Last week, there were a couple of auctions in Great Britain, an RM Sotheby’s auction in London, and a Bonhams auction run in conjunction with the Goodwood Revival vintage races. With all the other things we had going on, we missed out on creating a preview for you, but we’ve come back with a recap. There were a number of lots that sold for well over what we ever would have thought. We saw a new record for 993, 964, and 550 Spyder sales.

RM Sotheby’s

Held on the Wednesday prior to the Goodwood festivities, a short 3 hour train ride away in Battersea, it’s a surefire bet that some of the enthusiasts in town for the Revival were also at the RM Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday. Especially when there were 993 GT2s, 964 Turbo S Lightweights, and Carrera RS 2.7s available for bidding. Just a couple of Porsche no-sale lots, combined with a couple new world records and some well-above-market sales tells me that this room was the hot place to be that night for a Porsche buying enthusiast. Among these lots, the 1980 911 SC Targa seems like the odd man out, as every other Porsche was well above the 6-figure mark, and well worth it, too!

It is interesting to note that while the 993 GT2 and the 964 Turbo S Lightweight are exceedingly rare and iconic iterations of their respective generations, the world of collecting has apparently deemed a 993 to be worth $2.4 million dollars, and a 964 to be worth $1.3 million dollars. The market boom doesn’t seem to be slowing any time soon, in fact it seems to be expanding into ever further throngs of insanity, at least for the right Porsches.

Total Porsches Sold: 12

Total Porsche Dollar Value: $7,486,196  

Lot 126 – 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo (930) 3.0 Liter

Realized: £140,000

Lot 127 – 1989 Porsche 911 Turbo (930) 3.3 Liter

Realized: £106,400

Lot 128 – 1993 Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS 3.8

Realized: £716,800

Lot 129 – 1993 Porsche 911 (964) Turbo S Lightweight

Realized: £974,400

Lot 130 – 1995 Porsche 911 (993) Carrera RS Clubsport

Realized: £403,200

Lot 131 – 1998 Porsche 911 (993) Turbo S

Realized: £313,600

Lot 132 – 1995 Porsche 911 (993) GT2

Realized: £1,848,000

Lot 133 – 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight

Realized: £224,000

Lot 146 – 2005 Porsche Carrera GT

Realized: No Sale

Lot 150 – 1992 Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS

Realized: £168,000

Lot 152 – 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring

Realized: £459,200

Lot 157 – 1955 Porsche 356 Pre-A Speedster

Realized: £229,600

Lot 175 – 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI

Realized: No Sale

Lot 185 – 1980 Porsche 911 SC Targa

Realized: £30,240

Bonhams

While the RM Sotheby’s sale had a lot of depth in their Porsche offerings, Bonhams’ sale, at Goodwood proper, was pretty centralized around just one special Porsche, a very original 550 Spyder. Perhaps just a “regular” 911 or 356 isn’t really catching that much attention at auctions like this, and you really need a special Porsche in order to stand out. This one certainly qualifies, but with a handful of no-sale lots, it would appear that the trickle down attention from the 550 just didn’t reach their other Porsche offerings.

A mind-boggling $6,104,365 was spent to purchase this unrestored Ex-Vasek Polak 550 Spyder, in fact it is advertised as the “world’s best preserved” example. Well, because of that provenance, this Porsche is now a world-record holder for 550s, and indeed any Fuhrmann 4-cam powered car.

Total Porsches Sold: 5

Total Porsche Dollar Value: $6,688,107 

Lot 120 – 1989 Porsche 911 Turbo (930) 3.3 Liter Slant Nose Cabriolet

Realized: £107,900

Lot 136 – 1993 Porsche 911 (964) Speedster

Realized: No Sale

Lot 138 – 1957 Porsche Typ 597 Jagdwagen

Realized: £175,100

Lot 140 – 1956 Porsche Typ 550 RS Spyder

Realized: £4,593,500

Lot 149 – 1961 Porsche 356B T6 Coupe

Realized: No Sale

Lot 151 – 2010 Porsche 911 (997) GT3 RS

Realized: No Sale

Lot 161 -1973 Porsche 911S 2.4 Liter Coupe

Realized: No Sale

Lot 172 – 2003 Porsche 911 (996) GT3

Realized: £57,500

Lot 179 – 1968 Porsche 911 Coupe

Realized: £85,500

Lot 180 – 1974 Porsche 911 2.7 Liter Carrera Targa

Realized: No Sale

Lot 182 – 1973 Porsche 911T 2.4 Liter Coupe

Realized:  No Sale