Welcome to the Weekly Weird and Wonderful, a curated list of the most interesting and unusual vehicles on BaT this week. For the sake of brevity, we can only feature a handful, but there’s plenty of popcorn left in the tin—nearly 1,300 auctions are currently live on the site! So if you’re still hungry when you finish this feature, head on over to our live auctions page for even more automotive fun.
Enjoy this week’s selection of Weird and Wonderful BaT auctions, and let us know what else you think should be on our list!
1932 Bentley 8 Litre Saloon by H.J. Mulliner
The owner and seller of this car likens it to a roadgoing locomotive. Just looking at it, the comparison seems apt. This is one is among the last of the 100 8 Litre cars built by a financially struggling Bentley—the effort and expense required to build cars like this simply wasn’t sustainable, particularly in the grips of a global financial crisis. Rolls-Royce acquired the company out of bankruptcy soon afterward, reportedly to keep any deep-pocketed angel investors from outdoing them with another run of 8 Litre cars. And they were happy to trade on Bentley’s reputation by developing sportier cars that didn’t compete with their limousines. Despite the 8 Litre’s massive size, no space is wasted; witness the comprehensive tool tray housed under the trunk lid and the relatively tight packaging of the gigantic inline-six. The craftsmanship of the build is evident everywhere. Like @CarDogThreePedals says: “Everything about this automobile requires a deep dive. Everything. The tools alone are worth the visit.”
2000 Lotus Elise 340R
If you thought the Lotus Elise was a bare-bones sports car, take a look at the 340R, which has been pared back to barely enough bodywork to keep the wind out. As the name implies, a mere 340 units were produced, none of which were slated for the US market; this one was imported by the seller in 2026. It features the Very High Performance Derivative (VHPD) package, good for 177 horsepower, but if you want a very, very high-performance solution, there’s also an uninstalled 190-horsepower ECU and matching catalytic converter bypass pipe for some more oomph.
24-Years-Owned Egli-Vincent Cafe Racer by Godet
Fritz Egli is a legend in the motorcycle world. The Swiss racer won a hill-climb championship on a Vincent-powered frame of his own design in 1968, and went on to make a name for himself building frames with rigid central “backbones” of large-diameter tubing. The frames were especially well-suited to big-bore racing engines of the 1960s and ’70s from manufacturers like Honda, Norton, Yamaha, and others. Egli later licensed his designs to frame builders like Godet, who built this example in 2002 (a few years before he set a sidecar record of 208 mph on a specially prepared Hayabusa at age 74, but that’s another story). The bike we see here today is basically unused; since new, it has experienced the following, per the listing copy: “periodic cleaning and polishing along with several start-ups and two rides adding 14 miles.” Since riding impressions for this auction aren’t really available, let us direct you to a 1968 road test of an original Egli-Vincent from Cycle World magazine.
1955 LeGene Sports Special Roadster
It’s no surprise that the men who restored this rare special, Geoff Hacker and Rick D’Louhy, considered it an unidentified rolling project—only six examples were ever built! The LeGene Sports Special roadster was a flathead-powered fiberglass creation produced by father-and-son team Lee and Gene (hence, LeGene) Dodson of San Bernardino, California. Its identity was rediscovered in the mid-2010s before the selling dealer acquired the car in 2024. This time it’s being listed at no reserve, and whoever is the lucky winning bidder should be sure to acquaint themselves with the story here.
2012 Renault Clio RS 200
The RS 200 was the penultimate model in Renault Sport’s lineage of legendary Clio hot hatches. Renault Sport, by the way, was Renault’s performance division—think of it like Ford’s SVT in-house tuning department. The RS 200 was also the last to feature a naturally aspirated four-pot—a 2.0-liter unit pumping 197 horsepower and 159 lb-ft of torque to the front wheels through a six-speed manual transaxle. This example is being auctioned by our UK Local Partner Sports Purpose, who will be flying the flag with us at this weekend’s final Bicester Scramble of 2026!
RHD 1949 Volkswagen Beetle Split-Window
This right-hand-drive Beetle from 1949 captures a particularly significant moment in the history of postwar Europe. In 1945, the Americans and Russians passed on the idea of revitalizing Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg factory, but Major Ivan Hirst of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) correctly assessed that much of the plant was still operational, though camouflaged by debris. Under the direction of REME, the facility was rehabilitated and resumed production with a civilian workforce, and after a few months was able to turn out around 1,000 vehicles per month for use by occupying British troops. The work was swift and successful; by 1947, Beetles were being made for export outside of Germany, and by the fall of 1949, VW was turned over to the new West German government. This example lived most of its life in the UK, but was built three years before the first Beetle was sold on British soil, making it a very special car indeed. And did we mention it has semaphores?
1935 Peugeot 601D Convertible Coupe
We’ve had a few cars with royal provenance roll through BaT in the past few weeks, and this rare prewar Pug adds another log to the fire. The 601 was a rare model—a luxury entry made for just 18 months, and precious few were reportedly made in the four-seat “convertible coupe” configuration. The original recipient of this car was a Scottish Laird (think “lord” in a Scottish brogue), and it lived in the company of nobility until it was sold to a Peugeot collector in 1999. After that, it was brought back to its former glory by several European specialists, and it’s just the kind of gem we would expect @1600veloce to pull out of their back pocket.
2022 Bali 4.6 Catamaran
We won’t say what the reserve on this luxury sailing yacht is, save that it’s less than some Ferraris with five fewer bathrooms. It’s a 47′ fiberglass-hull cat that has put in a few years as a charter vessel in the San Juan Islands between Washington State and Vancouver Island, and probably still has that new boat smell. The vessel has four sleeping berths and a crew cabin—enough to take a whole cast of characters on a three-hour tour, a three-hour tour.
1972 Lancia 2000 HF Coupe
The development of the Lancia 2000 was well underway by the time Fiat took over the carmaker’s operations in 1969. As such, many dubbed it the “last true Lancia”—ironic, seeing as the 2000 HF coupe looks like a mix of a Fiat 124 coupe and a Fiat Dino. The 2000, a successor to the Flavia, was introduced in 1971 with the sportier HF Coupe, which featured a powerful 2.0-liter flat-four with Bosch fuel injection. Chassis 001211, one of approximately 1,229 examples made, was imported from Italy in 2020. Today, it is offered by Local Partner @MohrImports.
1967 Lincoln Continental Executive Limousine by Lehmann-Peterson
Fellow racing enthusiasts George Lehmann and Robert Peterson formed their eponymous company to fill a niche that Ford had largely left to Cadillac during the 1960s: the limousine. For the creation of this car, Peterson lopped a new Continental in two and added 34 inches of reinforced steel and bodywork in between, then Lehmann pitched the concept to Ford brass. After testing the prototype for some 40k miles, Ford suits struck a deal with the duo, introducing the car to the public at the 1964 New York International Show. The partnership was relatively short-lived—this 1967 Continental Executive Limousine was one of 500 converted. Word has it that this one was used by Ford executives back in the day, and it was imported into Canada and used as a guest shuttle at a Toronto hotel during the 2000s.
Honorable Mentions
SLR-Style 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
This 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SL gave up its classic status in order to pay tribute to one of the most stunning cars out there—the SLR. The last owner took eight years to complete the transformation, and this car can now be found with @nimo out of Ontario, Canada.
1983 Mercury Lynx L
The Mercury Lynx is a rare sight in any condition these days, and this entry-level L model appears to be in great shape. The Lynx was essentially the Ford Escort’s posh sibling, and surprisingly enough, this isn’t the first one we’ve featured on the site.
Ex–Carroll Shelby 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 4-Speed
“To: Carroll Shelby. From: your friend, Carroll Shelby.”
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