Sunday on Bring a Trailer and the lineup reads like someone raided the world’s greatest garage sale — a 27-year single-owner NSX, a proper 190SL, a rare-as-hen’s-teeth 924 Carrera GT, and a no-reserve M Roadster are all on the block simultaneously. Bidding hasn’t opened yet on any of these, which means you’re getting in on the ground floor. Grab your coffee, fire up the laptop, and let’s walk the lot.
27-Years-Owned 1991 Acura NSX 5-Speed
Twenty-seven years with one owner is the kind of provenance that makes auction hunters weak in the knees. The first-gen NSX was Honda’s moonshot — a mid-engine aluminum masterpiece that embarrassed Ferraris of its era on handling feedback alone — and a 5-speed manual car with this kind of ownership continuity is exactly what the collector market goes crazy for. These have been climbing hard, and a documented long-term-owner example is about as good as it gets. Don’t sleep on this 27-years-owned 1991 Acura NSX 5-Speed.
1962 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
The 190SL gets unfairly dismissed as the 300SL’s prettier but softer sibling, but that’s exactly why smart money loves it — you get the drop-dead gorgeous Pinin Farina-influenced roadster lines without the seven-figure barrier to entry of a Gullwing. A 1962 example sits right at the sweet spot of the model’s production run. Period-correct chrome, classic cruising vibes, and a Mercedes pedigree that never goes out of style — check out this 1962 Mercedes-Benz 190SL on BaT before the bidders wake up.
47k-Mile 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
The 997.2 generation Carrera 4S is one of those cars that keeps appreciating quietly while everyone argues about air-cooled values — the direct-injected flat-six in the updated 997.2 is a sweetheart of an engine, and 47,000 miles on a cabriolet puts this squarely in “lightly enjoyed” territory. All-wheel drive plus a drop-top means you get into trouble in four seasons instead of two. This 47k-mile 997.2 Carrera 4S Cabriolet is the kind of car you buy and never regret.
2002 BMW M Roadster at No Reserve
No reserve on an E36/7 M Roadster — the seller is either supremely confident or supremely motivated, and either way the buyers win. The M Roadster’s S54 engine (in the later cars) is one of BMW’s all-time great mills, and the shark-nose styling has aged into something genuinely iconic. No-reserve auctions on BaT have a way of drawing a crowd once the adrenaline kicks in. This no-reserve 2002 BMW M Roadster could be the bargain of the week or a proper bidding war — either way, it’s must-watch TV.
24k-Mile 2008 Lexus SC430
The SC430 has spent years being the punchline of the sports-car crowd, but history has a way of rehabilitating the unfairly maligned — and 24,000 miles on a nearly 20-year-old luxury roadster is legitimately remarkable. Lexus built these to last forever, and a low-mileage survivor like this is increasingly becoming a serious collectible for the patient contrarian buyer. This 24k-mile 2008 Lexus SC430 won’t excite the horsepower crowd, but it’ll outlast half the cars in this field.
1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GT
Here’s the sleeper of the entire lineup, full stop. The 924 Carrera GT was a homologation special built to qualify for Group 4 racing — Porsche made only around 400 of them, equipped the car with a turbocharged 2.0-liter making a serious jump over the standard 924, and fitted factory flared arches that make it look like it means business. This is not your uncle’s 924 — this is one of the most collectible Porsches of the era, full stop. This 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GT is the one to watch if you know what it is.
35k-Mile 1997 Land Rover Defender 90 NAS
The North American Specification Defender 90 is the unicorn of the Defender world — Land Rover sold them here for only a handful of years before U.S. regulations shut the party down, making legit American-market examples genuinely rare and perpetually in demand. Thirty-five thousand miles on a ’97 NAS is impressively low, and values on these have been on a one-way elevator for years. This 35k-mile 1997 Land Rover Defender 90 NAS is the kind of truck that sells itself.
1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa
The 3.2 Carrera Targa hits a sweet spot that coupe purists sometimes overlook — you get the legendary 3.2-liter air-cooled flat-six in a body style that’s become its own aesthetic statement, especially the classic stainless roll bar look. The 1986 model year sits solidly in the desirable middle of the 3.2 Carrera run. This 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa is air-cooled heaven with an open-air twist.
2020 Land Rover Range Rover P525 Autobiography LWB
The L405 Range Rover Autobiography LWB in P525 spec is as close to a private jet on wheels as you can buy without a runway — the supercharged 5.0-liter V8 moves an absurd amount of luxury in a straight line, and the long-wheelbase Autobiography cabin is genuinely embarrassing in its opulence. It’s only six years old, which means you’re getting depreciation-softened pricing on something that still feels utterly current. This 2020 Range Rover P525 Autobiography LWB closes out today’s list with a statement.
Nine auctions, zero bids posted yet — today is wide open and the field is stacked. Whether you’re after a Japanese legend, a German homologation special, or a truck that launched a thousand Instagram accounts, there’s something here worth watching. Set your alerts and check back through the day as these heat up.
