George, Author at Tailored Driver

Ferrari SF90 Stradale in Rosso Dino with RM Sotheby’s at Miami

George·February 18, 2025

You may be noticing a common theme on our site these past few weeks, with seemingly endless references to RM Sotheby's upcoming Miami Auction during Moda Miami. Simply put, when it comes to offerings with tailored specification, this auction is weighing in heavily. Take for example this 2021 Ferrari SF90 Stradale custom ordered in Rosso Dino.

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Adriatic Blue Ruf CTR2 993 Headed for Gooding Amelia Island Sale

George·February 18, 2025

Ruf placed itself decidedly on the performance car map in 1987 when its twin-turbocharged CTR dubbed "Yellowbird" showed up and dominated Road & Track's Top Speed Shootout, besting the likes of the Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Countach and Porsche 959. Then, in 1995, it launched a credible successor to the Yellowbird when it debuted the 993-based CTR2.

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Market Find: 2014 Audi exclusive A4 quattro in Imola Yellow

George·February 17, 2025

A part of the tailored car segment we find to be most interesting are older examples, leaving us interested in how they've held up and how they price in against comparable cars of their age.

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Event: Rétromobile 2025

George·February 17, 2025

Paris, France – In the post-global motorshow era, Rétromobile stands out as a breath of fresh air. Though...

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Blue Turquoise over Blue Porsche 911 / 993 Carrera S in Gooding Amelia Island Sale

George·February 17, 2025

Though striking, Blue Turquoise was a standard color during the 993-era 911. Nevertheless, it was relatively rare and even more rare when you consider details like Midnight Blue interior and color-matched wheels. That's the case on this rest of world (ROW) example of a Porsche 911 Carrera S ordered by Mizwa, Porsche's Japanese distributor.

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BMW Individual Aubergine on Purple E39 540i Appears on Marketplace

George·February 14, 2025

We’re fond of tone on tone cars, wearing the same color on the inside as they do on the outside. White on white was popular in the 80s, blue on blue isn’t that uncommon, F40s were red on red, and green on green happens. Purple on purple though, that’s almost never seen… and yet here one is in the form of a 1997 BMW 540i that is purple inside and out.

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Special Order Lapis Blue 1999 Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG in Gooding Amelia Island Sale

George·February 13, 2025

During the era Mercedes-Benz was producing its first-generation W202 C-Class, special paint colors were less common than the more apparent MANUFAKTUR presence today. Bold colors like the Lapis Blue shade shown here were even less common, except perhaps in Europe where home market offerings were a bit more fanciful.

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Todd Blue LAPIS Collection Cars Set to Make Blue Splash at RM Miami

George·February 13, 2025

Noted Texas-based car dealer and prolific classic car collector of the blue variety, Todd Blue will be parting ways with some seriously unique German automobiles from his LAPIS Collection. Perhaps not surprisingly, they are each in the same color as his name, and they're a fixture in the upcoming RM Sotheby's Miami Sale held during the Moda Miami weekend February 27-28.

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MB Diamond Blue 911 Turbo Cabriolet Flachbau in RM Miami Sale

George·February 12, 2025

Consider all of the cars from Todd Blue’s LAPIS collection and the blue hue theme is painfully obvious. Even still, it’s the heavy emphasis on Paint to Sample and Sonderwunsch that really seems to drop jaws. Our final spotlight focus on this mix is another early example for this collection – a G-body flat nose Cabriolet in paint to sample Mercedes-Benz Diamond Blue Metallic.

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Porsche and RM Sotheby’s to Auction 911 S/T to Support American Red Cross

George·February 12, 2025

The auction also includes a limited-edition 911 S/T Porsche Design timepiece and an exclusive owner’s manual pouch personally signed and dedicated to the winner by Andreas Preuninger.

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