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Good morning Vroomers,

What a day on the auction block. BaT ran 230 auctions yesterday, which has to be close to a record. Sure, not all of them were cars, but that number is still insane. Most auction houses can barely line up 30 in a day. I have said it before, it is only a matter of time before BaT breaks the 200 car mark sales in a single day. With the marketing push they are on, it could happen sooner than later.

Total online sales yesterday hit $9.7M. That is a pretty solid day, especially since post August usually brings a slowdown. Q4 is shaping up to be a very interesting one across the board, especially with a new platform launch on the horizon.

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.

Auctions Ending Today To Keep An Eye On

This is it. The first real 904 to ever land on Bring a Trailer. A one off moment and who knows when another will surface. These cars hardly ever trade hands in public. When they do, it’s an event.

The 904 is one of the most important Porsches ever built. Mid engine, fiberglass body, designed by Butzi himself, and good enough to win the Targa Florio straight out of the box. You can see its DNA in the Dino, in the Cayman, even in later Porsches that tried to capture this same perfect balance of elegance and purpose.

This example has it all. Brumos delivery, real period race history at Daytona, Sebring, and the Bahamas. Time in the Matsuda Collection. A proper Kevin Jeanette refresh. A Capricorn built four cam in the car and the original motor included, even if it has been living life as the world’s priciest coffee table. Signal Red, faired headlights, blue velour buckets, and the kind of stance that makes it look fast standing still.

Right now it’s sitting at 750,000. To actually sell it probably needs to double. That sets us up for a wild final day. If you care about Porsche history, if you care about cars that shaped the way others were built, this is it. The one to watch.

Now this is the kind of auction that gets the blood pumping. A 2017 Ford Mustang GT Roush Warrior Coupe. No reserve. One of only 40 ever built, and this is number 11. You do not stumble across these every day. They were offered exclusively to U.S. military members, which already makes it feel like a piece of modern American muscle history.

And it is not just rare for the sake of rare. Under the hood sits a Roush supercharged Coyote V8 pumping out 670 horsepower. That is supercar territory, wrapped in a Mustang body that looks menacing in Lightning Blue with Warrior graphics plastered down the sides. Less than 20k miles on the clock, a clean history, and a plaque on the dash that reminds you this is no ordinary pony car.

What I love here is that it is more than a collector’s piece. This is still a Mustang you can fire up and hammer down the road, but with the exclusivity and story that puts it in another league. Most people do not even know the Warrior program existed, let alone that one of the 40 cars is crossing the block without a reserve.

These Warriors hardly ever surface, and when they do, they remind you why Roush knows how to make a Mustang feel larger than life.

Every now and then a project comes along that just feels right. This ’57 Chevrolet Bel Air wagon has been with the same owner for 30 years and is now crossing the block at no reserve. That alone makes it worth paying attention.

Wagons from this era were built in far smaller numbers than the coupes and convertibles, and most survivors have either been cut up or restored beyond recognition. This one is still wearing its years honestly. Original 283 V8, Powerglide auto, trim and brightwork largely intact. It’s the real deal, not a patchwork tribute.

Yes, it’s been sitting outside, the floors need attention, and the paint shows its age. But that’s exactly what makes it compelling. It’s straight, mostly complete, and ready to go in whatever direction the next owner chooses. Keep the patina and build a rat rod longroof, or go all-in on a proper restoration. Either way, this is pure Americana, chrome, fins, utility, and history all rolled into one.

Cars like this don’t surface often, and when they do it’s usually not at no reserve. Thirty years with one caretaker, a V8 under the hood, and an honest presentation. That’s the kind of story bidders can get behind. At the time of writing the high bid is crazy low!!

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