Five more reasons to sell something

Cars, girls' names, cocktails and songs

Nobody does sad country music like a Pakistani from Leicester. 

1956 Buick Special Riviera. Cheaper today than the equivalent Belair is this splendid four door pillarless Riviera. The roof line is divine, particularly around the rear door where it looks almost like a large detachable hardtop.  The local 'collectors market' has turned away from the more esoteric Americans for the safety of the 55-57 Chevrolets so this seems like good value. For: A car that would look right almost anywhere. Against: If anywhere is Vegas.

1973 Mercedes 450 SLC. Another undervalued example of the stretched Mercedes coupe but with the larger V8 for added autobahn heft. This one has been imported from somewhere damp (the vendor is coy about where) and has had the sills repaired. One would hope the work has been done well as these are expensive and complex body shells to repair. For: Puts me in mind of dark 1970s German films. Against: The green interior mainly. And the rust.

1974 Rolls Royce Corniche. The earlier the better for these fine coupes which suffered undignified enhancements throughout the following decade, gaining chin spoilers, spot lights and other Supercheap Auto style addenda. This example has the later dash with a rev counter so vulgarity has only just entered the scene. The coachwork looks superb under the dark paint and you could spend the asking price on far less. For: That's class, that is. Against: Anti-capitalists might throw eggs at you. 

1978 Porsche 928. It is hard to believe the 928 series was designed nearly forty years ago. They may lack the drama of their rear engined relatives but are still one of the most capable high speed touring cars and available to those of us with slender means. So how is 6K for this well kept low milage example? I would buy it now if the Lancia was not ruining me. For: 6K. Against: 6K 928.

2008 Citroen C6 2.7 HDi Exclusive. Citroen lost its way after the characterful XM and issued a lot of dreary cars. This seems to have ceased now and avant garde-style is back to the fore. The big C6 has an interior like one of those 1950s illustrations where a family watches movies while their robot car zooms down the freeway. This is reason enough to ride the depreciation comet as they plunge to negative values. For: L'aventure. Against: Buy it and find out.