Bring a Trailer dropped a Friday lineup that reads less like a curated auction and more like someone raided five different dream garages at once. We’ve got air-cooled Porsches rubbing shoulders with flat-12 Ferraris, a million-dollar Saleen, and a coachbuilt prewar Chrysler that belongs in a museum — or at least in your driveway. Bidding is just getting started across the board, which means the chaos hasn’t hit yet. Pour a coffee and get ready.
6k-Mile Ruby Red Metallic 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster at No Reserve
Six thousand miles on a 964-era 911 Speedster would be enough to make any air-cooled obsessive lose sleep, but Ruby Red Metallic takes this one into genuinely rare territory — it’s not a color you trip over every day. The Speedster was already the lightweight, rakish, low-windshield answer to the question “what if the 911 were even more driver-focused,” and survivors like this one are only getting harder to find. The no-reserve tag means this thing is actually selling today, full stop. Bid on the Ruby Red 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster on Bring a Trailer.
6k-Mile 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider
Six thousand miles on a 488 Spider means somebody bought this car, realized they couldn’t justify the insurance, and put it away — which is genuinely our gain. The 488 was Ferrari’s twin-turbocharged follow-up to the naturally aspirated 458, and purists clutched their pearls at launch, but the performance numbers and the way it drives shut most of that conversation down fast. A low-mile, retractable-hardtop example of one of the last “simple” mid-engine Ferraris before the hybrid era is a serious buy. Check out the 6k-mile 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider on Bring a Trailer.
1,925cc-Powered 1961 Porsche 356B Roadster
The 356B Roadster is the rarest body style in the 356 family — Porsche only built a handful before moving on — and the fact that this one carries a 1,925cc engine means someone along the way wanted a little more push from that rear-mounted flat-four. These cars drive unlike anything else from the era: light, communicative, and utterly alive in a way that modern sports cars can only approximate with software. If you’re looking for an entry into serious Porsche collecting, the conversation starts here. See the 1961 Porsche 356B Roadster on Bring a Trailer.
2006 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo Competition Package
The Saleen S7 Twin Turbo Competition Package is one of the most legitimately insane American supercars ever bolted together — a mid-engine, hand-built, 750-plus-horsepower monster that went head-to-head with McLarens and Ferraris at a time when most people thought American performance meant muscle cars. The Competition Package turned the heat up even further with aero and suspension upgrades aimed squarely at the track. These don’t come up often, and when they do, attention is warranted. Follow the 2006 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo Competition Package on Bring a Trailer.
1931 Chrysler CG Imperial Convertible Victoria by Waterhouse
Waterhouse was one of the great American coachbuilders of the Classic Era, and the CG Imperial was Chrysler’s flagship — a car designed to compete directly with Packard, Cadillac, and the grand European marques. A Convertible Victoria body on the CG Imperial chassis is the kind of configuration that shows up in concours fields and automotive history books, not in your average weekend auction. This is genuine prewar Americana at its most extravagant, and it deserves every eyeball it gets today. Explore the 1931 Chrysler CG Imperial Convertible Victoria by Waterhouse on Bring a Trailer.
Japanese-Market 1999 Lamborghini Diablo SV
The Diablo SV was the driver’s Diablo — stripped of some of the luxury fussiness, focused on being fast and loud and spectacular in the way only a late-’90s V12 Lamborghini can be. A Japanese-market car adds a layer of intrigue: Japanese collectors have historically kept their exotics in remarkable condition, and the stricter homologation requirements of that market sometimes produced interesting spec combinations. The Diablo SV is hitting its stride as a collectible right now, and this one is worth a close look. Check out the Japanese-market 1999 Lamborghini Diablo SV on Bring a Trailer.
1936 Ford Deluxe 5-Window Coupe at No Reserve
The ’36 Ford 5-Window Coupe is as close to the Platonic ideal of the American hot rod as you’re going to find — it’s the car that launched a thousand builds and still looks perfect whether it’s bone stock or slammed on a set of steelies. The no-reserve listing means the market gets to decide what this one is worth today, which is always the most honest transaction in the collector car world. Pre-war Ford coupes have a devoted following that never really fades. Bid on the no-reserve 1936 Ford Deluxe 5-Window Coupe on Bring a Trailer.
23k-Mile 1992 Ferrari 512 TR
The 512 TR was Ferrari’s significant rework of the Testarossa — same basic flat-12 architecture, but with meaningfully improved handling, updated styling, and a more modern interior that finally acknowledged that drivers have knees. Twenty-three thousand miles on a ’92 puts it solidly in “actually driven and enjoyed” territory rather than trailer-queen status, which in my book makes it more interesting, not less. The flat-12 sound is one of the all-time great automotive experiences, and the market for these has been quietly strengthening. See the 23k-mile 1992 Ferrari 512 TR on Bring a Trailer.
1993 Porsche 968 Cabriolet 6-Speed at No Reserve
The 968 is still one of the most underappreciated Porsches of the modern era — a front-engine, rear-drive sports car with a sonorous inline-four that revs like it means it, and handling that embarrasses cars that cost twice as much. The Cabriolet with a proper 6-speed manual is the spec to have if you’re going to enjoy it as a driver rather than a showpiece. No reserve means somebody’s getting a deal or the market is about to make a statement. Follow the no-reserve 1993 Porsche 968 Cabriolet 6-Speed on Bring a Trailer.
That’s nine cars and approximately nine different reasons to blow your budget on a Friday. Whether your taste runs toward prewar coachbuilt Imperials or low-mile Italian thoroughbreds, today’s Bring a Trailer slate has something that will make your wallet nervous. Keep your BaT notifications on — when bidding opens up on a lineup like this, things can move fast.
