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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort | Sort | Sort | Sort | |
| 1928-1932 | Mercedes-Benz | SSK | 13.0 secs |
95
|
| 1937-1938 | Alfa Romeo | 8C 2900 | 10.0 secs |
92
|
| 1929-1933 | Bugatti | Type 41 Royale | 18.0 secs |
90
|
| 1931-1934 | Alfa Romeo | 8C 2300 | 10.0 secs |
88
|
| 1936-1939 | Talbot-Lago | T150 SS Teardrop | 17.0 secs |
85
|
| 1931-1933 | Bugatti | Type 50 | 14.0 secs |
82
|
| 1929-1931 | Bentley | 4 1/2 Litre Blower | 10.0 secs |
80
|
| 1907-1918 | Rolls-Royce | Silver Ghost Pre-WW1 | 20.0 secs |
80
|
| 1932-1937 | Duesenberg | Model SJ | 8.0 secs |
78
|
| 1931-1938 | Hispano-Suiza | J12 | 12.0 secs |
78
|
| 1930-1933 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1750 | 14.0 secs |
77
|
| 1927-1928 | Mercedes-Benz | 36/220 S-Type | 15.0 secs |
77
|
| 1936-1937 | Lagonda | LG45 Rapide | 14.3 secs |
76
|
| 1930-1943 | Mercedes-Benz | 770 K | 23.0 secs |
76
|
| 1930-1931 | Bentley | 8 Litre | 14.0 secs |
75
|
| 1936-1940 | Mercedes-Benz | 540 K | 15.0 secs |
75
|
| 1926-1930 | Bentley | 6 1/2 Litre | 12.0 secs |
74
|
| 1927-1931 | Bentley | 4 1/2 Litre | 14.0 secs |
74
|
| 1934-1936 | Mercedes-Benz | 500 K | 16.0 secs |
74
|
| 1921-1929 | Bentley | 3 Litre | 20.0 secs |
72
|
| 1929-1932 | Bugatti | Type 46 | 18.0 secs |
72
|
| 1933-1934 | Mercedes-Benz | 380 K | 18.0 secs |
68
|
| 1929-1937 | Duesenberg | Model J | 11.0 secs |
65
|
| 1922-1932 | Hispano-Suiza | H6 | 18.0 secs |
65
|
| 1922-1925 | Alfa Romeo | RL | 18.0 secs |
64
|
| 1936-1939 | Bentley | 4 1/4 Litre | 15.5 secs |
64
|
| 1934-1938 | Hispano-Suiza | K6 | 19.0 secs |
64
|
| 1931-1935 | Horch | 670 | 22.0 secs |
64
|
| 1933-1936 | Lagonda | M45 | 14.0 secs |
64
|
| 1937-1939 | Lagonda | LG6 | 15.0 secs |
64
|
| 1938-1939 | Lagonda | V12 | 14.0 secs |
64
|
| 1927-1929 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1500 | 20.0 secs |
62
|
| 1934-1937 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 2300 | 17.0 secs |
62
|
| 1933-1936 | Bentley | 3 1/2 Litre | 20.4 secs |
62
|
| 1951-1956 | Bugatti | Type 101 | 14.0 secs |
62
|
| 1935-1953 | Delahaye | 135 | 13.0 secs |
61
|
| 1939-1953 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 2500 | 14.0 secs |
60
|
| 1955-1959 | Bentley | S1 Continental | 12.9 secs |
60
|
| 1927-1930 | Bugatti | Type 44 | 16.0 secs |
60
|
| 1936-1937 | Alvis | 4.3 Litre | 11.5 secs |
58
|
| 1920-1927 | Duesenberg | Model A | - |
58
|
| 1962-1965 | Bentley | S3 Continental | 12.0 secs |
57
|
| 1935-1936 | Avions Voisin | C25 | 22.2 secs |
56
|
| 1959-1962 | Bentley | S2 Continental | 12.0 secs |
56
|
| 1919-1932 | Isotta Fraschini | Tipo 8 | 22.0 secs |
55
|
| 1922-1932 | Lancia | Lambda | 23.6 secs |
55
|
| 1951-1954 | Delahaye | 235 | 14.0 secs |
52
|
| 1930-1953 | Delage | D6 | 20.0 secs |
50
|
| 1932-1936 | Alvis | Speed 20 | 15.2 secs |
48
|
| 1931-1939 | Lancia | Astura | 20.0 secs |
48
|
| 1938-1939 | Horch | 853 | 25.0 secs |
45
|
| 1918-1926 | Rolls-Royce | Silver Ghost Post-WW1 | 20.0 secs |
45
|
| 1936-1938 | Wanderer | W25 | 22.0 secs |
42
|
| 1925-1939 | Rolls-Royce | Phantom I-III | 16.8 secs |
39
|
| 1929-1936 | Rolls-Royce | 20/25 | 28.0 secs |
38
|
| 1922-1929 | Rolls-Royce | Twenty | 19.4 secs |
35
|
| 1946-1952 | Bentley | Mk VI | 15.2 secs |
32
|
