Market Finds
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: 2022 Range Rover SVAutobiography LWB
The L405 Range Rover is already an excellent generation of Range Rover, though built in exceptionally high luxury such as this SVAutobiography LWB takes it to another level. Looking over the car, it exudes an old money have-your-own-driver sort of feel.
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: 2002 Audi S4 Avant, Nogaro Blue, Manual Transmission
Okay, technically Nogaro Blue was a standard color offering on the B5 Audi S4. Even still, it's rare enough and sought after enough by enthusiasts that it bears mentioning. Now throw in excellent specifications like Avant body (wagon in Audi speak) and manual transmission and we most definitely have a winner.
Market Find: BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic E36 328i Touring on Bring a Trailer
Here's an interesting long roof we've found on Bring a Trailer. The car is a BMW Individual 328i wagon from the E36 era. Special painted Atlantis Metallic over black leather, it sports the European specification M52 inline six-cylinder with five-speed manual transmission.
Market Find: Porsche Paint to Sample Aetna Blue Macan
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Fairly base spec, incredibly low miles, Paint to Sample color- this Macan is a bit of a head scratcher. While there is no denying Aetna Blue as a special color, the choices made (or not made) on this Tailored Driver have us wondering why.
Market Find: BMW Individual Santorini Blue X5 M Competition
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When seeking out new Tailored Drivers for feature on this site, there are few better phrases than "Corporate Fleet Vehicle." While some could dismiss that as a rare form of abuse by jaded OEM employees, we see it as the opportunity to get into something taken to new heights by those internal folks who had a chance to spec a vehicle without finance asking about take-rates and forcasting depreciation.
Market Find: Volkswagen Spektrum Squirrel Grey Golf R
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While not the most staggering of all Golf R Spektrum statistics, we're somewhat surprised at the rarity of Squirrel Grey. Just 6 Volkswagen Spektrum buyers opted for a color that's equal parts unique and inoffensive. Perhaps it was the dull, pastel grey's similarity to so many other colors that were then- and still are now- somewhat in vogue.
Mega Spec: Dark Olive Metallic over Cocoa Extended Leather 911 Targa 4
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No Paint to Sample, no Leather to Sample, just an incredibly tasteful Tailored Driver build using standard menu ingredients. This 997-generation 911 Targa 4 was ordered by some sort of visionary, being built in the early stages of a global economic meltdown and delivered to Carrera Motors Porsche in Bend, Oregon where we can only assume it shared space with a plethora of black, grey, and silver.