WILD CARDS

PRESENTED BY would live for 15 years, wearing several names.

This Ferrari was delivered new to Germany in righthand drive, and would spend most of its life in Europe before coming to the UK in 2017, whereupon

1991 Honda NSX

it entered storage. The current owner is part of the storage team; when the car was put up for sale in 2021, he bought it. It’s spent the past two years being mechanically overhauled and retrimmed.

Honda’s NSX changed everything in the supercar world – no more could established big names get away with sacrificing usability at the altar of performance. The NSX was also the first car to feature an all-aluminium body. With a 3.0-litre V6, it was the then-highestperformance version of the VTEC variable-valvetiming system that Honda developed in the 1980s, and put out 276bhp.

This example was originally supplied to the UK by Derek Warwick Honda, and has recently been thoroughly detailed, including a ceramic coating. It’s also had a full health check by NSX guru and former Honda research and development engineer ‘Kaz’. It has covered just over 32,490 miles.

1985 Ferrari Testarossa

Defining the 1980s supercar look, when the Testarossa was launched in 1984 it blew the world away with its side strakes. Although obviously dramatic, they were entirely functional.

Its 512BBi predecessor struggled to keep occupants cool, because the front radiator meant hot water had to pass the cabin. By using strakes, air could get to the flat-12 without cooking the driver. They nearly didn’t happen – Ferrari feared the Testarossa wouldn’t pass US crash regs – but they ended up being a defining feature.

Over 12 years, just under 10,000 examples would be built; this is an early model, with magnesium single-bolt ‘knock-off’ wheels. Its conversion into a Targa makes it extra special.

1999 Bentley Continental Sedanca Coupé

The Continental R shocked the world on its debut in 1991, with its Geneva Motor Show reveal upstaging several major launches. It’d be continually developed for a decade, with the short-wheelbase

T offering 400bhp to begin with, which grew over time. The Sedanca Coupé (SC) was conceived to pay homage to Bentley’s past, and included lift-out glass sunroof panels. The marque built a mere 73 SCs, and

Mulliner made a further six; 26 were right-hand drive. Only two examples wore this colour, with this the sole rhd model. Bentley used it to market the car, as can be seen in contemporary videos on YouTube.