The Guide
Consider the K500 Guide to be the automotive equivalent of Robert Parker’s wine scoring service or Michelin’s red book. We’ve researched the most relevant classic cars for today’s collectors and enthusiasts, rating each out of a possible maximum of 100 points.
The no-nonsense ranking system, valuations, technical specifications and straight-talking on getting into the best events mean that you can now make a far better informed decision on what’s a triumph and avoid the turkeys.
Year | Make | Model | Rating | |
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Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort | |
1955-1955 | Mercedes-Benz | 300 SLR Coupé | 6.9 secs |
100
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1936-1938 | Bugatti | Type 57S Atalante | 10.0 secs |
88
|
1960-1963 | Ferrari | 250 GT SWB Competizione | 5.1 secs |
85
|
1960-1963 | Aston Martin | DB4 GT Zagato | 6.1 secs |
84
|
1956-1959 | Ferrari | 410 Superamerica | 6.6 secs |
80
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1960-1963 | Ferrari | 250 GT SWB | 6.1 secs |
80
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1965-1966 | Ferrari | 275 GTB/C Series 2 | 5.5 secs |
80
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1955-1956 | Mercedes-Benz | 300 SL 'Gullwing' Al... | 7.3 secs |
80
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1959-1963 | Aston Martin | DB4 GT | 6.1 secs |
78
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1963-1964 | ATS | 2500 GT | 8.5 secs |
78
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1956-1959 | Ferrari | 250 GT Tour de France | 7.1 secs |
78
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1954-1957 | Maserati | A6G54 | 10.5 secs |
78
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1959-1964 | Ferrari | 400 Superamerica | 7.2 secs |
76
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1964-1966 | Ferrari | 500 Superfast | 6.0 secs |
76
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1965-1965 | Ferrari | 275 GTB/C Series 1 | 6.0 secs |
75
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1966-1968 | Ferrari | 275 GTB/4 | 6.2 secs |
75
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1959-1964 | Maserati | 5000 GT | 7.0 secs |
75
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1954-1957 | Mercedes-Benz | 300 SL 'Gullwing' | 7.6 secs |
75
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1952-1955 | Bentley | R-Type Continental | 12.0 secs |
74
|
1964-1966 | Ferrari | 275 GTB/2 | 6.5 secs |
73
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1965-1968 | Bizzarrini | 5300 GT Strada | 6.1 secs |
72
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1953-1955 | Ferrari | 250 Europa | 9.2 secs |
72
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1962-1964 | Ferrari | 250 GT Lusso | 7.0 secs |
72
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1951-1958 | Pegaso | Z-102 | 10.2 secs |
72
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1973-1974 | Porsche | 911 Carrera RS 3.0 | 5.2 secs |
71
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1950-1952 | Ferrari | 340 America | 7.2 secs |
70
|
1968-1970 | Ferrari | 365 GTC | 6.3 secs |
70
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1968-1973 | Ferrari | 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' | 5.5 secs |
70
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1964-1967 | Lamborghini | 350 GT | 6.8 secs |
70
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1953-1959 | Alfa Romeo | 1900SS Zagato | 11.0 secs |
68
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1960-1963 | Alfa Romeo | Giulietta SZ | 11.0 secs |
68
|
1966-1968 | Ferrari | 330 GTC | 6.5 secs |
68
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1972-1973 | Porsche | 911 Carrera RS 2.7 | 5.8 secs |
68
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1977-1989 | Aston Martin | V8 Vantage | 5.2 secs |
67
|
1966-1968 | Lamborghini | 400 GT 2+2 | 6.0 secs |
66
|
1952-1954 | Siata | 208 | 14.0 secs |
66
|
1967-1970 | Toyota | 2000 GT | 9.9 secs |
66
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1963-1965 | Aston Martin | DB5 | 7.1 secs |
65
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1992-2000 | Aston Martin | Vantage | 4.6 secs |
65
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1962-1964 | Facel Vega | II | 7.8 secs |
65
|
1968-1969 | Ferrari | Dino 206 GT | 7.2 secs |
65
|
1973-1976 | Ferrari | 365 GT4 BB | 5.3 secs |
65
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1952-1954 | Fiat | 8V | 10.0 secs |
65
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1965-1974 | Iso | Grifo | 5.8 secs |
65
|
1958-1967 | Lancia | Flaminia Sport Zagato | 9.5 secs |
65
|
1956-1959 | Porsche | 356 Carrera | 11.0 secs |
65
|
1965-1967 | Shelby | Mustang GT350 | 6.5 secs |
65
|
1958-1963 | Aston Martin | DB4 | 9.0 secs |
64
|
1958-1962 | Ferrari | 250 GT Pininfarina Coupé... | 7.1 secs |
64
|
1957-1964 | Maserati | 3500 GT | 8.0 secs |
64
|
1962-1968 | Maserati | Sebring | 7.5 secs |
64
|
1965-1968 | Alfa Romeo | Giulia GTA | 8.0 secs |
63
|
1972-1975 | BMW | 3.0 CSL | 7.5 secs |
62
|
1946-1950 | Maserati | A6 1500 | 12.5 secs |
62
|
1965-1970 | Aston Martin | DB6 | 6.3 secs |
61
|
1950-1959 | Aston Martin | DB2 | 9.3 secs |
60
|
1947-1952 | Cisitalia | 202 Berlinetta | 16.0 secs |
60
|
1965-1972 | Citroën | DS Chapron | 12.0 secs |
60
|
1958-1961 | Facel Vega | HK500 | 8.4 secs |
60
|
1960-1963 | Ferrari | 250 GTE | 7.1 secs |
60
|
1969-1974 | Ferrari | Dino 246 GT | 7.5 secs |
60
|
1950-1954 | Jaguar | XK 120 | 10.0 secs |
60
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1961-1964 | Jaguar | E-type Series 1 3.8-Litre Fixe... | 6.5 secs |
59
|
1967-1972 | Aston Martin | DBS | 8.5 secs |
58
|
1972-1989 | Aston Martin | V8 | 7.0 secs |
58
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1984-1985 | Audi | Sport Quattro | 5.0 secs |
58
|
1957-1961 | Jaguar | XK 150 | 8.3 secs |
58
|
1968-1970 | Lamborghini | Islero | 6.5 secs |
58
|
1951-1955 | Porsche | 356 'Pre-A' | 15.4 secs |
58
|
1981-1981 | Porsche | 924 Carrera GT | 6.9 secs |
58
|
1976-1985 | Ferrari | 512 BB | 6.2 secs |
57
|
1951-1958 | Lancia | Aurelia B20 GT | 13.0 secs |
57
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1966-1973 | Maserati | Ghibli Coupé | 6.8 secs |
56
|
1954-1957 | Jaguar | XK 140 | 8.4 secs |
55
|
1964-1968 | Jaguar | E-type Series 1 4.2-Litre Fixe... | 7.2 secs |
55
|
1968-1978 | Lamborghini | Espada | 6.0 secs |
55
|
1963-1970 | Maserati | Mistral | 8.3 secs |
55
|
1971-1978 | Maserati | Bora | 6.5 secs |
55
|
1972-1973 | Porsche | 911 2.4 | 7.9 secs |
55
|
1995-1997 | Porsche | 911 (993) Turbo | 4.4 secs |
54
|
1956-1959 | BMW | 503 | 13.7 secs |
53
|
1963-1969 | Porsche | 911 2.0 | 9.1 secs |
53
|
1969-1971 | Porsche | 911 2.2 | 8.0 secs |
53
|
1959-1966 | Alfa Romeo | Giulia SS | 12.0 secs |
51
|
1971-1973 | Ferrari | 365 GTC/4 | 7.0 secs |
51
|
1962-1967 | ASA | 1000 GT | 11.5 secs |
50
|
2001-2007 | Aston Martin | Vanquish | 4.8 secs |
50
|
1946-1950 | Bristol | 400 | 19.1 secs |
50
|
1966-1976 | Jensen | Interceptor | 7.5 secs |
50
|
1957-1967 | Lancia | Flaminia | 10.5 secs |
50
|
1957-1964 | Lotus | Elite | 10.0 secs |
50
|
1995-1996 | Porsche | 911 (993) Carrera RS | 5.0 secs |
50
|
1967-1970 | Shelby | Mustang GT500 | 5.5 secs |
50
|
1954-1963 | AC | Aceca | 13.4 secs |
48
|
1965-1973 | AC | 428 | 6.0 secs |
48
|
1971-1974 | Jaguar | E-type Series 3 V12 2+2 | 6.4 secs |
48
|
1955-1965 | Porsche | 356A-C Coupé | 11.0 secs |
48
|
1967-1969 | Bizzarrini | 1900 Europa | 7.5 secs |
47
|
1953-1955 | Bristol | 404 | 12.0 secs |
45
|
1970-1973 | Lamborghini | Jarama | 7.2 secs |
45
|
1974-1982 | Maserati | Khamsin | 8.1 secs |
45
|
1991-1992 | Porsche | 911 (964) Carrera RS | 5.4 secs |
45
|
1975-1986 | Rolls-Royce | Camargue | 9.5 secs |
45
|
1951-1955 | Siata | Daina | 19.0 secs |
45
|
1948-1953 | Bristol | 401 | 15.1 secs |
40
|
1954-1962 | Alfa Romeo | Giulietta Sprint | 14.8 secs |
38
|
1985-1989 | Ferrari | 328 GTB/S | 5.5 secs |
38
|
1950-1954 | Nash-Healey | Roadster | 10.0 secs |
38
|
1970-1975 | Citroën | SM | 8.0 secs |
35
|
1963-1967 | Ferrari | 330 GT 2+2 | 7.0 secs |
35
|
1968-1970 | Jaguar | E-type Series 2 4.2-Litre Fixe... | 8.0 secs |
35
|
1983-1988 | Lamborghini | Jalpa | 7.0 secs |
35
|
1953-1963 | Lancia | Appia | 14.0 secs |
35
|
1965-1972 | Maserati | Mexico | 7.2 secs |
35
|
1969-1974 | Maserati | Indy | 7.5 secs |
35
|
1963-1970 | Iso | Rivolta | 7.6 secs |
33
|
1962-1966 | Jensen | CV8 | 6.7 secs |
33
|
1972-1976 | Maserati | Merak | 9.0 secs |
33
|
1965-1969 | Porsche | 912 | 12.0 secs |
33
|
1996-2001 | Ferrari | 550 Maranello | 4.2 secs |
32
|
1974-1979 | Lamborghini | Urraco | 6.2 secs |
32
|
1998-2002 | BMW | Z3 M Coupe | 5.3 secs |
31
|
1993-1998 | Porsche | 911 (993) | 5.4 secs |
31
|
1967-1973 | Fiat | Dino Coupé | 8.0 secs |
30
|
1965-1970 | Honda | S800 | 13.5 secs |
30
|
1970-1974 | Iso | Lele | 6.9 secs |
30
|
1953-1963 | Jensen | 541 | 10.8 secs |
30
|
1975-1978 | Lotus | Esprit S1 | 8.0 secs |
30
|
1989-1993 | Porsche | 911 (964) | 5.7 secs |
30
|
1970-1977 | Alfa Romeo | Montreal | 7.5 secs |
28
|
1971-1984 | Alpine | A310 | 8.0 secs |
28
|
1973-1980 | Ferrari | 308 GT4 | 5.6 secs |
28
|
1992-1996 | BMW | 850 | 6.0 secs |
25
|
1985-1989 | Ferrari | 400/412 | 7.7 secs |
25
|
1970-1974 | Ford (UK) | Capri RS2600 | 8.4 secs |
25
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