Well, Bring a Trailer certainly had a good Monday yesterday, and so did one seller! (see sales below)

A 1981 Porsche 911 Carrera converted to RUF CTR specification sold for a whopping $3,050,000, making it the most expensive 911 ever sold on BaT. Interestingly, the other four cars in BaT's all-time top five 911 sales are all Singers. Not bad company to be keeping!

But that wasn't the only big result yesterday. A 157-mile McLaren Speedtail brought $1,940,000, while a 2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 SE sold for $1,063,000. And here's the impressive part: all three cars came from the same seller.

That's just over $6 million from three cars in a single day. I'd imagine the seller slept rather well last night!

Before we get into today's cars, I wanted to give you a little heads-up. Tomorrow's Daily Vroom is going to be very different.

Instead of our usual mix of auctions, cars and industry news, I'm dedicating the entire newsletter to one issue that's been on my mind for a long time, and even more so recently.

I've got quite a bit to say about it, and I won't be holding back. It might turn into a bit of a rant, but I think it's an important conversation to have, and one that's probably long overdue.

Some of you will agree with me, others might think I've completely lost the plot! Either way, I'm really looking forward to hearing what you all think.

But that's for tomorrow. For now, let's get into today's cars.

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I've been following this 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo over on PCarMarket, and I have to say, I feel a little sorry for the seller. Not because anyone's being unfair to him, but because he's certainly got his hands full!

It's a 43k-mile, six-speed manual 996 Turbo, and on paper there's plenty to like. But spend a few minutes reading through the comments and you'll see just how much work goes into selling a car like this online.

Bidders have spotted discrepancies in the Carfax mileage records, questioned the panel gaps around the hood, asked about the DME over-rev report, paint readings, underside photos, service records and a pre-purchase inspection. One bidder even pointed out that the Carfax showed 49,930 miles back in 2023, while the odometer now reads just 42,664.

And rightly so! These are exactly the questions people should be asking when they're considering spending serious money on a car they've probably never seen in person.

To the seller's credit, I think he's doing the best he can. He's gone out and obtained a DME report, uploaded additional photos and paint readings, and tried to answer the questions as they've come in. He's also been quite open about what he doesn't know, including the hood alignment issue and why he decided against paying for a full PPI.

But reading through the exchanges, I couldn't help thinking this is a perfect example of why I've said before that, particularly with more expensive cars, having someone experienced run your auction might be money very well spent.

A good auction specialist knows which questions are likely to come up before the listing even goes live, what documentation buyers will want, how to present the car properly and, perhaps most importantly, how to deal with difficult questions without creating even more uncertainty.

And let's not forget, this is PCarMarket. Imagine the number of questions this seller might be dealing with if the same car were listed on Bring a Trailer or Cars & Bids, where the comment sections can be considerably busier.

I'm certainly not having a go at the seller here. Quite the opposite. He's putting in the effort, and I hope he gets a good result. Nor am I suggesting that hiring someone makes the questions go away. Buyers deserve answers, and any issues with the car still need to be addressed.

But there's a big difference between answering questions as they arrive and having most of those answers ready before anyone needs to ask.

When you're selling a car for tens of thousands of dollars, confidence matters. And if paying someone who does this every day helps buyers feel more comfortable putting in that next bid, I suspect their fee could turn out to be a pretty good investment.

James May is selling his 1974 Triumph Stag on Collecting Cars, and I reckon this one could attract quite a bit of attention, particularly from UK bidders.

Triumph Stag prices in the UK are certainly a lot hotter than they are here in the US. They've always had a stronger following back home, and when a decent example comes up, buyers seem prepared to pay good money for it. Add James May into the equation, and you've got something a little more interesting.

May has owned the car for nearly three years, and it appeared in the final Grand Tour special, One for the Road. It's also been repainted by The Smallest Cog, Richard Hammond's restoration workshop, so it's certainly had its fair share of television exposure!

But putting all that aside, there's actually quite a bit to like about the car itself. It's a manual V8 in Magenta, showing around 83,000 miles, and has reportedly had extensive work done to the engine, gearbox and suspension. That's the sort of work I'd be much more interested in than who previously owned it.

The only shame is that the paperwork for the restoration apparently went missing during filming. There's also some panel alignment and cosmetic work that could do with attention, so it's certainly not a perfect example.

As for the James May connection, I suppose it depends how much that matters to you. Some buyers will love the fact that it appeared in the very last Grand Tour episode, while others will simply see a Triumph Stag with a decent amount of work already done.

I'll be interested to see where the bidding ends up, and whether the TV history adds much of a premium. Personally, I'd rather pay for the car than the celebrity connection, but I can certainly see the appeal of having both.

And hopefully whoever buys it actually drives it. After all, James May didn't buy it to leave it sitting in a garage.

I haven't written about Hemmings for ages, which is a shame really, because they've made some very good changes to their website over the last couple of years. I still think there's plenty more they could do, though, and I genuinely believe that getting a few people around a whiteboard for just one day could make a huge difference to the experience.

Anyway, that's a conversation for another day, because it's actually a car on their auction site that caught my attention.

This 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt has covered just 1,148 miles from new, has had only one owner and is finished in that fantastic Dark Highland Green. It's also build number 90 of the 8,146 reportedly produced that year, so a fairly early example.

Under the hood is the 480-hp 5.0-litre V8, paired with a six-speed manual, and this one has the optional Recaro seats. According to the seller, it's pretty much as it left the factory, and looking through the photos, it's hard to argue with that.

What I find interesting about these low-mileage modern classics is that someone has clearly gone to a lot of trouble to preserve the car, presumably hoping that one day it will be worth considerably more. And perhaps it will be, but I do wonder whether missing out on seven years of driving a manual V8 Mustang is worth whatever premium those low miles eventually bring.

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