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1984 Sbarro Super Eight is for sale

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At the 1984 Geneva Motor Show, the small Swiss high-performance replica and sports car company Sbarro unveiled a special edition car, the Sbarro Super Eight. The car was designed by company founder Franco Sbarro for Bernd Grohe, and is now for sale.

The car is powered by a 3.0-L Ferrari F106 V8 engine with a factory rated 240 hp, mated to a 5-speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear axle. The engine is equipped with dual overhead camshafts on each cylinder bank, four valves per cylinder, and Bosch fuel injection. It sits on 15″ multipiece BBS wheels wrapped in Yokohama AVS AV1-40 tires.

This unique red Sbarro Super Eight is based on a Ferrari 308 GTB whose frame was shortened before being fitted with a two-door fiberglass body, a nose panel that extends over the headlights, a chin spoiler, an offset cowl vent, flared fenders, straked intake vents ahead of each rear wheel, ghosted horizontal stripes along each B pillar, simulated straked vents behind the rear windows, and a rounded rear profile with a painted heckblende and quad upturned exhaust outlets. Ventilated disc brakes and double-wishbone independent suspension with coilover shock absorbers and anti-roll bars at front and rear, were taken from the Ferrari 308.

The interior is covered in brown leather with cloth inserts over the two-place seating and door panels. In front of the driver is a MOMO three-spoke steering wheel wrapped in brown leather and a five-digit odometer showing 30,011 km (~19k miles). Additional equipment includes color-keyed carpeting, wood door caps and dashboard accents, shoulder belts, a lockable console storage compartment, a gated shifter, power windows, and a Clarion component stereo system with a cassette player and an equalizer.

The auction ends on December 11th and the highest bid at the time of writing was $145,000 USD.

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1984 Sbarro Super Eight is for sale
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1965 Porsche 356C Coupe

The demand for classic and well-preserved cars has been high for a long time, but it seems that in the last few months, buyers are no longer interested in buying such cars. One such, a 1965 Porsche 356C coupe, is offered for sale.

This Porsche that left the factory in Champagne Yellow was a project of the previous owner who sold the car in 2017 to the new owner who completed it. It has a gray Karmann body, twin engine grilles, bumpers with GT-style aluminum deco moldings, windshield washer system, an underside front tow ring, disc brakes at each corner, Bilstein shocks, and Sebring-style exhaust system with J-pipes and heater boxes.

Inside, the bucket seats are upholstered in black and black leather and tan corduroy inserts, and black leather also covers the rear bench, door panels and upper part of the dash. In front of the driver is a wood-rimmed three-spoke steering wheel and a five-digit odometer showing 86,477 miles. Additional equipment includes charcoal squareweave carpets and a replacement headliner.

When it comes to the powertrain, this 356C is powered by a replacement 1,720 cc flat-four with a Shasta big bore kit, 912 camshaft and twin-plug cylinder heads from an aircraft engine, mated to a four-speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear axle. Carrera four-cam-style cooling system with custom fan, generator, shroud with oil cooler, rebuilt dual Solex carburetors, custom twin distributor timing cover with a full-flow spin-on oil filter, dual Bosch distributors modified for twin plug are also installed. applications, a Super 90 flywheel, and custom ignition switches.

The car comes with a copy of the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, a copy of the Kardex, the owner’s manual, a jack and tool kit, service records, the removed engine case, and a clean Texas title.

The auction ends on November 14 and the highest bid at the time of writing was USD $48,356.

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1958 Porsche 356A Speedster is up for auction

In the mid-50s, Porsche introduced the second version of its first production car, the 356A, which has attracted the attention of car enthusiasts and collectors for years. It was produced until 1959 in more than 20,000 examples, and one of them, the 1958 Porsche 356A Speedster is up for auction.

This 356A speedster is powered by an overhauled 1.6-liter flat-four engine with twin Zenith carburetors, mated to a four-speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear wheels. It sits on Silver-finished 15″ steel wheels wrapped in 165/80 Nexen SB-802 tires.

The car left the factory on October 30, 1957 with Reutter-built bodywork in Ruby Red. In the late 2000s it was completely refurbished which included a repaint in Aquamarine Blue. It is equipped with a driver’s side mirror, a Reutter badge affixed to the right-front fender, gold-color badging, and body-color bumpers with chrome guards, dual exhaust outlets that exit through the rear overriders, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

Inside, the seats are covered in red leather that also covers the door panels, the upper part of the dash and the rear bench. In front of the driver are a wood-rimmed Nardi steering wheel, VDO instruments with green lettering, a central 6k-rpm tachometer, a 120 mph speedometer and a five-digit odometer reading 85,603 miles.

The car comes with manufacturer’s literature, handwritten service notes, a tool kit, a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, a Reutter Certificate of Production, and a clean Florida title in the owner’s name. The Porsche Certificate of Authenticity lists the original colors and component numbers as well as options, including coupe seats and US-market bumpers.

The auction ends on September 11 and the highest bid at the time of writing was $100,356 USD.

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