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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1957-1961 | Ferrari | 250 Testa Rossa | 5.0 secs |
95
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1955-1959 | Maserati | 300S | 5.5 secs |
85
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1956-1959 | Ferrari | 410 Superamerica | 6.6 secs |
80
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1958-1960 | Ferrari | 250 GT California Spider LWB | 7.1 secs |
79
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1959-1963 | Aston Martin | DB4 GT | 6.1 secs |
78
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1956-1959 | Ferrari | 250 GT Tour de France | 7.1 secs |
78
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1959-1961 | Maserati | Tipo 60/61 'Birdcage'... | 5.0 secs |
78
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1956-1959 | BMW | 507 | 8.8 secs |
77
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1957-1959 | Ferrari | 250 GT Pininfarina Cabriolet S... | 7.1 secs |
77
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1959-1964 | Ferrari | 400 Superamerica | 7.2 secs |
76
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1959-1964 | Maserati | 5000 GT | 7.0 secs |
75
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1957-1963 | Mercedes-Benz | 300 SL Roadster | 7.6 secs |
73
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1959-1964 | Maserati | 3500 GT Vignale Spyder | 8.0 secs |
71
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1959-1962 | Ferrari | 250 GT Pininfarina Cabriolet S... | 7.1 secs |
70
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1953-1959 | Alfa Romeo | 1900SS Zagato | 11.0 secs |
68
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1950-1959 | Aston Martin | DB2 Drophead Coupé | 9.3 secs |
68
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1958-1967 | Lancia | Flaminia Sport Zagato | 9.5 secs |
65
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1956-1959 | Porsche | 356 Carrera | 11.0 secs |
65
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1958-1963 | Aston Martin | DB4 | 9.0 secs |
64
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1958-1962 | Ferrari | 250 GT Pininfarina Coupé... | 7.1 secs |
64
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1957-1964 | Maserati | 3500 GT | 8.0 secs |
64
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1953-1971 | AC | Ace | - |
63
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1950-1959 | Aston Martin | DB2 | 9.3 secs |
60
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1955-1959 | Bentley | S1 Continental | 12.9 secs |
60
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1958-1961 | Facel Vega | HK500 | 8.4 secs |
60
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1958-1964 | Facel Vega | Excellence | 8.6 secs |
60
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1957-1961 | Jaguar | XK 150 | 8.3 secs |
58
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1959-1962 | Bentley | S2 Continental | 12.0 secs |
56
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1955-1965 | Porsche | 356A-C Convertible | 13.0 secs |
55
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1956-1959 | BMW | 503 | 13.7 secs |
53
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1959-1966 | Alfa Romeo | Giulia SS | 12.0 secs |
51
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1955-1959 | Abarth | 750 GT Zagato | 15.0 secs |
50
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1956-1962 | Alfa Romeo | Giulietta Spider | 14.0 secs |
50
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1952-1959 | Austin-Healey | 100 | 9.6 secs |
50
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1957-1967 | Lancia | Flaminia | 10.5 secs |
50
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1957-1964 | Lotus | Elite | 10.0 secs |
50
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1954-1963 | AC | Aceca | 13.4 secs |
48
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1955-1965 | Porsche | 356A-C Coupé | 11.0 secs |
48
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1959-1967 | Austin-Healey | 3000 | 11.0 secs |
43
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1959-1961 | Marcos | Gullwing | 11.0 secs |
42
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1959-1959 | Cadillac | Eldorado Biarritz | 11.2 secs |
40
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1959-1963 | Facel Vega | Facellia | 11.4 secs |
40
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1955-1963 | Mercedes-Benz | 190 SL | 13.0 secs |
40
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1939-1959 | Rolls-Royce | Wraith | 16.8 secs |
40
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1959-1992 | Rolls-Royce | Phantom V-VI | 13.0 secs |
40
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1955-1966 | Rolls-Royce | Silver Cloud | 13.0 secs |
39
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1954-1962 | Alfa Romeo | Giulietta Sprint | 14.8 secs |
38
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1955-1965 | Bentley | S Series | 13.0 secs |
38
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1953-1962 | Chevrolet | Corvette | 6.9 secs |
38
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1955-1962 | Triumph | TR3 | 11.4 secs |
36
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1957-1959 | BMW | Isetta | 40.0 secs |
35
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1959-1969 | Jaguar | Mk 2 | 8.5 secs |
35
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1953-1963 | Lancia | Appia | 14.0 secs |
35
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1957-1972 | Lotus | Seven | 7.0 secs |
35
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1956-1964 | Messerschmitt | KR | - |
35
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1958-1967 | TVR | Grantura | 10.0 secs |
35
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1950-1967 | Volkswagen | Microbus | - |
35
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1959-1965 | BMW | 700 | 15.0 secs |
30
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1959-1964 | Daimler | SP250 | 9.0 secs |
30
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1953-1963 | Jensen | 541 | 10.8 secs |
30
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1955-1962 | MG | A | 13.3 secs |
30
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1959-1968 | Sunbeam | Alpine | 13.6 secs |
30
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1950-present | Morgan | Plus 4 | 9.7 secs |
28
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1948-1971 | Morris | Minor | 18.0 secs |
28
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1957-1962 | Autobianchi | Bianchina | - |
25
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1955-1975 | Citroën | DS | 11.2 secs |
25
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1955-1959 | DKW | 3=6 | 32.0 secs |
22
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1956-1967 | Fiat | 600 Multipla | - |
22
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1958-1971 | Austin-Healey | Sprite | 20.0 secs |
18
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1957-1975 | Fiat | 500 | 59.0 secs |
15
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1955-1974 | Volkswagen | Karmann Ghia | 23.0 secs |
15
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