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10,000 mile '00 Type R on BaT that rocketed up to $100,000 due to a short bid war w/ 7 days still left on it. This car has been preserved to the nines & reportedly has an assortment of well known, very rare aftermarket parts on it. Perhaps @-Fred- or @Danoff can chime in since I believe they have history with ITRs.

A'PEXI WS coilovers
ARC air intake
Koyo radiator
Mugen headers, exhaust system, & valve cover (there was a comment claiming the valve cover is worth $10K+ these days. Tried to research on my own, but most I could find was one being sold for $3,000 back in 2014 & another site claiming a counterfeit still managed $4,000).
Mugen strut tower bars
Mugen 16" MF10 wheels
Spoon spark plug wires
Recaro seats & Momo wheel sourced from a JDM example

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10k-Mile 2000 Acura Integra Type R

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FWIW this didn't even hit reserve, I'm guessing the guy wants at least 125k which is mad.
 
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FWIW this didn't even hit reserve, I'm guessing the guy wants at least 125k which is mad.
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Given the current record for a ITR on BaT is a 7k mile, Phoenix Yellow example that was mostly original that sold for $112,112 three years ago, I'd wager you're right as they more than likely feel their example is worth a good chunk more.
 
CLK 63 Black Series, a car that usually has a few examples up for sale throughout the year. This particular example sold through BaT in 2023 w/ some mods, and was reverted back to an OEM-look with 1 other addition; a 6-speed manual. These are reportedly pretty fun cars to own & haven't exploded to silly money on the web like other Black Series. This example has 28,000 miles and currently sitting at a $100,000 bid (No Reserve) which is pretty good value given most are roughly $100K-$110K starting.
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No Reserve: 28k-Mile 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series 6-Speed Conversion

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This original model CLK Black Series, in my eyes, is one of the best looking Merc's ever. It's got just the perfect stance.

If i recall correctly, the only thing that marked it down in contemporary tests was the fact it was auto-only. A manual swapped one is just about perfection.

$100k is an absolute steal IMO.
 
I always think the DTM looked better, I imagine a DTM with a manual would be awesome as well. I always found it funny as well the ‘DTM’ had no mechanical relation to the race car either 🤣
 
A blast from the origins of Forza Motorsport for some of us, or those who also had the Maisto 1:18, this prototype #1 of the Guldstrand Signature Edition Corvette is currently up for auction. I actually don't know much about Dick Guldstrand himself, except that he's dubbed Mr. Corvette and played a significant role in Corvette history. The Katech-built 427 only has 48k miles on it and the car looks to be in pretty good shape over all. Unfortunately, it has 2 damage reports against it which may be why it's still sitting at a $20,000 bid with only a day to go. It's marked as 1 of 50, though I can't find any other instances of another example for sale, so it looks to be as rare as it gets. I feel @Tornado might actually know quite a bit more on this car given his knowledge on this era of Corvettes.

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Ex–Dick Guldstrand 2003 Guldstrand Signature Edition 50th Anniversary Corvette 6-Speed

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I actually saw that one on BaT. When that car came out it got the treatment from all the rags at the time.


Guldstrand was basically the Corvette (and I believe the third gen F-Body as well) equivalent of Carroll Shelby. A lot of the knowledge that has proliferated for the C3 and C4 aftermarket today for suspension work is derived from stuff that his shop came up with in the 1970s and 1980s. The example that comes to mind immediately is the really expensive roller bearing Heim joint systems that you can get for the C4 rear suspension and upper control arms:

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Which were things Guldstrand came up with in the 1980s for autocross usage.

In particular side to side deflection of the rear trailing arms is a big problem with the C4 rear suspension because under hard cornering the knuckles want to twist (as the C4 doesn't have lower control arms in the rear like the C5+) and that binds the trailing arms when they are going up and down. The original factory rubber bushings were a bit of a band-aid for this deflection (but it's why C4s chew up those bushings), but poly bushings make the binding caused by it dramatically worse. The replacement link system Guldstrand designed basically eliminates that binding by allowing the trailing arms to freely deflect and freely go up and down with the suspension knuckle, and goes a long way towards eliminating compromises with the suspension design.
 
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