The BMW 326 belongs to the phase when BMW was moving toward a more mature pre-war identity, with six-cylinder touring cars that were more refined and ambitious than the smaller models that had built the marque’s earlier reputation. That is the broad context, but the interest here lies mainly in the body style and the… Read More German emigrant: 1938 BMW 326 Convertible
The 1953 model year sits very early in the steel-bodied 356 story, after the move from Gmünd to Stuttgart and during the short bent-window phase that came before later Pre-A developments. That alone gives this coupe weight, but the real interest here is not just chronology. Cars from this period are now often either fully… Read More Grey underneath: 1953 Porsche 356 Coupé
The Convertible D occupies a narrow place in the 356 story. Built by Drauz after the Speedster and before the Roadster fully took over, it kept the low, open character of the earlier car in a more transitional form. That alone makes it more interesting than a standard late-1950s 356, but with a project like… Read More Hawaiian project: 1959 Porsche 356A Convertible D
The 1973 911 Targa sits at the end of the early long-hood period, just before the impact-bumper generation changed the shape and character of the model. That gives it an automatic place in the 911 timeline, but cars like this are not interesting simply because of the year. On an early 911 project, what matters… Read More Very project: 1973 Porsche 911 2.4 T Targa
This Porsche 924 Turbo sits right in the late-1970s/early-1980s moment when turbocharging became the new promise: a road-car technology with a motorsport halo, adopted across Europe with real enthusiasm. In Porsche terms, the 924 Turbo (internal type 931) was the factory answer to anyone who wanted more than the normally aspirated 924—same front-engine/transaxle layout for… Read More Two-tone paint: 1979 Porsche 924 Turbo
This is a 1957 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia Coupe in “low light” form, meaning the early version with the headlights set lower on the nose and a series of model-specific details that changed soon afterward. It is a meaningful designation: the low lights are the first-production Karmann-Ghias (mid-to-late 1950s), born from a three-way formula—Ghia styling under Luigi… Read More Blue and low: 1957 Karmann-Ghia Coupé
This 1974 Porsche 914 occupies a clearly defined niche in the market. It is not a factory-original car, but a 914-6 GT–style replica, built to reproduce the appearance and overall concept of the competition-derived 914-6 GT models. According to the seller, the project was started about five years ago by Circle Porsche in Long Beach, California,… Read More A bigger heart: 1974 Volkswagen-Porsche 914-6 GT replica
This vehicle is a Volkswagen KdF car of the Type 82e, one of the rarest and most historically significant variants associated with the origins of the Beetle. The KdF program (“Kraft durch Freude”) was a central project of the Nazi regime, conceived to provide a low-cost automobile for the German population at a target price of… Read More War veteran: 1943 KDF Typ 82e
This model emerged from a collaboration between Volkswagen AG, the Italian design house Carrozzeria Ghia, and German coachbuilder Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1961. Styled by Sergio Sartorelli at Ghia, the car featured angular lines and a distinctive profile that distinguished it from contemporary offerings. As Volkswagen’s range-topper at the… Read More Baby blue: 1969 Karmann-Ghia Typ 34
Among the countless variants of Volkswagen’s iconic Typ 2, few are as unusual—and today as coveted—as the Doka, the Doppelkabine double-cab pickup. Introduced in the late 1950s for Volkswagen’s own factory logistics, the Doka combined the practicality of a work truck with the ability to carry an entire crew in the front cabin. These were… Read More Multi-purpose: 1961 Volkswagen Combi T1 Doka
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