The Daily Vroom

Good morning Vroomers

Yesterday was the kind of day I love in this market. No record-breaking headlines, even though total sales still hit $7.2 million. The average sale price came in at $38K, well below the usual daily average of $43K. Here’s a breakdown of where the sales took place yesterday.

Before anyone jumps to conclusions about the high end crashing, let’s be clear: there just weren’t many six-figure cars on the docket, just 6.9% of total sale. What we did get was a batch of excellent mid-tier and entry-level listings, and honestly, those are my favorite. They're where the surprises happen. The smart buys. The ones that slip through at the right number.

Give me a strong $30K driver over another $300K trailer queen any day.

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

We were talking in the introduction about cheaper vehicles that are value and here’s one that had to be highlighted.

You already know the legend. The truck Top Gear tried to kill and failed. The Hilux that survived a building collapse and still drove away. In the US, we just called it the Toyota Pickup. But by any name, it built a reputation on one thing: never quitting.

This one wasn’t perfect. That’s why it worked.

It had a few dings. Some underbody corrosion. A cracked dash. But it also had a clean Carfax, Western ownership since new, and all the right details: manual hubs, Go Rhino roll bar, Outlaw II wheels, and the 22R under the hood. Spray-in liner. Touchscreen head unit. Period flavor mixed with real usability.

What really makes this sale special isn’t the truck, it’s the seller. First-time listing. Private party. Picked up the truck in 2022, drove it around Yakima for weekend errands and cars and coffee, then passed it on with transparency and personality. No polish. No fluff. Just honesty and good vibes.

It sold for $11,500 after 32 bids, and if you ask me, that’s a smart number. Not because it’s low or high, but because it shows how attainable cool cars still are when they’re presented right and meet the moment.

Also a quiet win for Cars & Bids. More new sellers like this means they’re doing something right. Keep an eye on what kinds of listings they’re attracting lately. You’ll see a shift.

Auctions To Keep An Eye On

This is the kind of listing that stops you in your tracks. A factory 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL, presented without the optional City Package making it one of the most focused and desirable homologation cars BMW ever built.

No power steering
No air conditioning
No sound insulation
Plexiglass side windows
Aluminum panels
Scheel sport seats

Every detail was engineered for weight savings and performance. This is not just an E9 it’s a motorsport tool. And a rare one at that. Just 110 Series I cars were built with the fuel-injected 3.2-liter M30 and full Batmobile aero kit. This example, finished in Polaris over black with BMW Motorsport stripes, shows just over 11,000 miles and comes out of the respected McKenna Collection in Southern California.

Interestingly, the seller is relatively new to Cars & Bids, with just one prior listing, a GT4 RS that sold for $207,000. That’s a positive sign. It shows C&B is attracting serious new sellers with top-tier inventory. Listings like this help raise the platform’s ceiling.

For years, older cars like this weren’t even part of the equation. But that’s changing. And this is proof. The platform is no longer just modern, fun, and accessible, it’s starting to play in the deep end of the collector pool.

This CSL is a landmark car from BMW’s most purposeful era. Built to meet the rulebook. Tuned for the track. Preserved for those who understand its importance.

It’s not just a sale, it’s a statement and possibly the best listing ever on Cars & Bids.

This isn’t just a project. It’s a shot at immortality. (maybe a little exaggeration)

One of 26 ever built. Aluminum body by Touring of Milan. Hudson Jet bones underneath. Chassis 10007, believed to be the 1954 Paris Motor Show car. Decades in Sweden. Imported in '99. Now in California. Running. Driving. Stripped to bare metal. No paint. No bumpers. All potential.

The body is dented and raw. The windshield is cracked. But the car fires up. Twin-carb inline-six rebuilt. Column-shifted three-speed. Borrani wires. Red-and-black interior. It's rough but complete. And it gets better.

The seller scanned a fully restored Italia and is including the files. Full 3D blueprints. Every curve. Every bumper. Every millimeter. Forget chasing parts across the globe. Just fabricate and go.

Restoration cost is pegged at $150k–$200k. High, but justified. A parts car with no engine brought $154k. A clean one hit $495k. Top sales have crossed $600k. And none of them started life as the Paris showpiece.

This isn’t a barn find. It’s a blueprint. A chance to build the best Hudson Italia in the world.

Forget the mileage for a second. This 1978 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car says 521 miles, but whether that's gospel or generous bookkeeping, it doesn’t change what matters. This is the best version of a car built to be looked at. And it still looks the part.

Black over silver. Red pinstripes. Official Indy 500 graphics. The L82 under the hood. T-tops in the trunk. The whole commemorative package, exactly as Chevrolet imagined it when they turned a marketing gimmick into a collectible overnight.

Yes, 6,502 were built. No, they didn’t all survive like this. Most got driven, faded, modified, forgotten. This one lived in a museum. Then in a garage. Not a hero car, but a survivor with its decals still sharp and its story intact.

It's got the right flaws too. Bypassed heater, lazy clock, spongy brakes. Honest stuff. Stuff that tells you it sat. And waited. And avoided the usual death-by-decade that takes down cars from this era.

There’s always been debate around the ‘78 Pace Car. Is it a real collector car or just a factory sticker bomb. Doesn’t matter. The people who care already know the answer.

This isn’t a Corvette to drive hard. This is the one you roll out once a year, under the lights, surrounded by people who nod and say yeah, I remember those.

And that’s the point.

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