Archive open · Est. 1994

Every car has a story.
We write the next chapter.

Curated vintage & modern classics, sold with their paperwork, their past, and their flaws — typed straight onto the file.

4820 Burnet Road · Austin, TX 78756

Striped classic muscle car resting inside a cluttered vintage workshop
Fig. 01 — the back lot, shot on a TuesdayFile No. 0794
07 cars on file this monthEvery file lists a flawGraded Driver / Collector / Concours

The archive · seven folders

The Lot Files

Hover or press STORY to turn a file over and read its provenance. Every file lists a flaw. That's the point.

Lot 001Rec'd Mar 14 2026
1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 351Collector

1971 Ford Mustang

Mach 1 351

Year
1971
Miles
81,000
Owner history
3 owners, all Texan
Known flaws
Hairline crack in the tail-panel paint. Original, not hidden.

$52,900

Grade: Collector

Lot 002Rec'd Jan 30 2026
1985 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia CamperDriver

1985 Volkswagen Vanagon

Westfalia Camper

Year
1985
Miles
125,600
Owner history
2 owners, one family
Known flaws
Pop-top canvas is a shade lighter than it left the factory.

$32,900

Grade: Driver

Lot 003Rec'd Apr 02 2026
2017 Porsche 911 Carrera SConcours

2017 Porsche 911

Carrera S

Year
2017
Miles
36,200
Owner history
2 owners, both careful
Known flaws
One corrected door ding, passenger side. You'd need our light to find it.

$84,900

Grade: Concours

Lot 004Rec'd Feb 18 2026
2018 BMW 540i M SportDriver

2018 BMW 540i

M Sport

Year
2018
Miles
47,800
Owner history
1 owner, high mileage honesty
Known flaws
Driver's bolster wear and stone chips on the nose. It was driven.

$19,900

Grade: Driver

Lot 005Rec'd May 09 2026
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT CoupeCollector

2019 Mercedes-AMG GT

Coupe

Year
2019
Miles
29,800
Owner history
2 owners, one plaque
Known flaws
Light swirl marks in the roof clearcoat, visible at noon.

$92,500

Grade: Collector

Lot 006Rec'd Jun 21 2026
2019 Fiat 500 LoungeDriver

2019 Fiat 500

Lounge

Year
2019
Miles
30,100
Owner history
1 owner, retired architect
Known flaws
Curb rash on both left wheels. Espresso runs have casualties.

$11,900

Grade: Driver

Lot 007Rec'd Jul 03 2026
2019 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCrewDriver

2019 Ford F-150

Raptor SuperCrew

Year
2019
Miles
54,100
Owner history
2 owners, never jumped
Known flaws
Bed-liner scuffs and light trail pinstriping in the clearcoat.

$48,900

Grade: Driver

Red 1971 Mustang Mach 1 fastback parked under a dramatic sky
Lot 001 · plate photographed, blurred for the owner's privacy

Provenance · Lot 001

The Waco barn car

Every car in the archive gets a file like this one: owners traced, receipts read, stories checked against the metal. When a chapter can't be verified, the file says so — in ink, not in fine print.

  1. 1971Sold new in Fort Worth. Optioned with the 351 Cleveland and not much else.
  2. 1979Second owner. Weekend car, drag-strip spectator, one repaint in the correct red.
  3. 1984Parked in a barn outside Waco 'until the clutch gets done.' It didn't.
  4. 2024Recovered under three tarps. Dry Texas air did what dry Texas air does.
  5. 2026Rotisserie recommission finished. Numbers verified, flaws catalogued, file opened.

Full dossier available at a viewing — book one

The honesty policy

How we grade

Three grades, earned on a lift, not in a listing. And one rule older than the shop: every file lists a flaw — because a car with a perfect past never left the driveway.

Driver

Sorted, safe, and meant to be used. Cosmetic wear is documented, mechanical needs are handled before the file opens. Buy it, drive it, park it at the grocery store.

Wear is honest. We type it, you decide.

Collector

Correct and cared-for, with history you can hold. Matching numbers where it matters, right finishes, small imperfections catalogued with photographs.

Good enough to show. Better to drive.

Concours

The rare file. Restored or preserved to judging standard, every stamp accounted for. We still find a flaw to list — it just takes us longer.

If we can't fault it, we say who tried.

Sourcing · open file

Sell us your classic.

Barn find, garage queen, or the car your father wouldn't sell — we buy with respect and we quote with the engine cold.

Call (512) 555-0148

Or roll it in — Saturday mornings, coffee's on

01

Tell us the story

Call or bring it by. We care as much about the folder of receipts as the paint.

02

We inspect & grade

On the lift, on camera. You get the same honest file a buyer would — flaws typed in.

03

Fair offer, or consign

A straight number on the spot, or we sell it for you and the story travels with it.

From the guest book

Collectors, first-timers, and the recently smitten

4.9 avg · 412 entries on file

★★★★★

They showed me the inspection report before I asked, including the two things they fixed. Never seen a used lot do that.
Chris B.Bought a 2019 F-150 Raptor

★★★★★

Drove it for a week, decided the truck was too big for my garage, brought it back — full refund, zero attitude. Bought the Ranger instead.
Kevin O.7-day return, then bought

★★★★★

First car for my daughter. They walked us through the Carfax and the service records, and priced it under KBB. That's how you earn a family.
Maria G.Bought a 2019 Fiat 500

★★★★★

The video walkaround was so honest it mentioned a door ding. That's why I drove two hours to buy here.
Tom H.Bought a 2018 BMW 540i

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The lot sits behind the shop — hence the name. Viewings are by appointment so every car gets warmed up before you arrive.

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  • Saturday8 AM – 4 PM
  • SundayClosed

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