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 | |
1933-1935 | Bugatti | Type 59 | 5.0 secs |
85
|
1932-1937 | Duesenberg | Model SJ | 8.0 secs |
78
|
1937-1938 | Alfa Romeo | 8C 2900 | 10.0 secs |
92
|
1924-1930 | Bugatti | Type 35 | 6.0 secs |
80
|
1929-1933 | Bugatti | Type 41 Royale | 18.0 secs |
90
|
1931-1933 | Bugatti | Type 50 | 14.0 secs |
82
|
1931-1934 | Bugatti | Type 51 | 5.5 secs |
81
|
1936-1938 | Bugatti | Type 57S Atalante | 10.0 secs |
88
|
1936-1938 | Bugatti | Type 57SC Atlantic | 10.0 secs |
99
|
1928-1932 | Mercedes-Benz | SSK | 13.0 secs |
95
|
1925-1933 | Bugatti | Type 37 | 14.0 secs |
68
|
1929-1931 | Bentley | 4 1/2 Litre Blower | 10.0 secs |
80
|
1930-1931 | Bentley | 8 Litre | 14.0 secs |
75
|
1936-1940 | BMW | 328 | 13.0 secs |
75
|
1929-1937 | Duesenberg | Model J | 11.0 secs |
65
|
1931-1934 | Alfa Romeo | 8C 2300 | 10.0 secs |
88
|
1926-1930 | Bentley | 6 1/2 Litre | 12.0 secs |
74
|
1935-1953 | Delahaye | 135 | 13.0 secs |
61
|
1936-1939 | Talbot-Lago | T150 SS Teardrop | 17.0 secs |
85
|
1931-1934 | Bugatti | Type 55 | 10.0 secs |
85
|
1927-1931 | Bugatti | Type 43 | 12.0 secs |
70
|
1937-1937 | Cord | 812 | 13.2 secs |
54
|
1927-1928 | Mercedes-Benz | 36/220 S-Type | 15.0 secs |
77
|
1933-1934 | MG | K3 | 14.0 secs |
78
|
1931-1938 | Hispano-Suiza | J12 | 12.0 secs |
78
|
1936-1937 | Lagonda | LG45 Rapide | 14.3 secs |
76
|
1930-1943 | Mercedes-Benz | 770 K | 23.0 secs |
76
|
1936-1940 | Mercedes-Benz | 540 K | 15.0 secs |
75
|
1939-1953 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 2500 | 14.0 secs |
60
|
1935-1936 | Auburn | 851 Speedster | 15.0 secs |
63
|
1937-1939 | Lagonda | LG6 | 15.0 secs |
64
|
1936-1937 | Alvis | 4.3 Litre | 11.5 secs |
58
|
1930-1940 | Cadillac | V16 | - |
45
|
1934-1936 | Mercedes-Benz | 500 K | 16.0 secs |
74
|
1936-1940 | Jaguar | SS 100 | 12.8 secs |
69
|
1930-1933 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1750 | 14.0 secs |
77
|
1934-1937 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 2300 | 17.0 secs |
62
|
1936-1936 | Cord | 810 | 20.0 secs |
52
|
1936-1939 | Bentley | 4 1/4 Litre | 15.5 secs |
64
|
1925-1939 | Rolls-Royce | Phantom I-III | 16.8 secs |
39
|
1936-1940 | Aston Martin | 2.0 Litre | 15.0 secs |
65
|
1921-1929 | Bentley | 3 Litre | 20.0 secs |
72
|
1933-1936 | Bentley | 3 1/2 Litre | 20.4 secs |
62
|
1929-1932 | Bugatti | Type 46 | 18.0 secs |
72
|
1934-1938 | Hispano-Suiza | K6 | 19.0 secs |
64
|
1923-1934 | OM | 665 Superba | 18.0 secs |
64
|
1932-1936 | Alvis | Speed 20 | 15.2 secs |
48
|
1927-1930 | Bugatti | Type 44 | 16.0 secs |
60
|
1938-1939 | Horch | 853 | 25.0 secs |
45
|
1931-1935 | Horch | 670 | 22.0 secs |
64
|
1922-1925 | Alfa Romeo | RL | 18.0 secs |
64
|
1927-1935 | Aston Martin | 1 1/2 Litre | 18.0 secs |
68
|
1922-1932 | Hispano-Suiza | H6 | 18.0 secs |
65
|
1919-1932 | Isotta Fraschini | Tipo 8 | 22.0 secs |
55
|
1933-1934 | Mercedes-Benz | 380 K | 18.0 secs |
68
|
1935-1936 | Avions Voisin | C25 | 22.2 secs |
56
|
1929-1932 | Cord | L-29 | 20.0 secs |
60
|
1931-1939 | Lancia | Astura | 20.0 secs |
48
|
1909-1952 | Morgan | Three Wheeler | 12.0 secs |
38
|
1937-1941 | BMW | 327 | 16.0 secs |
54
|
1936-1949 | Lancia | Aprilia | 25.0 secs |
38
|
1918-1926 | Rolls-Royce | Silver Ghost Post-WW1 | 20.0 secs |
45
|
1927-1929 | Alfa Romeo | 6C 1500 | 20.0 secs |
62
|
1922-1932 | Lancia | Lambda | 23.6 secs |
55
|
1929-1936 | Rolls-Royce | 20/25 | 28.0 secs |
38
|
1930-1953 | Delage | D6 | 20.0 secs |
50
|
1922-1929 | Rolls-Royce | Twenty | 19.4 secs |
35
|
1932-1937 | Fiat | Balilla | - |
25
|
1936-1938 | Wanderer | W25 | 22.0 secs |
42
|
1936-1948 | Fiat | Topolino | - |
20
|
1922-1939 | Austin | Seven | - |
20
|
1907-1918 | Rolls-Royce | Silver Ghost Pre-WW1 | 20.0 secs |
80
|
1908-1927 | Ford (USA) | Model T | - |
10
|
1920-1927 | Duesenberg | Model A | - |
58
|