the right upgrades, cooling, suspension, brakes, exhaust. Inside, it’s got a Defi digital gauge cluster and an Alpine screen. No fluff, just function.

Now, this isn’t really my wheelhouse, but I’d say value probably lands somewhere around the $30K mark. That said, we’ll see who shows up.

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