Eli Kogen lives the type of life about which many auto fanatics dream.
The twentysomething Arizona resident owns a members-only car club and a dozen special toys, including a big black Mercedes-AMG G 63 SUV, a Porsche 997 RS track-ready sports car, and a Lago Green 1956 Porsche 356, plus many high-powered and beloved Ducati motorcycles. He knows a prize when he sees it.
Kogen just spent $500,000 on a car he'd been coveting for years, a cherry red 1956 Porsche Speedster. It's not an unusual purchase for him, but how he bought it is a first: online, sight unseen,