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