Sunday on Bring a Trailer and the lineup reads like someone raided a very serious collector’s garage, a Hollywood prop warehouse, and a 4×4 trail-head parking lot all at once. From a three-seat, top-speed-record-chasing McLaren to a turbo’d first-gen 4Runner that probably hasn’t seen pavement in years, today’s slate has something for every flavor of obsessive. Bids are still cold across the board — which means the window to get your eyes (and paddle) on these before the feeding frenzy is wide open right now.
157-Mile 2020 McLaren Speedtail
Stop what you’re doing. The Speedtail is one of the most audacious cars McLaren has ever built — a three-seat, center-driving-position hyper-GT designed explicitly to go faster than anything with a McLaren badge before it. At just 157 miles, this thing is essentially a factory-fresh time capsule of engineering excess. Bid on the 157-mile 2020 McLaren Speedtail before the crowd wakes up, because when they do, expect the number to get very large, very fast.
17k-Mile 1996 Porsche 911 Turbo
The 993-generation Turbo is the car that refuses to get cheaper, no matter how many market cycles come and go — and for good reason. With its twin-turbocharged flat-six, all-wheel drive, and the last air-cooled Turbo body style Porsche ever made, the 993 Turbo sits at the absolute peak of the classic 911 pyramid. Seventeen thousand miles on a thirty-year-old car is genuinely low, and that provenance matters enormously to buyers. Place your bid on this 17k-mile 1996 Porsche 911 Turbo and prepare for competition.
2017 Lexus LX570
The LX570 is the kind of truck that Land Cruiser people buy when they want Land Cruiser bones wrapped in Lexus leather — and they’re not wrong to want it. Built on the same legendary 200-series platform, these things are famously bulletproof and are already climbing in collector value as Toyota winds down the nameplate. Check out this 2017 Lexus LX570 on Bring a Trailer if a go-anywhere luxury hauler is on your list.
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 4-Speed
A ’67 Corvette convertible with a four-speed manual is exactly the kind of car people write songs about, and for once the cliché is entirely justified. The C2 generation remains the most beautiful Corvette ever drawn, and the 1967 model year is the most desirable of the lot — it was the last and most refined of the Stingray era. Have a look at this 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible and try not to immediately start planning a cross-country road trip.
Original-Owner 2019 Porsche Macan
The Macan is the Porsche that convinced a generation of SUV buyers that driving dynamics don’t have to die just because you need cargo space, and original-owner cars always carry a premium on BaT because the history is clean and the story is simple. It’s not a 911, but it’s also not trying to be — the Macan has always been honest about what it is, and buyers love it for that. See the original-owner 2019 Porsche Macan listing if you want a modern daily driver with a proper pedigree.
28k-Mile 2015 Audi R8 6-Speed at No Reserve
No reserve on an R8 with a gated six-speed is the kind of phrase that gets auction addicts out of bed early. The V10 R8 with a manual is already being talked about in the same breath as the Carrera GT in terms of analog supercar experiences, and the market has noticed — prices have been climbing steadily. Twenty-eight thousand miles is a real-world-used car, not a trailer queen, which somehow makes it more appealing. Bid on the no-reserve 28k-mile 2015 Audi R8 6-Speed and let the market set the price.
1963 Ford Thunderbird Principality of Monaco Edition Coupe
The Monaco Edition Thunderbird is one of those special-edition stories that sounds almost too glamorous to be real — Ford tied a trim package to the Principality of Monaco back when Grace Kelly was still making headlines, and the cars carry that old-Hollywood mystique to this day. The square-body ’63 T-Bird is a wildly stylish machine on its own, and a named edition only adds layers to the conversation. Explore the 1963 Ford Thunderbird Principality of Monaco Edition on Bring a Trailer for a piece of genuinely storied American history.
1986 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Turbo 4×4 5-Speed at No Reserve
First-gen 4Runners have gone from weekend-warrior beaters to legitimate collector trucks, and a factory turbo SR5 with a five-speed at no reserve is the kind of listing that makes the off-road crowd lose their minds. These early 4Runners were essentially a pickup truck with a removable fiberglass top bolted on, which is the most honest and brilliant truck design philosophy imaginable. No reserve means it goes to the highest bidder regardless — so come ready. Bid on the no-reserve 1986 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Turbo 4×4 5-Speed before the overlanding crowd catches on.
2019 Porsche 911 Targa 4S
The modern Targa is one of Porsche’s most theatrical offerings — that automated roof mechanism is genuine automotive theater, and the 4S version backs it up with all-wheel drive and enough performance to embarrass most dedicated sports cars. A 2019 puts you firmly in the 992-adjacent 991.2 era, arguably the sweet spot before prices climbed into the stratosphere. Check out the 2019 Porsche 911 Targa 4S auction if you want a 911 that doubles as a conversation starter at every single stop.
Nine auctions, zero bids on the board as of this morning — which is either a sign that everyone is sleeping in or that the calm before the storm is especially calm today. Either way, this is as good a moment as any to get your eyes on everything from the stratospheric McLaren to that scrappy turbo 4Runner before the serious money starts talking. Check back this afternoon and this list is going to look very different.
