1969 Super Cars
Abarth Scorpione SS
It is believed that the legendary Karl Abarth constructed just five of these Abarth Scorpione SS vehicles. Two have been wrecked, one resides on the west coast and another on the east coast (shown). The final example is believed to be in Belgium. ......
AC 428
AC Cars decided to reconfigure its Cobra sports car as a luxury Grand Tourer in 1965. The new fastback coupe was first shown at the Geneva Salon the following year. Produced between 1967 and 1973, the AC 428 Frua was designed to compete with the performance......
AMC AMX III
Before the final AMX 3 was built, two prototypes were tested by AMC during 1968. AMCs in-house designer Richard Teague worked with Giotto Bizzarrini to develop the image-defining model into a road-going 160 mph sports car. All three prototypes were......
Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada
In the early 1960s, Giotto Bizzarrini and Renzo Rivolta developed the road-going Iso Rivolta 4-passenger coupe, and they followed that with the 2-seat Iso Grifo A3L, launched in 1963. Bizzarrini later developed his competition version, the A3C, and......
Bizzarrini GT1900 Europa
The Bizzarrini GT1900 Europa was introduced in the hope of transforming Bizzarrini into a volume manufacturer. The Europa was built with many General Motors parts as well as an economical and robust Opel 1900cc engine. The fiberglass body was designed......
Brabham BT29
The Brabham racing cars built for customer sale between 1962 and 1972 are renowned for their magnificent record of competition success and, in period, were extremely robust and competitively light in weight, offering superior driveability and outstanding......
Chevrolet Astro III Concept
Mitchells breathtaking 1967 Astro I styling study enabled his designers to explore the boundaries between beauty and low-drag forms. At less than three feet high, it was the lowest concept model ever created by GM design, so low that passengers had......
Chevrolet Corvette Manta Ray
Mitchells Mako Shark II concept debuted in 1965 as an early preview of the flamboyant-fendered, Coke-bottle-waisted next-generation Corvette that would reach production for 1968. It continued the 1961 Makos shark-like paint scheme, with a dramatically......
DeTomaso Mangusta
The examples shown, finished in Maroon paint color and black leather interior, has chassis number 8MA-798302112. It was expected to fetch between %2448,000-%2458,000 at the 2006 Worldwide Group Auction held on Hilton Head Island. At the conclusion of......
Ferrari 206 Dino GT
The Dino was the only Ferrari ever built with the intention of being a sub-brand, and were originally badged only with a Dino emblem. They were a model that was disruptive to Ferraris traditional road car output and an unconventional vehicle in Ferraris......
Ferrari 312 P
Possibly the most beautiful sports prototype of all time, Ferraris 312 P was introduced to mark the firms return to endurance racing. This 312 P (serial number 0872) is the only one fitted with a Berlinetta body when new. Another was rebodied from......
Ferrari 365 GT 2+2
This 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 22 Coupe was offered for sale at the 2007 Christies auction of Exceptional Motor Cars at the Monterey Jet Center. It is powered by a V12 engine angled at 60-degrees, equipped with single overhead camshaft per bank, and triple......
Ferrari 365 GTB/4
This unique 365GTB4 Daytona Spyder Speciale was built by the Ferrari factory for a Sig. Rissi of Milan in 1969. It was first seen on the Pininfarina stand at the Paris Auto Show in October. It is the only Daytona designated as a Speciale. The......
Ferrari 365 GTB/4C Competition
Ferrari 365 GTB4 Daytona Competizione with chassis number 12467 is a N.A.R.T. competition car. It is eligible for the Ferrari Shell Challenge competition. In 1971 it was entered into the 24 Hours of LeMans and driven by Bob Grossman and Coco Chinetti.......
Ferrari 365 GTC
One of only 168 cars built. This car lived in Italy most of its life. It was well used when the current owner purchased it in 2004 with an eye toward bringing it back to its original condition and glory. The GTC sn 12471 has gone through a full two-year......
Ferrari 365 GTS
The 19th of 20 cars built. It was originally delivered new to Auto Becker in Germany. This car went through a total restoration in Switzerland in 1992. The present caretaker purchased it seven years ago and has worked hard on making it the best 365......
Ferrari Dino 246
This 246GT Dino is one of the 357 L-Series (2.4-liter) Dinos produced in 1969-1970, after the transition from the short-lived 206 (2-liter) cars. It shared many of the features of the 206, including knock-off wheels, wood steering wheel, and aluminum......
Ferrari NART Spyder 365 Grintosa
This Ferrari NART Spyder 365 Grintosa was designed by Luigi Coco Chinetti. Chinetti, an Italian-American, was Maranellos first importer and dealer in the United States, along with being the founder of the North American Racing Team (NART). Grintosa......
Ford GT40
GT40 P1083 was the last original GT-40 to be constructed and sold as a completed race car, with specs identical to the 1968 and 1969 LeMans-winning car. Sold to Team Colegio Arte e Instrucao in Rio de Janeiro, owned by Sideny Cardoso, in 1969. Raced......
Ford Mustang GT500
The 1969-70 Shelby Mustang represents the evolution of Mustang from both Shelby and Ford. In 1969, the production Ford Mustang was redesigned and many special models were made by Ford themselves which mimicked Shelby upgrades. These cars did not stop......
Holden Torana GTR-X Concept
The Holden Torana GTR-X was developed in the late 1960s by General Motors Australian branch. They were tasked with developing a sports car that could be inexpensive to produce and use existing components of the available models. The resulting concept......
Intermeccanica Italia
Frank Reisner founded Intermeccanica in 1959. Their stylish creations, characterized by Italian coachwork cloaking American power plants, helped to establish the company as a legitimate coachbuilder.Fewer than 600 Italia were assembled between 1967......
ISO Fidia S4
The only four-door model produced by Iso Automoveicoli SpA was the Giorgetto Giugiaro-penned Fidia, with 192 examples manufactured between 1967 and 1975. Most had left-hand-drive with just 16 being in right-hand-drive configuration. The sales material......
ISO Grifo GL
This example is one of only 412 Grifos produced by Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A. from 1965 through 1974. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro while he was at Bertone and engineered by Giotto Bizzarrini, this car is the epitome of a grand touring sports car fast,......
ISO Lele
The Iso Lele, produced in Milano, Italy, from 1969 to 1974 by Piero %26 Rachele Rivolta, was an elegant performance vehicle that could reach a top speed of 160 mph. The frame was from Jaguar, the body was courtesy of Bertone, and the inboard disc brakes......
Jaguar XKE E-Type
Sir William Lyons presented the E-Type in 1961 as his road-going successor to the racing D-Type. These vehicles had a long bonnet, curvaceous fenders, and pouting mouth. The design was the work of Malcolm Sayer, a legendary aerodynamicist, who was one......
Lamborghini 400 GT
This 1969 Lamborghini 400GT 22 Coupe with chassis number 1327 is one of just 242 examples created. It was one of the last made and carries a design created by Bizzarini and Sargiotto. It is finished in red with an original Cognac interior. Power......
Lamborghini Islero
The evolution of the first Lamborghini model the 350 GT, later to become the 400 GT and 400 GT 22, the Islero was intended to continue the classic linage. The design was personally overseen by Mr. Lamborghini himself with the objective to be the gentlemans......
Lamborghini Miura P400
The Miura P400 was the first of three generations of the model followed by the S and final production version dubbed the SV. The Miura was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show with the production version following soon thereafter. It was designed by Marcello......
Lancia Fulvia HF Competizione
This prototype was presented by Carrozzeria Ghia, employing Lancia Fulvia HF mechanics and engine, at the Geneva and Turin Auto Show in 1969. The prototype was then modified and tested on the Le Mans Track. The modified version is called Evoluzione.......
Lola T70 MK IIIB
Chassis number SL76144 was original owned by Trevor Taylor. It was actively campaigned during the 1969 and 1970 season before it was in an accident at the Brands Hatch 1000 kms race where its monocoque chassis was destroyed. The suspension and other......
Maserati Ghibli
Giorgetto Giugiaro, while working at Italian coachbuilder Ghia, designed the Ghiblis steel body, with its low, shark-shaped nose. Power was from a 4.7 liter four cam 330 horsepower V8 giving it a zero-to-sixty mph time of just 6.8 seconds and a top......
McLaren M-12
This 1969 ChaparralMcLaren was one of the 1st M-12 customer cars to leave Trojan and was one of the first Can-Am cars to run the 494 CID (8.1 Liter) Chevrolet power. The 494 CID was an all-aluminum engine producing 780 horsepower at 7800 rpm.The......
McLaren M6B GT
This is a 1969 McLaren M6B GT with serial number M6 GT 50-17. This car is one of six M6BGTs built and the only one to have raced in period. This chassis was the Trojan Prototype displayed at the London Auto Show in January 1969. Later it was sold......
Pontiac Farago CF 428
Paul Farago, a respected engineer and designer, had an impact on designs in both Europe and the United States. He had worked with Virgil Exner in developing the ChryslerGhia concept cars and was also the chief engineer for the Dual Ghia project. He......
Porsche 908
This example of the 908 was originally a langheck or long tail and was campaigned by the factory in World Manufacturing Championship races. It was developed for the higher speeds of tracks like Le Mans, Monza and Spa, reducing aerodynamic drag. The rear......
Porsche 914/8
Two prototype 914s, dubbed 9148, were built during 1969. This orange 9148 was the first constructed, at the instigation of Ferdinand Piech (then head of the racing department), to prove the concept. Powered by the full-blown, 350 horsepower (261 kW)......
Porsche 917
917.028 was Porsches first Can-Am car for the 1969 season, basically a 908 type body on a 917K chassis. It led directly to the 91710 and 91730 championship cars of 1972 and 1973.Porsches decision to enter Canadian-American Challenge Cup Series......
Porsche 917 K
917 #021 started life with the AAW Team. It made it to LeMans in 1970 with David Piper and Gijs van Lennep as drivers. The car DNFd after two crashes because of rain and a punctured tire. The car was one of David Pipers team cars where it ran many......
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Estate Wagon
This 1969 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Estate Wagon was offered for sale at the 2007 RM Auctions held in Amelia Island, Florida. The car was offered without reserve and estimated to sell between %2430,000 - %2440,000. It is powered by a 6230cc 90-degree aluminum......
Triumph TR6
The Triumph TR6 was introduced in 1969 as a replacement for the TR5TR250. The TR6 featured similar running gear components and chassis as its predecessor but incorporated new external styling. The updated styling, courtesy of Karmann of Germany, allowed......
