The Daily Vroom

Good morning Vroomers,

A quieter day online, and that is perfectly fine. Not every day needs to be a record-setting fireworks show. Some days the market catches its breath, and that is when the details really stand out.

Today’s issue has a little bit of everything - Italian wedge history, blue-chip muscle, air-cooled favorites, and a few surprises in the watchlist section.

Tomorrow’s issue will take a slightly different form than usual. More on that then.

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.

The Maserati Bora Market Test

The Bora is one of those cars that tests the idea of what is value and what is just timing. When it sold in 2022 for $162,890 the reaction was loud. People said it was a quarter of a Daytona for all the style and drama. Others pointed out that the restoration work alone would cost more than the hammer. The consensus was that it was an incredible buy.

Three years later the same car comes back to market with the same mileage. It gets bid to $110,500 and does not sell. That is where the story gets more complicated. Was the buyer in 2022 brilliant or did they simply pay strong money for a car that at the time looked like a bargain.

It is easy to point at views or comments and say that is the reason the second listing stalled. It had ten thousand fewer views than the 2022 run and half the chatter. There is some correlation between attention and price but one auction does not make a rule.

The real story is often simpler. A missing second bidder can sink a reserve. Maybe the car was on offer the same week as something else that pulled the spotlight. Maybe the timing just was not right for the few people who really care about Boras.

The broader point is that context matters. Each Bora that comes to market has its own mix of condition, maintenance history, presentation and reserve strategy. This car had some small gremlins noted this time around. Compression numbers, a lazy window, a horn that did not work. Those are not fatal but they do add noise to a market that already has limited buyers.

So was the 2022 sale truly a great buy? It depends on what you measure. If you wanted to enjoy a Bora for three years without seeing much depreciation it worked out, although enjoying without driving it is not enjoyment to me!

If the owner thought it was going to be an easy flip with upside they are now disappointed. That is the nature of collector cars. One result does not set the market. The Bora remains a rare and dramatic Maserati that gives you the look and feel of a seventies supercar at a fraction of the Ferrari tax. The market will continue to ebb and flow but the fundamentals of the car do not change.

Auctions To Keep An Eye On

You know how much I love wagons. This one hits me right in the grin. It is a Crown Vic turned full Truckster with the silly stuff made real. Eight headlights up front. Wood everywhere. Narrowed side glass that looks cartoon perfect. Fuel filler on the hood. A roof rack that dares you to load up half the garage.

The best part. It is not a parade float. The 5.0 V8 stays. The drivetrain has been serviced. Suspension and brakes are fresh. The lights are all live with a glovebox control panel. The three way Magic Doorgate still does its party trick. The interior is clean enough to keep the joke going while the A C keeps you from melting. The builder then drove it cross country to the film spots. That proves the bit works.

Little stuff to note. The headliner sags. The kilometers (198km) are real. It sits on Alberta papers so US buyers should plan import steps. The rest reads like commitment rather than cosplay.

This is a wagon that makes strangers wave at gas stations. It works as a car and as a memory machine. If you grew up on Vacation this is instant summer. If you just like big wagons this is peak road trip energy in Metallic Pea glory.

I’m not much of an EV person, but this thing is a beast. Dream Edition. 1,070 horsepower. Dual-motor AWD. Rear steer and air suspension. Glass canopy roof and a real third row. Aurora Green over Tahoe looks the part.

Sticker was about 141k. Fewer than 200 miles. Clean title. All the good stuff is on it. Nappa, massage seats, Surreal Sound Pro, big screens. Native NACS port, so Supercharger access is baked in.

The headline here is no reserve. Big guts from the seller. I haven’t seen a Gravity hit the secondary market yet, so this feels like the first real market check on the SUV.

Call it SUV or super wagon. Either way it does family and fast in the same breath. If you want the newest thing with the volume at eleven, this is the one to watch.

I’m loving this 1983 Mercedes-Benz 380SEC Koenig Specials. Eighties excess, made real. Early in-period Koenig with German TÜV history, ex Patina Collective, freshly repainted in 040 black with the fiberglass sorted.

The seller says he invested around thirty five thousand after purchase, plus another five to ten thousand for the Recaro Classics and other items. You can see where it went. Height adjustable coilovers. Custom three piece Aero III style eighteens with AMG engraved faces. New rubber. The arches are finally filled and the stance is right.

Inside hits the Youngtimer notes. Power Recaro Classics, AMG wheel, AMG three hundred kmh cluster, extended wood, Sony head unit. Driver window regulator addressed. A C serviced. Odometer shows one hundred forty four thousand kilometers with recent receipts.

If your bedroom wall had this poster, here is the real thing with the spend to match. More is more.