European Market Finds
Market Find: Rosso Winner Ferrari 512TR in Belgium
There's something about a unique car from a time when acquiring something tailored wasn't just a matter of chatting up a sales guy at a dealer and wandering into a lounge where all your options are laid out readily in front of you. Yes, it's not always that easy today, but it was much harder back in the day... say 1992, when this very unique 512 TR was manufactured.
Market Find: 1 of 1 Porsche 959 ‘Speedster’ Heads to RM Sotheby’s Milan Sale
Imagine, in period, being one of the few who can afford and even attain a car as exclusive as the Porsche 959. Now, imagine you take said 959 and have it converted to a roadster. Well, it happened, and that fascinating car is headed to RM Sotheby's upcoming Milan sale.
EU Market Find: B5 Audi RS 4 Avant in Nogaro Blue
With the B5 Audi RS 4 production beginning 25 years ago, we’re just now seeing cars that are qualified as importable. And while those early cars are basic cars in basic colors, it’s only a matter of time until the options begin rolling in. Getting ahead of the game and purchasing a car before it turns 25 is a great way to nail down a good price without the inflation of American buyers.
EU Market Find: BMW Individual Glacier Green E36 M3 Cabriolet
Yes, you read that right. An E36 M3 Cabriolet is six figures, and not just six figure but six figures in Euros. Is it worth it? Well, like many cars of this nature, if you have to ask then you likely aren’t in the running for it. Even still, we think it might be and here’s why.
EU Market Find: Nogaro Edition Audi ur quattro in Switzerland
Despite evidence you may see here suggesting otherwise, Nogaro Blue as a paint color didn’t show up at Audi until the RS2 era. If you’re doing the math, that’s about a decade before this 1983 Audi quattro left the factory. Yet here it sits.
So how’d it happen? Auto Bordin, the Swiss dealer listing this car tells the story fairly comprehensively, and so we’re going to post the English translation below.
EU Market Find: Rare Blue Chiaro Ferrari Mondial with Red Carpets
If there’s a bargain Ferrari nowadays then maybe that’s the Mondial. It may not feature the unique Bertone design or the romance of the Dino GT4, but it’s got a similar 2+2 configuration that will allow you to drive around with some of your shorter friends.
EU Market Find: Audi exclusive Santorin Blue RS 4 Avant
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It's not hyperbole when we say the staff of Tailored Driver has been waiting 25 long years for the B5 generation RS 4 Avant to be importable, and while we'd need to hold off for another year for this MY2001 example, it just may be worth the wait. Now admittedly Santorin Blue is not at the top of our list, the simple fact that this was painted at the factory by a still incredibly under-the-radar Audi exclusive team should not go un-noticed.
EU Market Find: Red on Red Porsche 959 Inventoried at Swiss Lamborghini Dealership
Alright, this one's a bit of a mystery. A semi-thorough Googling searching this car doesn't reveal any details while the Lamborghini dealership that has it in inventory also offers no online description. Perhaps by the time you read this they will have provided us some details. If you're reading this and no further details are offered though, that means we were unable to learn more about this highly unusual Porsche 959 as of this time.
EU Market Find: “Monte Carlo Worthy” Bahama Gold Range Rover Classic 3-Door
"Monte Carlo Worthy" is maybe the best way ever to describe a pristine vintage luxury car, and that's precisely how Gallery Aaldering leads in explaining the Bahama Gold example you see here. Why? Well, for starters it spent its last ten years residing in Monte Carlo.
EU Market Find: 1985 Ferrari Testarossa “Targa”
This very unique Ferrari Testarossa is 1 of 1, converted to Targa specification by Ernst Berg Systems (EBS) in 1985. It's also the only left man drive Testarossa in yellow for a 1985 European spec with the "flying mirror".