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For the 1937 Toy Fair in Leipzig, Heinrich Müller, the founder of Schuco, built a unique, very expensive streamlined Maybach limousine 1936.

The special cabriolet was rebuilt several times. It also received the warning colour 'orange'. German engineers christened the car 'The Parrot'.

This extraordinary Mercedes has an Art Deco pontoon body by Fréjat (1947). Unfortunately, this body did not survive.

Originally the car with the ship-like boattail rear was delivered to a Captain Miller. The colors reflect his racing colors.

The name Zeppelin was only used for the most exclusive Maybachs. This beautiful car was bodied by Hermann Spohn.

This stunning 5.4-liter Mercedes is a unique bespoke design with coachwork by Norrmalms (a a small Swedich coachbuilder).

The G1 was only built 50 times and was the largest Alfa Romeo ever built at this time (1921).

The Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 is a milestone, a true myth in the history of Alfa Romeo and motorsport in general.

Corsica bodied 14 chassis of the Bugatti Type 57; some of them were characterized by eye-catching, flat structures.

The Atalante was a two-seater, very sporty coupe with aerodynamic approaches. In total, only 40 S-chassis were built.

The Atalante was a two-seater, very sporty coupe with aerodynamic approaches. In total, only 40 S-chassis were built.

Bugatti developed the Type 59 for the 750 kilo formula from 1934. In total, only four Bugatti T59 were built.

The Bugatti Type 18, also called the Garros, was produced from 1912 through 1914. The coachwork is by Henri Labourdette. 

A.V.I.S. (Italian Association of Voluntary Blood Donors) built an ambulance with which blood could also be collected in small towns.

This Giulietta Sprint Cabriolet prototype was introduced by Bertone in 1957. Today it is in a private collection in Switzerland.

This Ferrari 400 from Robert Jankel is a 2 + 2-seater twelve-cylinder coupé from the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari.

Swabian Heart in a sportive Dress: Amilcar built this sporty roadster body for a Mercedes-Benz Type 290 in 1933.

It is an ideal combination of the thoroughbred A6GCS / 53 competition chassis with a great body: a masterpiece of Italian design!

This Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport was once ordered by the "zip king", Mister Fayolle and therefore provided with an indicated zip.

A Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta with a 4.4-liter mid-engine, which is designed as a three-seater with central steering.

The Cisitalia Grand Prix was designed by Porsche between 1946– 47,  and is therefore also known by its Porsche project number, Typ 360.

Highlight of the car range was the Aero 50, which was initially presented in 1936.

The one-off vehicle was intended for promotion purposes only. The unique car body design came from sculptor Maurice Prosper Lampert.

The Bugatti Type 101 (also: Bugatti T 101) was the last passenger car that the French automobile manufacturer Bugatti developed and built.

The Lancia Aprilia was a revolutionary car, one of the first designed using wind tunnel in collaboration with Battista Farina and Politecnico.

The sedan for six people and resembled a Buick. It had an eight-cylinder engine with 5750 cc capacity and 105 hp.

Compared to the standard 15-six, the car body maker fitted its version with opulent fenders and an elongated rear end.

The 1957 Chevy was presented to the market as being a “Sweet Smooth and Sassy” vehicle.

Enzo Ferrari designed the Avio 815 in 1940. Although it never bore the glamorous name, it is still the very first Ferrari.

All four DB Mk II were registered on April 26, 1949. Three were used as factory racing cars. The LML 49/4 was used by David Brown as a personal car.

Mercedes-Benz collectors call the 370S Mannheim the “little brother” of the legend Mercedes-Benz SSK.

The book’s chapters cover each season from 1934 to 1939 looking at the exploits of Mercedes and Auto Union (Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer).

This new book not only includes further recently-found images of transporters but also team support vehicles........

Only six of these unique Steyr 220 Sport Roadster models with a glass body were built before the Second World War.

The Alfa Romeo 8C are a series of automobiles from the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo, which was manufactured from 1931 to 1939.

Long believed to have been lost, this 8C 2900B started life as a cycle-fendered competition car.

Some 750 Cadillac V16s were sold in 1931, but only one had coachwork from carrozzeria Pininfarina.

"Standard of the World" confidently wrote the brand, but it really wasn't normal.

This special 1:31 scale model (15 cm) is hand built from parts that are all cast in white metal.

With Pininfarina into the jet age: at the 1952 Turin Salon, this jet concept met with great interest.

This Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 year 1934 is a one-off with French body Letourneur et Marchand.

The Type 300 is closely associated with the first Federal Chancellor and is called "Adenauer-Mercedes" in the classic car scene.

In 1938, Erdmann & Rossi presented this wonderful sleek roadster at the automobile and motorcycle exhibition in Berlin (IAMA).

A Mercedes that becomes a DKW-Audi. It also has three doors: one on the left and two on the right. Unique!

This Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing AMG (1974) belonged to none other than Friedrich Karl Flick, a major shareholder of Daimler-Benz.

Just two cars were built by Carrozzeria Boneschi, one was sold 1954 to Rafael Trujillo the then dictator of the Dominican Republic.

This Ferrari Daytona is a one-off coupe constructed on chassis 12925. It was displayed at the 1969 Paris Salon.

For a long time the type “Stuttgart” was the most important automobile offered by Mercedes.

This Mercedes T-model must have been something of sacrilege in the 90s. Caro International created this station wagon 1990.

The Lysell Rally looks like a flying saucer, but it didn’t come from outer space: it was built in a Norwegian aircraft factory.

The Austro Daimler ADR 8 Alpine was built from 1930 to 1934. The "8" shows that the engine has 8 cyl.

Up to 1960 about 20 taxis had been built, mostly gray or black, some with the once common black and white "belly band".

The Adler Trumpf Junior is a small car whose modern appearance was designed by Hans Gustav Röhr (later Mercedes Benz).

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In the spring of 1956, Zündapp contracted out the first design to Pininfarina for the car called ‘Project KF IV’.

In 1928 the unbelievable 'Duesenberg Model J' was announced. Rollston was an American manufacturer of car bodies.

Delahaye and buses? This Delahaye 163 coach was bodid on the extra long chassis by Duffau in Aureilhan.

This dream car was bodied by Walter M. Murphy Co. for Harold Isham, the son of railroad millionaire Albert K. Isham.

Kit 1:43: With this Mercedes Simplex 90hp, William K Vanderbilt Jr. set a new land speed record 1904, but was not recognised in Europe.

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In 1930 this beautiful convertible was sold to Erika Glitz. Castagna was one of the most renowned Italian bodywork manufacturers.

At certain events, the bright red car drove with large loudspeakers and played music or made announcements.

The "AutoCult Edition 2020” is a different kind of book it is THE book for the automotive enthusiast.

Sold for $2,323,381 at 2005 Bonhams: This Bugatti Type 59 is the first of the four Type 59s supplied to private British owners in 1935.

currently sold out, but available again in February 2021 

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The body, crafted for Stevens by Karosseriewerk Reutter boasted eye-catching transformable properties.

This body was Spohn's first pontoon convertible after the Second World War and remained a one-off.

This streamlined vehicle was built 1939 by Carrozzeria Touring for use in the Mille Miglia.

It was quite common to have road approval for hill climbs or the transport of racing cars. There were practically no racing transporters.

Der BMW/EMW 340 wurde zum Spielball in der Ost-West-Auseinandersetzung zu Beginn des Kalten Krieges. Dieses Buch beschreibt diese Zeit eindrucksvoll.

In 1952 the legendary Czech coachbuilder Josef Sodomka rebuilt a Mercedes Benz 770: a parade vehicle