Top cars up for grabs in Paris

There are some very, very special cars going up for Auction at this week's Paris motor show.

Auction house Coys, renowned through its association with quirky TV series 'For the Love of Cars', will be conducting the auction, which introduces bidders and onlookers to some highly exotic motor cars in the French capital.

Among those cars are a 2004 Porsche Carrera GT, a 1990 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary, a 1989 Porsche 911 Turbo S 'Sonauto', a 1926 Bentley 3-litre Short Chassis Sports Tourer and a 1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT Type L.

The Carrera GT is one of the last analogue supercars and unquestionably one of the coolest cars Porsche has ever made for many reasons: its howling 5.7-litre V10 straight out of a Le Mans race car, carbon-fibre everything and a proper manual gearbox. This particular example has done less than 1750 miles (2800km) from new and it's black, which adds to the cool factor. Estimates range between €650,000 and €700,000.

One of Lamborghini's wildest cars ever made, the Countach celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 1989, but this particular Countach was not delivered until a year later. Particularly impressive for its re-designed front and rear bumpers, revised suspension and OZ split-rim wheels, this Countach is in immaculate condition, according to Coys, due to the fact it's had one owner for the last 25 years and has a mere 400 miles from new. Estimates range between €325,000 and €365,000.

Just one of 10 built worldwide, the 911 Turbo S Sonauto was a swansong model for the 930 Turbo, made by Porsche and commissioned by France's main importer of Porsches at the time, Sonauto. This particular model is number seven of 10 and is a collector's dream, with rare, older Porsche's like this one being considered a safer investment than housing. Estimates range between €520,000 and €560,000.

The 90-year old, matching-numbers Bentley was fitted from new with an open body supplied by Vanden Plas, body number 1266. Not only is the original body still on the Bentley, but the Sports Tourer also retains its original 3.0-litre engine. Estimates range between €420,000 and €450,000.

The Dino 246 GT is always a cause for excitement, however this one is slightly more special than others. Why? It was the first Dino ever delivered and registered in France and was the 11th Dino ever made.