Vehicle Overview
As Car Week approaches, we’re excited to announce the fifth edition of the Mohr Imports Monterey Collection sale. This impressive collection comprises 20 cars from manufacturers around the globe, covering the years 1959-2018. Auctions will begin going live on August 5 and additional lots will be added daily, so be sure to follow Mohr Imports to get notifications when new vehicles post to the site.
Without further ado, please enjoy the cars of the 2024 Monterey Collection!
Throwing a dart at the map, we landed in Italy—so let’s start there! We’ve got two 12-cylinder Ferraris with their engines at opposite ends. First up is an Argento Metallizzato 1992 512 TR, the updated version of the Testarossa that was introduced in 1991. A total of 408 were built, each equipped with a 421-horsepower 4.9-liter flat-12 and a gated dogleg five-speed. This example has been with its current owner since 1993. The “fasten seatbelt” sticker on its ashtray lid really sums up the ethos of this big mid-engine Ferrari.
Next is a manual-swapped 575M Maranello in Verdig Zeltweg (named after the Austrian circuit). The interior is trimmed in Cuoio leather, which translates to “leather” leather—appropriate considering it covers nearly every surface of the cockpit, most notably the power-adjustable Daytona seats. The gated six-speed manual gearbox was installed in 2016, and a decade of service records are included in the sale.
Moving north to Germany, we have a quartet of roadsters from Mercedes-Benz. The earliest, a 1959 190SL, was imported through New York when new and wears an older restoration in black over tan leather. The latest is a BaT Alumni car—a 1989 560SL in Signal Red over beige leather showing 15k miles.
The R107 is followed by two Pagodas, a black-over-red 1964 230SL with a fuel-injected M127 inline-four, a four-speed manual gearbox, and Euro headlamps, and a silver 1970 280SL that has been with its current owner for 24 years and is in need of interior refurbishment and other service. Both are offered with no reserve.
We’ll keep traveling north into the United Kingdom with a trio of Jaguar E-Types, an Austin Healey BJ8 Mark III, and a 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. The first E-Type is a flat-floor Series I roadster which has been repowered with a 4.2-liter Jaguar inline-six backed by a fully-synchronized Moss four-speed gearbox. This car is back for its second time on BaT and is being offered at no reserve. It’s followed by a Series I coupe from 1965 that was refurbished in dark blue over matching leather in the late 1990s and has appeared at Monterey Car Week several times during the 31 years that it has been with its current owner.
The third E-Type is a Series III car from the last year of production—a V12-powered 2+2 coupe with a four-speed manual transmission in a classic combination of British Racing Green over Biscuit leather. The bodywork benefits from a 2024 repaint, and equipment includes a limited-slip differential and air conditioning. Leaving Coventry, we move down to Abingdon, where the Series III Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 was manufactured. It was finished in its current El Paso Beige in 2013, and is powered by a 2.9-liter inline-six paired with a four-speed manual gearbox and a Laycock de Normanville overdrive unit. The car received ~$8k of service between 2022-23, and is presented with a sheet of factory build details from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust.
Of more recent vintage is this 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage, offered at no reserve. The car is finished in Midnight Blue over Caspian Blue and Sandstorm leather, and its 4.3-liter V8 links up to a six-speed manual transaxle. Equipment includes 19? seven-spoke wheels, a limited-slip differential, a backup camera, heated power-adjustable seats, navigation, and automatic climate control.
The lone Japanese car in the collection is an Acura NSX from the first year of production, which shows 36k miles. The car is finished in Berlina Black over Ivory leather and has been fitted with Enkei wheels, an R-Type aluminum shift knob, and an aftermarket exhaust system.
Up next in all of its full-size glory is the only muscle car in the collection. This 1965 Grand Prix features eight-lug wheels and is finished in Iris Mist over Plum vinyl, with other options including Wonder Touch power steering, power brakes, a push-button radio, a Turbo-Hydramatic transmission, and a limited-slip differential. This Wide-Track represents Bunkie Knudsen’s Pontiac in its prime, and in our opinion has one of the best dashboards of the 1960s; check out the central cluster angled toward the driver and the manifold pressure gauge pod on the center console.
This 2008 Tesla Roadster is #56 of the Signature 100—the first 100 Tesla cars built. As a small modern battery EV, it is perhaps the polar opposite of the Grand Prix above, but no less impressive. The Lotus Elise-based Tesla Roadster was capable of four-second 0-60 sprints when new, despite the additional encumbrance of a 700-pound battery pack, and it proved to the world that electric cars could be exciting. This example is being sold on behalf of its original owner, who has driven it 75k miles and replaced the battery pack in 2014.
The final American car in the collection is this 1995 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R, #239 of the 250 street-legal competition specials released for that model year. The Cobra R featured a tuned version of the 5.8-liter V8 found in the contemporary SVT Lightning, as well as chassis reinforcements, stiffer springs, adjustable Koni shocks, and a beefier Tremec 3550 five-speed transmission. All were finished in Crystal White over tan cloth, and a competition license (or at least a completed application) was a prerequisite for prospective buyers. This example was serviced in 2023 and shows just under 3k miles.
We’ll finish our journey back in Germany, where the final vehicles in the collection were built. The earliest of four Porsches in the collection is this 1959 356A 1600S coupe in Meissen Blue over a saddle interior. It was returned to its factory hue after a prior repaint in ivory, and since 2021 its 1.6-liter flat-four, dual Zenith carburetors, and four-speed manual transaxle have been overhauled.
The next Porsche in the collection is a 993 911 that was modified by AP Car Design of Göttingen, Germany, in 2020 with a turbocharged twin-spark 3.8-liter flat-six from RS Tuning. The car began its life as a 993 Turbo, which was stripped and fitted with an aluminum hood and RSR doors in addition to a Kevlar aerokit and fender flares reminiscent of those from the 993 GT2. Handling and braking modifications include Bilstein adjustable shocks, RSR-style stabilizer bars, and larger front brakes. The stripped interior features a roll cage and Recaro seats with Pasha inserts.
For those preferring a slightly more refined driving experience, the collection includes a 1997 993 Turbo finished in Polar Silver Metallic over a black full-leather interior with aluminum gauge faces. The car has been with the same owner for 22 years and is accompanied by documentation and a window sticker.
The last two cars in the collection are late-model German performance coupes. The 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring is finished in white over black leather and cloth carbon-backed seats, and has been fitted with a Shark Werks exhaust system. The 2016 M4 GTS is one of approximately 300 examples manufactured for the US market with the 493-horsepower twin-turbocharged 3.0L inline-six. The car is finished in Alpine White over black leather and Alcantara and features forged wheels with Acid Orange accents, a factory carbon fiber roof panel and aero kit, and a titanium exhaust system. It has traveled 12k miles since new and received its 10k-mile scheduled service in March 2024. If you’re coming to our Laguna Seca Alumni Gathering, you’ll be able to see it in the flesh!
We are happy to host the annual Monterey Collection here on BaT once again! The full list of cars for 2024 is below, and links to individual auction pages will be added as they go live.
- 31-Years-Owned 1992 Ferrari 512 TR
- 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello 6-Speed Conversion
- 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
- 1964 Mercedes-Benz 230SL
- 24-Years-Owned 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL
- 15k-Mile 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL
- 4.2L-Powered 1962 Jaguar XKE Series I Roadster
- 1965 Jaguar XKE Series I Coupe (preview link)
- 1973 Jaguar E-Type Series III 2+2 V12 4-Speed
- 1967 Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 Mk III
- 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Coupe 6-Speed
- 1991 Acura NSX 36k-Mile 1991 Acura NSX
- 1965 Pontiac Grand Prix
- One-Owner 2008 Tesla Roadster Signature 100
- SVT Cobra Mustang
- 1959 Porsche 356A 1600S Coupe
- 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 Tribute
- 22-Years-Owned 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo
- 2018 Porsche GT3 Touring
- 12k-Mile 2016 BMW M4 GTS