Monday on Bring a Trailer and the lineup reads like somebody raided the dream-garage wish list: a low-mileage Honda supercar, a fin-era Mercedes cabriolet, an early Bronco, and enough supporting acts to keep your browser tabs busy all week. None of the lots have opened bidding yet, which means the feeding frenzy is still coiling up — get your paddle hand ready. Here’s the rundown on everything worth watching today.
46k-Mile 1991 Acura NSX 5-Speed
Forty-six thousand miles on a first-gen NSX is the kind of number that makes grown adults clutch their chests. Ayrton Senna famously had a hand in sorting the NSX’s chassis dynamics, and the result was a mid-engine exotic that could embarrass Ferraris while your grandmother could park it. The 5-speed manual is the only correct answer, and low-mileage survivors are evaporating fast as the collector market figures out just how special these cars were. Keep a close eye on this 46k-mile 1991 Acura NSX 5-Speed — it will not stay quiet for long.
1960 Mercedes-Benz 220SE Cabriolet at No Reserve
A no-reserve tag on a 1960 Mercedes 220SE Cabriolet is the kind of thing that turns casual scrollers into serious bidders. The W128-generation 220SE cabriolet is pure Wirtschaftswunder elegance — chrome, cream leather, and those impossibly long front fenders that look like they belong at the Concorso d’Eleganza. Prices on these fin-era Benz convertibles have been climbing steadily, and the no-reserve hammer means it sells to whoever shows up. Don’t sleep on this 1960 Mercedes-Benz 220SE Cabriolet at no reserve.
Double-Sided Illuminated Lamborghini Sign at No Reserve
Every once in a while BaT tosses in a piece of pure garage jewelry, and a double-sided illuminated Lamborghini sign is exactly that. These dealership and showroom relics are legitimate collectibles now — the kind of thing that looks absolutely unhinged mounted above your tool chest and completely at home doing it. No reserve means somebody’s walking away with bragging rights for whatever the market decides it’s worth today. Check out this double-sided illuminated Lamborghini sign at no reserve if your garage wall needs a statement piece.
1966 Ford Mustang Convertible 289 3-Speed at No Reserve
A ’66 Mustang convertible with the 289 small-block is American summer distilled into sheet metal — top down, three-speed in your hand, and absolutely nowhere important to be. The 1966 model year is widely considered the sweet spot of the early Mustangs: refined enough over the ’64½ debut cars but not yet the bloated pony of the late ’60s. Throwing it at no reserve means the market sets the price, and on a sunny late-June day that could go anywhere. Have a look at this no-reserve 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible 289 3-Speed before the bids start flying.
Backdated 1978 Volkswagen Beetle
The “backdated” tag in the title tells you everything: somebody took a ’78 Super Beetle and massaged it visually to channel the more desirable earlier body style, the automotive equivalent of a mullet-era makeover that actually works. These builds have a devoted following in the aircooled community — done right, they look the part while offering the mechanical updates of a later car. The fun-per-dollar ratio on a well-executed backdated Bug is hard to argue with. See what’s going on with this backdated 1978 Volkswagen Beetle and judge the execution for yourself.
1959 MG MGA 1600 Coupe Project
The MGA 1600 coupe is one of the prettiest shapes to ever come out of Abingdon, a fixed-head design that looks like it was sketched by someone with a proper art education and access to Italian magazines. The word “project” in the title is doing some heavy lifting here, but that’s also where the opportunity lives if you have the time, tools, and tolerance for Lucas electrics. MGA coupes are genuinely rarer than the roadsters and tend to be undervalued for it. Give a good look to this 1959 MG MGA 1600 Coupe project if you need a new winter obsession.
1970 Ford Bronco 302 4-Speed
Early Broncos have crossed the threshold from used truck to serious collectible, and a 1970 example with a 302 V8 and 4-speed manual is about as right as it gets in terms of the desirable configuration. These first-gen short-wheelbase trucks were born for the trail and have been adored by the off-road crowd since the day they rolled out of Michigan. Supply is finite and demand keeps growing, so every clean early Bronco that surfaces becomes an event. Do not miss this 1970 Ford Bronco 302 4-Speed if you’ve been on the hunt.
29k-Mile 2006 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG P30 Performance Package
Twenty-nine thousand miles on a supercharged V8 SL55 AMG is what happens when someone buys a road rocket and then apparently decides road trips are overrated. The P30 Performance Package was AMG’s way of saying “yes, we can make this even faster,” and the result was one of the most effortlessly fast grand tourers of the mid-2000s. These are hitting the sweet spot of the depreciation curve where they’re old enough to be interesting but not yet expensive enough to be painful — for now. Track this 29k-mile 2006 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG P30 before the AMG crowd wakes up.
2002 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning
The SVT Lightning was Ford’s proof that a supercharged performance truck could be genuinely silly-fast and still haul your buddy’s couch, and the 2002 model year sits right in the heart of the second-generation’s run. These trucks are hitting the 20-plus-year mark and clean examples are getting harder to find — the ones that weren’t drag-raced into submission, anyway. As Y2K-era performance machines go, the Lightning is one of the most honest and likable, and the collector community is starting to price them accordingly. Get a look at this 2002 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning while the market is still being reasonable.
Nine lots, zero excuses to be bored this Monday. Whether you’re here for the six-figure NSX showdown, the no-reserve roll of the dice on a fin-era Benz, or just that Lamborghini sign for the garage, Bring a Trailer has something to stare at obsessively today. Check back as bidding opens and the real action gets going — this is the kind of lineup that reminds you why you bookmarked this hobby in the first place.
