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Aventador Ultimae to Air-Cooled VW: BaT’s Wildest Monday

Aventador Ultimae to Air-Cooled VW: BaT's Wildest Monday

Monday on Bring a Trailer and the lineup reads like someone raided five different garages and a time capsule. We’ve got a near-undriven Lamborghini supercar sitting next to a 167-mile Volkswagen Beetle from the Carter administration, a no-reserve drag Mustang, and a conversion van that’s somehow in the same auction house as all of them. The bidding counters are at zero across the board right now, which means the doors are wide open — get in early and make your mark.

143-Mile 2022 Lamborghini Aventador LP780-4 Ultimae Coupe

The Ultimae is the last word in the Aventador story — the final, most extreme variant of a V12 naturally aspirated monster that Lamborghini built for over a decade. With just 143 miles on the clock, this thing is essentially a time capsule of the combustion supercar era, and it will never be made again. The collector appeal here is off the charts; these are already appreciating in asking-price territory. Bid on the 143-mile Lamborghini Aventador LP780-4 Ultimae Coupe before the rest of the internet wakes up.

12k-Mile 2015 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT Coupe

The V8 Vantage GT was Aston’s stripped-down, driver-focused answer to the Porsche 911 GT3 crowd — firmer suspension, less weight, more focus. At 12,000 miles it’s barely been used as a grocery-getter, let alone a sports car. These are hitting a sweet spot in the used market right now where the depreciation curve has flattened and the appreciation curve is eyeing the starting line. Check out the 12k-mile 2015 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT Coupe on BaT if you want a grand tourer with genuine teeth.

Drag-Style, 351-Powered 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe at No Reserve

A 351-cubic-inch Ford in a first-gen Mustang body, built drag-style, and crossing the block at no reserve — that’s a sentence designed to make a gearhead’s pulse quicken. No reserve means the market sets the price, full stop, and a car like this could absolutely go to a motivated buyer for a song or ignite a bidding war between two stubborn Mustang guys. The drag-style builds on these early coupes have serious crossover appeal between show-goers and strip regulars. Place your bid on the no-reserve 351-powered 1968 Ford Mustang drag coupe and see what she goes for.

167-Mile 1977 Volkswagen Beetle

One hundred and sixty-seven miles. On a 1977 Beetle. Let that sink in for a second. The air-cooled VW faithful are going to lose their minds over this one — finding any Beetle in this kind of preserved, essentially-new condition is like finding a pressed wildflower inside a first-edition novel. Whether this ends up in a collection under glass or actually gets driven the way Beetles were meant to be driven is going to be the real drama. See the extraordinary 167-mile 1977 Volkswagen Beetle listing on Bring a Trailer before someone quietly scoops it.

One-Owner 2009 Pontiac G8 GT

The G8 GT is one of the great what-could-have-been stories of American performance — a rear-wheel-drive, V8-powered Holden Commodore sold with a Pontiac badge right before GM pulled the plug on the brand entirely. One owner from new is a genuinely compelling provenance for any collector car, but for a G8 it’s almost poetic. These have been climbing steadily in value as the muscle-car crowd figures out what enthusiasts already knew in 2009. Bid on the one-owner 2009 Pontiac G8 GT while the rest of the market is still sleeping on it.

2003 Ford E-150 Explorer Vans Limited SE Conversion Van at No Reserve

Look, I’m not going to pretend this is a supercar, but the conversion van subculture on BaT is real and it is passionate. The Explorer Vans conversion package on these E-150s was the luxury van gold standard of the era — captain’s chairs, mood lighting, the works. No reserve means somebody is getting a plush rolling living room at whatever the market decides, and that market has gotten surprisingly spicy for clean examples. Check out the no-reserve 2003 Ford E-150 Explorer Vans conversion van on BaT if you’re in the market for maximum velour.

2-Mile 2023 BMW R18 100 Years

Two miles. BMW’s big, gorgeous retro-cruiser motorcycle in the special 100 Years commemorative trim, and it has essentially never left the showroom floor. The R18 is already a head-turner — a massive opposed twin in a bike that looks like it rolled out of a 1930s factory — and the 100 Years edition adds collector cachet on top of an already desirable machine. Whoever buys this one is going to face the eternal dilemma: ride it or preserve it? View the 2-mile 2023 BMW R18 100 Years auction listing and decide for yourself.

1975 Chevrolet C20 Scottsdale at No Reserve

The square-body Chevy truck market has gone absolutely nuclear over the past few years, and a C20 Scottsdale — the trim-level step up from the base Custom Deluxe — in no-reserve territory is exactly the kind of listing that gets the truck crowd animated. These second-generation C/K pickups have real workingman’s bones wrapped in a design that’s aged about as well as anything Detroit ever drew. Bid on the no-reserve 1975 Chevrolet C20 Scottsdale before the square-body faithful pile in.

2004 GMC Yukon XL 2500 SLT 8.1L 4×4 at No Reserve

The Yukon XL 2500 with the 8.1-liter big-block V8 is the kind of vehicle that exists at the intersection of towing capability and sheer absurdity, and I mean that as a compliment. These heavy-duty full-size SUVs were built when GM really didn’t care how much fuel cost, and that honesty has given them a cult following among people who need to actually pull things. No reserve on a truck like this is an invitation the work-use crowd will answer. See the no-reserve 2004 GMC Yukon XL 2500 SLT 8.1L 4×4 listing on Bring a Trailer and bring your trailer.

That’s today’s spread — and honestly, it’s one of the more eclectic Monday lineups BaT has put together in a while. From a V12 Italian farewell to a near-undriven Beetle to a no-reserve drag Mustang, there’s something here for every flavor of car obsessive. Check back as the bids roll in — things always look different by Wednesday.

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