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The collection of 230 cars was hidden for 40 years

A large collection of classic cars from a professional dealer of rare and special cars from the 1960s was recently discovered. It contains 230 cars that the owner has been collecting for four decades.

It all started in the 80s of the last century when Palmen bought a yellow Lancia B20. After that, the collection was expanded with Italian models from Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati and Ferrari, as well as German brands BMW, Mercedes and NSU. Of course, there are also British representatives: Jaguar, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce, as well as American Chevrolet, Cadillac and Ford. The French Facel Vega is also part of the collection. The collection also includes the brands Tatra, Monica, Moretti, Matra, Alvis, Imperia and Villard.

Cars were stored in one church and two warehouses. All are well preserved and are proof of Palmen’s refined taste and impressive knowledge of rare and special cars.

The owner rarely showed his collection so it became one of the best kept “secret collections” in Europe. He kept the cars in original condition, and maintained them himself and started them regularly. Unfortunately, due to the owner’s age and other circumstances, the collection will be sold.

The auction will take place in May and the cars are currently stored in a facility in Dordrecht.

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The collection of 230 cars was hidden for 40 years

Source: The Times

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Porsche produced the 5,000th 911 Cup

In the year in which the German car manufacturer celebrates its 75th birthday, we remind you of the 5,000 racing Porsche 911 Cup whose stories have been going on since 1990. It is a Porsche Cup championship in which all participants have the same car, the Porsche 911 Cup.

Porsche revealed the first 911 Cup in 1990. From then until today, they made seven generations according to the same recipe, and the honor of being the 5,000th produced Cup example went to the Porsche 911 GT3 from the current Series 992. The first 911 Cup was based on the 911 Carrera 2 model from the 964 Series, and Porsche produced only 297 copies. It was powered by a naturally aspirated 3.6-liter 6-cylinder boxer engine with 265 hp. The next model was based on the Carrera 2 from Series 993 and only 186 examples were produced. The basis of the Cup version from Series 996 was the Porsche 911 GT3, which was produced in 873 units with the growing popularity of Porsche’s single-brand championship.

Many consider Porsche’s decades-long story, in which the quality of the driver plays a major role, to be an excellent test for several elite world championships in circuit racing.

Each generation of the Porsche 911 Cup was more and more powerful, and the current 911 GT3 Cup, which this year will compete in 34 championships around the world, is powered by a 4.0-liter water-cooled 6-cylinder boxer engine with 510 hp (375 kW) and 347 lb-ft (470 Nm) of torque. The engine is paired with a six-speed sequential dog-type gearbox that delivers power to the rear wheels.

It rides on 18-inch wheels with Michelin 30 / 65-18 (front) and 31 / 71-18 (back) tires. It rides on 18-inch wheels with Michelin 30 / 65-18 (front) and 31 / 71-18 (back) tires. For safe braking and stopping there are ventilated 380 mm steel brake discs with six-piston aluminum monobloc racing brake calipers. Porsche produced only 782 units.

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Porsche produced the 5,000th 911 Cup

Source: Porsche

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1986 Porsche 911 Turbo coupe is up for auction

In 1978, Porsche unveiled the 911 (930) Turbo with a larger and more powerful 3.3L engine compared to its predecessor. It was produced until 1989, and 18,770 units left the production lines. One of them, a 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo coupe is up for auction.

Porsche 911 Turbo is powered by a 3.3-liter turbocharged flat-six engine with 282 hp (207 kW) and 278 lb-ft (380 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transaxle and a limited-slip differential. Between 2016 and 2019, the alternator, battery, engine gaskets, and mass air flow sensor relay were replaced. It is mounted on 17″ RUF Speedline alloy wheels wrapped in 235/45 front and 255/40 rear BFGoodrich f-Force Sport tires.

This beautiful car is finished in Meteor Metallic, has been well maintained and is in good condition. It is equipped with a sunroof, fog lights, a tea tray rear spoiler, black rear stone guards, a rear window wiper, dual exhaust outlets, and four-wheel cross-drilled and ventilated discs.

Inside, heated power-adjustable seats are upholstered in black leather that covers the dashboard and door panels. The FITTIPALDI steering wheel is also wrapped in black leather and behind it is a six-digit odometer showing 99,105 miles. Additional equipment includes air conditioning, power windows, and a Bluetooth-capable Pioneer CD stereo with USB and auxiliary inputs.

The car has a clean Carfax report that shows no accidents or other damage. It comes with a removed aftermarket exhaust muffler, the removed stock steering wheel, a tool kit, an emergency air compressor, and a clean California title in the seller’s name.

The auction ends on April 7th and the current highest bid is $104,000 USD.

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1986 Porsche 911 Turbo coupe is up for auction

Source: Bring a Trailer