Futuristic prototypes, 1960s racing cars, models that belonged to celebrities… There's a little bit of everything at Scottsdale 2017.
One of the biggest auctions of classics (and not only) in the USA ends next Sunday, the Scottsdale 2017. The event is organized annually by the auctioneer Barrett-Jackson. In the last edition alone, nearly 1,500 cars were sold.This year, the organization hopes to repeat the feat, and therefore offers a range of unique copies available for sale. These are some of them:
Cheetah GT (1964)
Anyone who watched the last Goodwood Festival closely will remember this coupé. The Cheetah GT was one of the models that gave the air of grace in the gardens of Lord March's estate, after having undergone a complete restoration, as we can see from the images.
It is one of 11 models (#006) built by Bill Thomas Race Cars, California, and the only one to power a 7.0 liter V8 competition engine from the Corvette.
Chrysler Ghia Streamline X (1955)
It was perhaps the biggest highlight of the 1955 Turin Salon, and one of the most important design exercises in the brand's history. The Chrysler Ghia Streamline X was born at a time when the brand's engineers were dedicated to exploring the limits of aerodynamics – any resemblance to a spacecraft is pure coincidence…
The Ghia Streamline X, nicknamed Gilda, was “forgotten” at the Ford Museum for several years, and now it can be yours.
Chevy Engineering Research Vehicle I (1960)
Due to his work in developing the Chevrolet super sports car, Zora Arkus-Duntov is known as the "father of the Corvette", but there was another model produced by the American engineer that would come to influence the brand's sports cars in the 1960s.
We are talking about the Chevy Engineering Research Vehicle I (CERV 1), a 100% functional prototype with a mid-engine and four-speed manual gearbox. Some say that it exceeded 330 km/h of maximum speed.