A rare bull is charging into the Barrett-Jackson River
when you go to a You'll see a lot of exotic cars at Barrett-Jackson auctions. Ferrari fan? You've come to the right place. McLaren lover? You'll like what you see. The same is true if you're a Lamborghini enthusiast. If you happened to spot this 2022 Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae (Lot 1383) at the Barrett-Jackson 2025 Scottsdale auction, which took place January 18-26, you're in luck. The Italian supercar company built just 350 coupes, marking the end of Aventador production. For the design of the swansong series of Aventadors, Lamborghini Centro Stile chose "a harmonious balance of shapes, emphasized by the play of light and shadow between black and painted parts". In this case, a carbon fiber roof and black lower body panels round out the Viola Pasifae's finish. The cockpit is composed of a combination of carbon fiber, black Alcantara with a laser-cut Y-shaped pattern, black leather and gold highlights. Of course, Lamborghini also marked the end of…
Review: 2025 BMW M4 Competition
Forget about the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. This BMW is a better car for a third of the price. While visiting Los Angeles earlier this year, I had the opportunity to drive the 2025 BMW M4 Competition and see what kind of car it is. I have to say, it's certainly a track-ready vehicle that can also do double duty as a daily driver. If you think of it as a more civilized rival to the GT3 RS version of the 911, you're on the right track. My loaner car came with almost every available option, including the Driving Assistance Professional Package, Parking Assistance Package, Carbon Fiber Package, and Executive Package. Its as-tested price of $108,945 includes the special-order Chalk BMW individual paint color and a wild Yas Marina blue and black leather interior with yellow highlights, all of which perfectly match the exterior paint color. Even with the carbon fiber sport seats installed, the interior of the M4 is…
1985 Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole
(Photo by Dustin W. Johnson) if you happen to find If a Ferrari whizzes past you in a parking lot or on the highway, chances are it's red. Brown is not a common color for Italian sports cars. So when we had the chance to meet Jamie Radigan, owner of a Marrone Brown 1985 Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole, we went. At the Future Collector Car Showcase at Barrett-Jackson's 2024 Scottsdale Fall Auction, he told us how he came to own the car, the way others have reacted to it, and what it's like to be with him There are very few Ferrari-like cars. Just how rare is this unusual mid-engine? Watch the video below to find out. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COioZnLwc-w[/embed] Subscribe to the AutoHunter Cinema YouTube channel for more fun finds! Derek Shirkey Derek Shiekhi is the editor and chief writer of ClassicCars.com's sister site, AutoHunter.com. He previously worked as a freelance automotive writer, receiving numerous awards from the Texas Automotive Writers…
AutoHunter Spotlight: 2023 Ferrari F8 Spider
AutoHunter FeaturedThe online auction platform powered by ClassicCars.com is this 2023 Ferrari F8 Spider. Behind the passenger compartment is a mid-mounted 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 connected to a seven-speed F1 dual-clutch automatic transmission. This Italian hardtop convertible comes in two-tone Bianco Italia and Nero DS 1250 with Nero 9440 Alcantara fabric upholstery and comes from a private seller and comes with the original window sticker (displayed retail price $444,181), manual, spare Keys and clean keys. Carfax Report. The Ferrari Styling Center-designed body is made of Bianco Italia; a Nero DS 1250 electrically retractable hardtop covers the passenger compartment. Exterior features include front and rear parking sensors, LED headlights and turn signals, Scuderia Ferrari guards on the front fenders, carbon fiber side air splitters and rear diffuser. The Prancing Horse rides on a set of 20-inch forged wheels with 245/35 front and 305/30 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires at the rear. Inside the cockpit is a pair of carbon fiber racing seats…
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprints Possibly the most affordable and fun-to-drive classic Italian small-bore GT car available today. They offer striking Bertone closed-body styling, combined with service-friendly four-cylinder 750/101 Series Alpha mechanicals, and are eligible for dozens of driving and show events. Many people prefer the open-top Pininfarina Spider models, but as a driver, I honestly prefer the closed-top Sprint models because they drive better, look more elegant, and have rarer views than the open-top models. What's also cool is that the Alfa Giulietta Sprint was the first of Alfa Romeo's new cars and was launched before the Spider. The Daily Pick is one of them, a second series 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint located in Sacramento, California. The private seller describes this Alpha Sprint as "a stunning red exterior that perfectly captures the essence of Italian sports car design. Elegant body lines are complemented by black leather seats, perforated cream headliner and black carpeting" The interior complements each other perfectly.”…
AutoHunter Spotlight: 2011 Ferrari California
Featured inautomatic hunter, The online auction platform powered by ClassicCars.com is this 2011 Ferrari California Convertible. The car is being sold by a dealer in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and the auction will end on Tuesday. If you're looking for an exciting car ride in 2011, one of the vehicles on your potential purchase list may be the Ferrari California. This is a car unlike anything that has come before it: a completely new design from Pininfarina, with a front-mounted V8, a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, a folding convertible hardtop and a multi-link rear suspension . However, the price is a hefty $192,000. Maybe a second hand version would be a better deal? Ferrari launched the California at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Built in Maranello, Italy, it's positioned as a grand touring sports car (rather than a full-on performance car) in the Ferrari lineup. The name "California" itself was used to convey the image of a fun, top-down coastal cruise.…
Lamborghini celebrates 50th anniversary of Countach
If you are a child In the 1980s, there was only one car: the Lamborghini Countach. It didn't get wilder, faster, or more desirable. It's hanging on your bedroom wall, right next to the Budweiser beach towel poster. Can you believe it's been 50 years since it was produced? 1971 Lamborghini Miura SV The Countach was the perfect follow-up to the Miura, the car that put Ferrari on the map. Can you imagine seeing the Lamborghini Countach LP 500 concept for the first time at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show? Cars like the Ferrari Daytona and Maserati Ghibli were in production at the time. The Countach made those cars look outdated. On the other hand, the 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo concept car hinted at what Marcello Gandini had in mind. Image credit: Lamborghini The final car to go into production in 1974 was the Countach LP 400, which was powered by a 3.9-liter DOHC V12 engine producing 370 horsepower. By…
Pick of the Day: 1971 Alfa Romeo Montreal
this Daily Selection This is a 1971 Alfa Romeo Montreal listed on ClassicCars.com by a dealer in St. Louis, Missouri. Many concept cars are created with great passion, receive much public attention and admiration, but are shelved with no hope of ever reaching production. The two show cars exhibited by Alfa Romeo at the 1967 International and World's Fairs, as well as the Montreal road car, escaped such a fate. On the eve of Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada, event organizers chose Alfa Romeo to build a car that represented "the highest aspirations of modern man for an automobile," according to FCAHeritage.com. Considering they had only nine months to create an instant icon, the Italian automaker chose the Giulia Sprint GT as the basis, then outsourced the bodywork to Carrozzeria Bertone. Image source: FCAHeritage.com Alfa's masterpiece eventually fell into the hands of a young designer named Marcello Gandini (who designed the legendary Lamborghini Miura and stunned the automotive world with…
Shaking hands with Valentino Balboni
I like movies and music Like everyone else, I enjoy celebrities, but I've never been obsessed with them. I don't collect autographs like Rupert Pupkin, nor do I cry at concerts when one of my favorite musicians, Ben Folds, plays a particular song. But when I got the chance to meet Lamborghini's longtime factory test driver, Valentino Balboni, I jumped at the chance. In February of 2014, I convinced my friend Dan (who is not a car guy) to join me at Esotico Italiano, the Italian car show put on by the Texas Lamborghini Club for their 11th anniversary.day It was the weekend of the annual Texas Bull Run. We drove to Oasis Texas Brewing Company in Austin. There was a great view of Lake Travis, but I couldn't see it clearly. All I saw were Countachs, Gallardos, and Aventadors in the parking lot. According to the Lamborghini Club of America, there were nearly 100 Lamborghinis there, and more than…
Alfa Romeo 4C with over 600 miles on the clock
A good friend of mineDan is not a car guy. He is a talented cartoonist with a love for nature, theater, and Legos. Although he now lives in Texas, he also loves the food of his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, especially a sandwich chain there. A few years ago, when we were roommates in Austin, Texas, I happened to be reviewing the 2018 Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe one week. Dan doesn't get to visit his family and favorite haunts much, so I wanted to give him a taste of his hometown. The 4C was a poor choice for the upcoming trip, but it made for a story I'll never forget. A few months before we set out on this pilgrimage, Dan told me that the one place he’d miss most about Cincinnati was the East Coast Subs restaurant in Penn Station. A quick online search revealed three locations in Texas, but they were all in the Dallas area, about three…
AutoHunter Spotlight: 1989 Ferrari 348TB
Featured Automatic Hunter, Online auction platform ClassicCars.com is auctioning this 1989 Ferrari 348TB. The 348 has had a bad reputation over the years. People complained about its styling, performance, reliability, etc. You name it, people complained about it. A few years ago, a couple of interesting things happened. First, people started spending time driving the 348 and discovered it was a really fun, completely analog car. There was no automatic option, no traction or stability control, and the 348 had manual rack-and-pinion steering. It was the last truly analog V8 Ferrari road car, and people were finally looking at it in a different light. The second thing was the nostalgia for 1980s cars. People started celebrating things like cheese grater sides and pop-up headlights. In fact, some very smart people in the collector car world started an event called RADwood to showcase cars from the 1980s and 1990s. All of a sudden, the 348 went from zero to hero. Prices…
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