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Sale of the Day

Whenever I see a Cabiglio Garage listing and it is a Porsche, my Seinfeld radar goes crazy. As many of you know, they have moved a decent number of cars for him over the years, and the pattern is always the same. Blue hangar, perfect lighting, concours level prep, and a Porsche that feels like it has been preserved in an oxygen free vault. This time they dropped something outrageous on BaT. A 2,500 mile Paint to Sample Slate Gray 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6.

It hammered for $831,000, and the market felt like it exhaled. This was not a surprise. This was inevitability.

Why This One Hit Different

The Turbo 3.6 already sits on its own tier in Porsche land. Fewer than 1,500 were produced globally, under 350 for the United States, and most of those were black, red, or white. A Paint to Sample example in a non metallic color Porsche never publicized is where you cross into the if you know, you know category.

Then you add everything else.
• 2,500 miles
• A documented ownership chain filled with serious Porsche people
• An underside cleaned of cosmoline early in life
• Eighteen inch Speedlines
• Can Can Red piping
• A window sticker that looked like artwork

Even before anyone hinted about Seinfeld, this car had a museum level presence. The story and the preparation made the car feel curated instead of simply owned.

The Color That Broke People’s Brains

Porsche people love to obsess over color. It is almost a competitive sport. Slate Gray, true non metallic Slate Gray from this era, is one of those shades that plays tricks on you. It shifts under every light. Some viewers thought it was green. Others swore it leaned blue. That is why Paint to Sample cars from the early 1990s have such a pull. It connects to McQueen, to the outlaw world, and to the feeling that this car was never meant to exist.

The Market Reality

The simple truth. A Turbo 3.6 in ordinary spec is already a lightning rod. Add Paint to Sample, add mileage this low, add documentation this complete, add preservation that borders on obsessive, and suddenly $831k feels reasonable.

People keep comparing these cars to the $1.3 million Bad Boys movie car result. That sale was driven by Hollywood attention. This sale was driven by purity. Purity is the last scarce currency in the air cooled Porsche world.

My Takeaway

This was not just a strong sale. This was the market rewarding a car that checks every box and then invents new boxes you never knew mattered. It also repeats something we see often. The right Porsche in the right color with the right story operates on a different frequency.

Selling in December adds a final touch. It feels like the last great mic drop moment of the year. (although with this market, I’m ready looking at the next big one!)

Someone will eventually say they do not understand why a 3.6 Turbo commands this kind of money. Deep down we all know the answer. You do not buy a car like this for the numbers. You buy it because it is one of the few cars left that makes everyone stop.

And this one did exactly that.

Auctions To Keep An Eye On

This XK140 MC has a clear history that explains exactly why it is back on BaT. It sold for 160,000 dollars at RM Sothebys in 2014, then returned to BaT in 2023 where it reached $58,000 and stalled. The seller walked because he believed the car deserved more. It was the right call.

This is not a casual driver. It is a matching numbers MC with a full restoration completed in 2011, high JCNA scores, and thousands upon thousands of dollars in receipts for suspension work, a complete engine rebuild, and a long list of small but important mechanical jobs. Coventry West built the motor. The concours judges validated the work. The documentation backs it all up.

The relist is the real story. The owner held the car for more than a decade, then took a second run at BaT with stronger photos, better videos, and a clearer case for the car. It is presentation, timing, and confidence. The seller knows the car’s depth, and he knows the 2023 result did not reflect the quality on offer.

This relaunch is about giving a high pedigree XK140 MC the shot it did not get last time. The work is real. The money spent is real. The history is documented. Now it is about whether the audience sees what the owner has seen for years.

A Ferrari shows up on Hemmings that makes you pause and wonder why more people are not talking about it. This Mondial t is that car. A running, shifting, recently serviced Ferrari with a rebuilt transmission and a MoTeC ECU upgrade sitting in the mid twenties. It reads like a dare.

The heart of the story is the work. Around $18k in recent service. A full gearbox rebuild. Fresh brakes. New rear main seal. Updated fuel lines. A proper alignment. Even the original electronic dampers have been replaced with conventional units for long term reliability. This is the kind of money owners spend when they want to keep the car, not hand off the problems to the next person.

The MoTeC ECU is another highlight. It replaces the old Ferrari brain and improves power and response. Purists may shake their heads, but anyone who has lived with older Italian electronics knows this is a smart upgrade. A Mondial that fires up cleanly and pulls well is already ahead of half the field.

The flaws are the easy kind. The AC does not work, the power locks are dead, and the cigarette lighter is missing. These are low stakes annoyances. The big scary items, the ones that usually empty wallets, have already been sorted.

Then you see the warranty. Six months or 6k miles on a Ferrari powertrain. You do a double take, but it is real.

If you are looking for the best potential cheap Ferrari, this Mondial t makes the argument. Around 31k miles, documented work, strong mechanical fundamentals, and the same 3.4 liter engine family as the 348. A mid engine manual Ferrari with real money spent and a clear service story.

You can call it the entry point into Italian ownership. Or you can call it the most misunderstood Ferrari of the modern era. Either way, this example is trying very hard to change its reputation.

A Demon 170 is already a headline car. Seeing one in Plum Crazy takes it up a level. Seeing one in Plum Crazy at no reserve is on a completely different level. This is the first time I have seen the color on a 170 and the first time I have seen an owner bold enough to let a 1,025 hp future collectible run to whatever the crowd decides. That alone makes this listing worth watching.

This is build number 94 of 3,300. One of the most extreme production cars ever made, created at the very end of the Challenger run, with the numbers to back up the mythology. A factory 1,025 hp supercharged V8. Around 1,300 miles. Clean Carfax. No modifications. And the big option boxes are all checked. Premium Group. Line lock. Adaptive dampers. Harman Kardon. Carbon trim. The whole thing.

Most Demon 170s land in predictable colors. Black. Destroyer Grey. White Knuckle. You do not often see Plum Crazy. Dodge brought back some of its best vintage colors for the Last Call models, but this is still a unicorn spec. It looks outrageous in the sun. It looks even better in motion. Plum Crazy feels like the proper final chapter for a car designed to be loud even when parked.

The seller runs a YouTube channel, bought the car new, and is selling because he has one garage space and just picked up a 2026 BMW M2 CS. It is the kind of real world reason that makes the listing feel human. No mystery, no drama. Just too many good cars and not enough indoor parking.

Then there is the no reserve part. You almost never see someone roll the dice on a Demon 170, especially one with PPF on the front, ceramic tint, clean paint, and a tidy interior. A car that is already holding strong resale numbers and will likely climb long term. Putting one of these at no reserve is not confidence. It is audacity.

People know what this car is. They know the mileage. They know the color is special. They know the production numbers matter. And they know Dodge does not build cars like this anymore.

Call it the wildest American car of the decade. Call it the best color Dodge ever put on a modern muscle car. Or call it what it really is. A once in a lifetime example of someone letting a Plum Crazy Demon 170 fly without a safety net. And it ends in a few hours…

This 1976 Datsun 280Z on Hagerty is exactly the kind of car that separates shoppers from people who actually know what they are looking at. It is no reserve, the bidding is still in the mid single digit thousands, and there are just enough open questions to scare off anyone who wants a perfect YouTube thumbnail instead of a real driver.

On paper it is the right recipe. Factory Racing Green respray. Upgraded 5 speed. L28 with fuel injection. Optional air conditioning on the build sheet. Independent suspension, rack and pinion steering, front discs. The seller has put real money into the bones since 2018. ECU, starter, battery, shifter and saddle bushings, alignment this year. Tires in 2021. In 2018 it got the usual big ticket items sorted. Fuel, charging, cooling, brakes, bushings, weatherstripping. They have driven it about 1k miles since the work, which tells you it is not a fresh out of the shop science experiment.

It is not pretending to be a show car. The hatch does not open because the lock is inoperable. Some interior trim is torn and taped. The console lid and shift boot are cracked. The rear trim is loose. There is visible undercarriage rust including one taped over spot. The alarm has been disconnected because it drains the battery. The seller freely admits they have never used the AC and you should not count on it working. This is not a surprise and it is not a deal breaker. It is exactly what you expect at this price point on a driver grade S30.

Look past the duct tape and missing badges and you have a Racing Green 280Z with a 5 speed, a healthy sounding inline six and a long list of recent mechanical work. The miles are TMU at 32.6k, which puts all the weight on condition and documentation, not odometer bragging rights. For the right buyer that is actually a plus. You are not paying a premium for a number on the dash. You are paying for how it runs, shifts and feels.

If you want a museum piece, this is not your car. If you want an honest, upgraded 280Z you can drive, improve and still be in it right, a no reserve example like this with a low entry price is exactly where you should be looking.

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