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 | |
| 1936-1938 | Bugatti | Type 57SC Atlantic | 10.0 secs |
99
|
| 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
|
| 1936-1938 | Bugatti | Type 57S Atalante | 10.0 secs |
88
|
| 1931-1934 | Bugatti | Type 55 | 10.0 secs |
85
|
| 1933-1935 | Bugatti | Type 59 | 5.0 secs |
85
|
| 1936-1939 | Talbot-Lago | T150 SS Teardrop | 17.0 secs |
85
|
| 1931-1933 | Bugatti | Type 50 | 14.0 secs |
82
|
| 1931-1934 | Bugatti | Type 51 | 5.5 secs |
81
|
| 1929-1931 | Bentley | 4 1/2 Litre Blower | 10.0 secs |
80
|
| 1924-1930 | Bugatti | Type 35 | 6.0 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
|
| 1933-1934 | MG | K3 | 14.0 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 | BMW | 328 | 13.0 secs |
75
|
| 1936-1940 | Mercedes-Benz | 540 K | 15.0 secs |
75
|
| 1926-1930 | Bentley | 6 1/2 Litre | 12.0 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
|
| 1927-1931 | Bugatti | Type 43 | 12.0 secs |
70
|
| 1936-1940 | Jaguar | SS 100 | 12.8 secs |
69
|
| 1927-1935 | Aston Martin | 1 1/2 Litre | 18.0 secs |
68
|
| 1925-1933 | Bugatti | Type 37 | 14.0 secs |
68
|
| 1933-1934 | Mercedes-Benz | 380 K | 18.0 secs |
68
|
| 1936-1940 | Aston Martin | 2.0 Litre | 15.0 secs |
65
|
| 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
|
| 1937-1939 | Lagonda | LG6 | 15.0 secs |
64
|
| 1923-1934 | OM | 665 Superba | 18.0 secs |
64
|
| 1935-1936 | Auburn | 851 Speedster | 15.0 secs |
63
|
| 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
|
| 1935-1953 | Delahaye | 135 | 13.0 secs |
61
|
| 1939-1953 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 2500 | 14.0 secs |
60
|
| 1927-1930 | Bugatti | Type 44 | 16.0 secs |
60
|
| 1929-1932 | Cord | L-29 | 20.0 secs |
60
|
| 1936-1937 | Alvis | 4.3 Litre | 11.5 secs |
58
|
| 1920-1927 | Duesenberg | Model A | - |
58
|
| 1935-1936 | Avions Voisin | C25 | 22.2 secs |
56
|
| 1919-1932 | Isotta Fraschini | Tipo 8 | 22.0 secs |
55
|
| 1922-1932 | Lancia | Lambda | 23.6 secs |
55
|
| 1937-1941 | BMW | 327 | 16.0 secs |
54
|
| 1937-1937 | Cord | 812 | 13.2 secs |
54
|
| 1936-1936 | Cord | 810 | 20.0 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
|
| 1930-1940 | Cadillac | V16 | - |
45
|
| 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
|
| 1936-1949 | Lancia | Aprilia | 25.0 secs |
38
|
| 1909-1952 | Morgan | Three Wheeler | 12.0 secs |
38
|
| 1929-1936 | Rolls-Royce | 20/25 | 28.0 secs |
38
|
| 1922-1929 | Rolls-Royce | Twenty | 19.4 secs |
35
|
| 1932-1937 | Fiat | Balilla | - |
25
|
| 1922-1939 | Austin | Seven | - |
20
|
| 1936-1948 | Fiat | Topolino | - |
20
|
| 1908-1927 | Ford (USA) | Model T | - |
10
|
