European Market Finds
EU Market Find: BMW Individual Dakar Yellow M5
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One of a claimed 11 produced over the span of production, and one of 4 said to be in Europe, this E39 M5 represents peak BMW in more ways than one. Tailored brilliantly in Dakar Yellow 2 paired with the incredibly cool M Texture cloth and without a sunroof, it’s an emphatic book-end to what some traditionalists call the golden era of BMW.
Market Find: 2017 Range Rover Custom by Chieftain in RM Sotheby’s Cliveden House Sale
Fancy yourself a modernized Range Rover Classic? Then the car you see here may be the perfect answer. Yes, we all know they didn’t build Range Rover Classics in 2017, but this one’s been built on a Discovery 3 chassis.
Euro Market Find: Jazz Blue Volkswagen Bora VR6 4Motion Wagon
Does a perfect spec qualify as tailored? We can debate the issue, but I tend to land on the side of yes, assuming the desirability of a car finely and perfectly specified from a robust factory order book represents a different sort of tailoring. It's the sort of thing that goes with budget cars, from companies that don't typically offer tailoring services. Nevertheless, cars like this are special and it's with that in mind that we present to you this Y2K Volkswagen Bora.
Market Find: BMW Individual E36 M3 Coupe in Daytona Violet
If an E36 BMW M3 Coupe isn't on your bucket list of 1990s cars then we need to have an intervention. If you already like E36 M3s then read ahead with interest. If you're not, well, be prepared to be won over.
Euro Market Find: 1 of 1 1996 Mini Cooper S
This car's a bit of a puzzle. It's an "ur" Mini. "Ur" means "original" in German, which is how Germans designate the original Audi quattro from every other Audi with quattro. Given this Mini is in Germany, not far from Frankfurt, the German descriptor sort of works.
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.