Pull up a chair and grab your coffee, because Bring a Trailer dropped a Thursday lineup that reads like someone raided the fantasy garage of every serious collector on the planet. We’ve got air-cooled Porsche royalty, a celebrity-owned American supercar, enough prancing horses to fill a stable, and a low-mile Buick that’ll make any muscle-car fan weak in the knees. Nothing has caught a bid yet, so the floor is wide open — get in early and stake your claim before the sharks start circling.
1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S
The 993-generation Turbo S is, without exaggeration, one of the most coveted air-cooled Porsches ever bolted together in Stuttgart. Built in extremely limited numbers, it sits at the absolute pinnacle of the analog sports-car experience — twin-turbocharged flat-six, widebody haunches, and zero driver aids to save you from yourself. Values on these have been climbing for years and show zero signs of stopping. Place a bid on this 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S before the collectors catch a whiff of it.
2021 Lamborghini Aventador LP770-4 SVJ Roadster
The SVJ Roadster represents the absolute last-call, top-of-the-pyramid expression of the naturally aspirated Aventador bloodline — a car Lamborghini built to remind you that turbos are for people who lack ambition. Drop-top, 770 horsepower screaming to a stratospheric redline, and the kind of drama that makes Italian opera look understated. Production numbers were brutally limited, and now that the Aventador line is dead, these are only going one direction in value. Check out this 2021 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster on BaT while it’s still fresh to market.
Ex–Mac Davis 2006 Ford GT
Celebrity provenance is a funny thing — it can mean nothing or everything depending on who owned the car — but Mac Davis was a genuine gearhead and man of taste, which only adds to the story of an already legendary machine. The second-generation Ford GT was Ford’s moonshot project to remind the world what an American supercar looks like, and 20 years on it’s aged into serious collector territory. These have been climbing steadily at auction, and a documented celebrity connection gives bidders a hook that pure spec-sheet cars simply don’t have. See the full listing for this ex–Mac Davis 2006 Ford GT and do your homework fast.
Ferrari 250 GT Speciale Spyder Re-Creation
Let’s be straight with each other: this is a re-creation, not the real article, so anyone who tells you it’s an investment-grade Ferrari should be sent to the corner. That said, a well-executed 250 GT Speciale Spyder tribute built on period-correct bones can be a genuinely beautiful object to own and drive without the white-glove paranoia that comes with a nine-figure original. The listing is transparent about what it is, which is more than you can say for some sellers out there. Browse the Ferrari 250 GT Speciale Spyder re-creation listing with eyes wide open and enjoy it for what it is.
17k-Mile 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
The 599 GTB Fiorano was Ferrari’s grand tourer for the serious driver — a front-engined, V12-powered machine that could eat up an Alpine pass and still arrive in Monaco looking civilized. Seventeen thousand miles is essentially nothing on one of these; the engines are built to be driven and they reward it. The 599 has been quietly appreciating as the collector market wakes up to just how special the naturally aspirated V12 grand tourer era really was. Dig into this 17k-mile 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano before somebody else snaps it up at what still feels like a relative bargain.
2012 McLaren MP4-12C
The MP4-12C was McLaren’s coming-out party as a standalone road-car manufacturer, and history has been kind to it — this is the car that proved Woking could play at the highest level. It’s sharper and more technical than many of its contemporaries, built around a carbon tub when rivals were still gluing aluminum together, and the twin-turbo V8 is a proper weapon. Values on early MP4-12Cs have found a floor and started creeping back up as buyers realize they’re getting cutting-edge supercar technology at a fraction of original MSRP. Take a closer look at this 2012 McLaren MP4-12C if you’ve always wanted a carbon-chassis British supercar without the eye-watering price tag of newer models.
39-Years-Owned 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4
Thirty-nine years with a single owner is the kind of provenance that makes auction specialists sit up straight and reach for the phone. The 365 GTC/4 is a criminally underappreciated Ferrari — a front-engined, double-overhead-cam V12 grand tourer from the golden age of Maranello — that has lived in the shadow of the Daytona for decades despite being a magnificent car in its own right. Long-term single-family ownership typically means a well-documented, well-cared-for car, which in the Ferrari classic world is worth its weight in gold. Explore this 39-years-owned 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 — this is exactly the kind of car that disappears quietly and surfaces decades later at double the price.
4,900-Mile 1987 Buick Grand National
Nearly 4,900 miles on a Grand National is so low it practically qualifies as a new car, which means somebody bought this turbocharged dark knight and then mostly just stared at it — can’t blame them, honestly. The GN is an all-time American muscle legend, a car that humbled Ferraris off the stoplight and looked terrifyingly good doing it in all-black everything. Survivors with genuine low mileage have been fetching eye-popping numbers lately, because buyers understand that finding one this unmolested is getting harder every year. Don’t sleep on this 4,900-mile 1987 Buick Grand National — this is the real thing, not a polished-up high-miler.
2007 Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic at No Reserve
Every lineup needs a palate cleanser, and today’s is a no-reserve Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic — a reliable, comfortable cruiser that borrows heavily from the American V-twin aesthetic without the American V-twin price tag or drama. No reserve means it sells to whoever shows up, which is always good news for buyers looking for a deal on a solid, approachable bike. Check the auction for this 2007 Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic at no reserve if you want to add two wheels to your garage without starting a bidding war.
That’s your Thursday hit list from Bring a Trailer — a genuinely stacked day that runs the gamut from a no-reserve cruiser motorcycle all the way up to the summit of air-cooled Porsche collecting. With zero bids on everything right now, the window to jump in early is wide open. Keep checking back as the auctions heat up, and as always, do your due diligence before that paddle goes up.
