The Daily Vroom

Good Morning Vroomers,

Yesterday I wrote that I was looking forward to watching the final moments of the 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet C I featured. Then, in the final hour, the rug was pulled. The MB Market suddenly withdrew the auction, posting only a short statement: “The MB Market has uncovered information in regard to the seller and their affiliates and no longer deem it acceptable or secure for our users to transact with the seller. The listing has been withdrawn out of precaution for The MB Market and The MB Market community.”

Auctions do occasionally get pulled across all platforms, but it’s a real shame this one disappeared so late in the game, especially for a car with that kind of story and following.

The Generous Collection

I often warn myself I’ll get tired of writing “Hagerty launched yet another collection.” Then they just drop The Generous Collection (great name) and I’m reminded: this isn’t just another drop. This is a statement.

About 180 cars are live right now. By the end of this month that number swells to 200. And the grand total is1,300 vehicles. That’s not a collection, that’s a full on fleet! If you haven’t sat up yet, now is the time.

These cars aren’t Pokemon you hoard; they’re being liberated. The seller, Greg Rusk, built his fortune in packaging. Over time he began buying cars from people doing life needing cash, tired of holding onto something & often paying generously. Over years these cars piled in barns, garages, lots, and tucked-away buildings. This isn’t curated perfection. It’s accumulation, preservation, and now transmission back into culture.

Hagerty is smart here. They paired Marketplace scale with media muscle. Their Barn Find Hunter team is walking vacuum-packed warehouses. The stories behind each lot feed attention. The auction platform executes the match. It’s content and commerce working together instead of parallel.

The impact will be felt. New bidders drawn in by curiosity. That halo effect will carry over to everyday Marketplace auctions. Hagerty’s got the fuel now; the question is how well they manage ignition.

One caveat: I still believe they need dedicated auction ops. Broad Arrow is powerful, but scrambling between physical prep and virtual strategy often strains throughput. In the final hours, friction matters. If they build a standalone team to handle digital auction dynamics, I’ll tip my hat.

A few lots that are already telling stories:

• 23k-mile 2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS6

• 8k-mile 1997 Camaro Z28 30th Anniversary

• 1964 Porsche 356SC

• 1990 Nissan 300ZX project

• 1949 Cadillac Series 62 sedan

• 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado

• 49k-mile 2007 Saturn Sky 5-speed

• LS1-swapped RX-7 Turbo II 6-speed

• 254-mile one owner 2020 Corvette Stingray

If you wanted to sample the breadth, that list is a microcosm. And what we’re seeing now is just the first wave of many.

This isn’t just another auction drop. This is Hagerty reshaping perception. With 180 live, 200 this month, and 1,300 in total, this is their gold moment. Get your dollars ready..

Auctions To Keep An Eye On

Let’s be honest, I could fill The Daily Vroom every day with Porsches. They’re the backbone of the auction world and still the most traded cars on every platform. Most of the time they blend together. But this one doesn’t.

This 7,000-mile Carrera Targa is as close as you’ll get to time travel. Grand Prix White, G50 gearbox, M491 Turbo Look. It’s the perfect mix of late-80s refinement and old-school rawness.

The M491 cars have always been misunderstood. People think “Turbo Look” means cosmetic. It doesn’t. It’s the same suspension, brakes, and body as the 930, just without the boost. You get the stance and grip of the Turbo but with the natural throttle feel of the 3.2. Paired with the G50, it’s one of the most complete air-cooled 911s ever built.

This one’s being sold properly. Verified factory paint, clean history, and a seller who clearly knows how to present a car. Motorcars of the Main Line has earned their reputation for listings like this. Not just low mileage, but high trust.

What makes this stand out isn’t hype or rarity. It’s restraint. A car that hasn’t been overhandled, a seller that doesn’t oversell. Everything about it reads authentic.

Porsches are everywhere, but this one shows why they still dominate the market. Not because they’re rare or expensive, but because when they’re right, they’re perfect.

You don’t see many modern cars that stop you mid scroll. This one does. The 2020 BMW M2 CS isn’t just a great spec, it’s the last of an era. Rear wheel drive, manual gearbox, and zero hybrid nonsense. It’s BMW at full strength before things got complicated.

This example nails it. One owner, 2,400 miles, Hockenheim Silver over black, gold wheels, carbon ceramics, and the 6 speed manual. It’s one of just a handful built this way, and everything about it feels deliberate. The carbon roof, hood, and mirrors aren’t for show. They shave weight, sharpen feel, and remind you that the CS was engineered, not styled.

The seller clearly knew what they had. Full paint protection film, ceramic coating on every part, meticulous documentation, even delivery photos from the dealer floor. Nothing feels flipped or fast tracked, it feels preserved.

The M2 CS sits at the perfect intersection of modern power and old school feedback. The steering, the chassis balance, the throttle response, all pure BMW M back when that still meant something. It’s light, compact, and mechanical in a way the newer cars can’t fake.

There’s a reason so many enthusiasts call this peak M. It’s not marketing, it’s the way this car feels from the first turn of the wheel.

I usually scroll past MGBs as most are forgettable. But a Frontline Abingdon Edition isn’t just another classic. It’s what happens when the MGB gets reimagined by engineers, not hobbyists.

This one’s the full Frontline treatment. Heritage certified shell, hand built in Oxfordshire with perfect panel fit, and a 2.5 liter Mazda engine putting out 289 horsepower through a six speed manual. It’s light, loud, and properly quick. Zero to sixty in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 160 miles per hour. Numbers you don’t associate with a British roadster that started life as a weekend cruiser.

The Speedster style hood gives it a sleeker stance and the details are on another level. Adjustable coilovers, billet brakes, and a modern chassis setup that makes it feel planted, not fragile. This is a car you can genuinely drive hard without worrying about it falling apart.

Frontline sits in that same space as Singer or Eagle, respectful of history but completely uninterested in nostalgia for its own sake. Everything they build has purpose. It’s still recognizably an MGB, just one that’s evolved into what the factory never had the time or money to make.