RARITY RIDES / THE COLLECTION
Explore 1930s through the published vehicle profiles in the archive. Follow the engineering, design and documented identity behind each machine.
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IN THE ARCHIVEAston Martin LM5 works car↗A MORE CONSIDERED COLLECTION
These are existing vehicle profiles grouped by their recorded classification. Read each profile for its own source notes, image context and production scope. A shared collection does not establish that different editions or chassis are the same identity.
THE COLLECTION
36 profiles
Lincoln 1939
Before Continental became a production name, Edsel Ford’s personal prototype established its distinctive proportions. This archive follows that original 1939 car through a period photograph, rather than presenting a later production cabriolet…
Lincoln 1939
The Sunshine Special is an individual presidential Lincoln with a service history, rather than a limited trim package. Its coachwork, later security modifications and museum identity are all part of the same…
Aston Martin 1931
LM5 is an individual 1931 Aston Martin works team car based on the International programme. Its history includes competition and a documented later change to 2/4-seat coachwork. Collector research should keep those…
Aston Martin 1931
LM6 is one of Aston Martin’s three 1931 works team chassis, with an individual identity that must be separated from LM5 and LM7. Its archival interest includes changing race preparation and a…
Auto Union 1934
The Auto Union Type A began the company’s Grand Prix programme in 1934 with a supercharged V16 behind the driver. It is included as Audi corporate heritage, with the Auto Union name…
Auto Union 1936
The Auto Union Type C is the V16 Grand Prix design associated with Bernd Rosemeyer’s 1936 European Championship. It belongs to Audi’s corporate heritage archive, with its period manufacturer and racing identity…
Auto Union 1937
The Auto Union Type C Streamliner turns a works Grand Prix design into an aerodynamic archive subject. Its 1937 history includes streamlined racing and record-attempt contexts that need separate configuration notes. The…
Auto Union 1938
The Auto Union Type D brought a three-litre supercharged V12 to the company’s 1938 Grand Prix programme. It is a separate type from the earlier V16 cars and from the Type C/D…
Bentley 1931
The Bentley 4 Litre is a fifty-car model from the closing chapter of the original Bentley company. Its six-cylinder engine and substantial chassis distinguish it from the similarly named 4½ Litre. This…
Bentley 1930
The Bentley 8 Litre was the final flagship designed by W.O. Bentley for the original company. Bentley records one hundred examples built between 1930 and 1932. Its large six-cylinder engine and individually…
Bentley 1939
The original 1939 Bentley Corniche was an aerodynamic experimental car associated with the Mark V programme. Its accident and wartime loss interrupted an important design chapter. This profile follows that original prototype,…
Bentley 1939
The Embiricos Bentley is the named aerodynamic one-off associated with André Maris Embiricos, Georges Paulin and Pourtout. It links Bentley’s Derby-era chassis with French coachbuilding and later Continental design thinking. Official accounts…
THE RARITY RIDES STANDARD
A limited offer is not automatically a completed-production total. A surviving vehicle is not a complete factory census. We keep those distinctions visible and link each collection back to the individual profile’s evidence.
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