By now, most of you know that comedian and CarCast podcast co-host Adam Carolla was the winning bidder of Paul Newman’s Le Mans-winning Porsche 935 last month in Monterey. It’s a beautiful and historically important piece of Porsche history that took a class victory at Le Mans in 1979 (2nd overall) and went on to win the Daytona 24 Hour race in 1981 and the Sebring 12 Hour race in 1983. Adding to its already incredible provenance is the fact that this particular 935 was at one time known as the infamous “Apple Car” and that the few wins mentioned above are but a small part of its considerable provenance. Combine all that with its impeccable condition and it’s easy to understand how it sold for $4,840,000.
Adam checking out his future purchase during the inspection period prior to the actual auction.
How’s Adam Going To Pay For His New Porsche?
Despite Adam’s successful career, (he’s a well known comedian and the co-host of the world’s most download automotive podcast, CarCast) nearly $5,000,000 is a lot of money for most anyone. Fortunately, Adam’s made some smart automotive purchases over the years and by offloading five cars in his collection he can pretty much fund the entire purchase of the 935.
What you may not know about Adam is that he’s a huge Paul Newman fan and owns as many as 10 of his race cars. That’s why we weren’t surprised to see the 5 Lamborghinis you see below come up for sale vs. any of the race cars. After all, Adam actively participates in vintage racing events with his other Newman cars. The Lamborghinis, not so much.
We reached out to Adam’s CarCast co-host, Matt D’Andria and he gave us the following information about the Lamborghinis for sale.
1965 Lamborghini 350 GT For Sale – $800,000
This is a very well maintained, original, numbers matching car with very low 59,831 kilometers (37,177 miles) presented in Black with Tan/Brown interior. The paint and interior are original and present extremely well. This is one of the finest unrestored Lamborghini 350GTs available.
- Chassis #0232
- First production model from Lamborghini
- Total production: 120
- All aluminum 3.5L DOHC (“four-cam”) V12, 270 bhp with 6 twin-barrel, side-draft Weber carburetors
- ZF 5-speed manual transmission
- Four-wheel independent suspension and disc brakes
- Aluminum body
1968 Lamborghini Islero For Sale – $385,000
This is a numbers matching vehicle restored and personally owned by Chris Kidd at Tired Iron Works, who drove it on several Bull Run events. Chris Kidd is a renowned classic car restorer who has completed numerous Pebble Beach cars. This is a stunning color combination of Light Blue Metallic with Red interior and custom made, fitted luggage in place of the rear seat (original rear seat included). The car has 62,836 kilometers (39,044 miles).
- Chassis #6066
- Total production: 225 (125 Islero / 100 Islero S)
- All aluminum 4.0L DOHC (“four-cam”) V12, 350 bhp with 6 twin-barrel, side-draft Weber carburetors
- ZF 5-speed manual transmission
- Four-wheel independent suspension and disc brakes
- Featured on “Jay Leno’s Garage”
1969 Lamborghini Islero For Sale – $350,000
This is a very well maintained, original, numbers matching car with 85,234 kilometers (52,962 miles) presented in Dark Blue with Cognac interior. This is a fantastic color combination. The original interior shows a few signs of aging but otherwise in nice condition. The paint is believed to be original and presents very well.
- Chassis #6267
- Total production: 225 (125 Islero / 100 Islero S)
- All aluminum 4.0L DOHC (“four-cam”) V12, 350 bhp with 6 twin-barrel, side-draft Weber carburetors
- ZF 5-speed manual transmission
- Four-wheel independent suspension and disc brakes
1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S For Sale – $1,400,000
This is a very well maintained, numbers matching car with only 14,794 kilometers (9,192 miles) presented in Orange with Black interior with some upgrades done by the previous owner. This Miura has the desirable dealer-installed air conditioner. The car was featured in Adam Carolla’s feature film comedy, Road Hard. The stunning Orange paint is a showstopper.
- Chassis #3967
- Total production: 764 (275 P400 / 338 P400S / 150 P400SV / 1 Jota)
- All aluminum 3.9L DOHC (“four-cam”) V12, 370 bhp with 6 twin-barrel, down-draft Weber carburetors
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Four-wheel independent suspension and disc brakes
- Featured in the film “Road Hard”
1970 Lamborghini Miura P400S with an SV Body Conversion For Sale – $1,400,000
This is a beautifully restored, numbers matching car with 66,356 kilometers (41,232 miles) presented in Dark Blue with Red interior. The renowned Bobileff Motorcar Company treated the car to a cosmetic restoration. Gary Bobileff, who has been restoring rare Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and Maseratis in his San Diego workshop since 1979, has served as a concours judge for the Ferrari Club of America and Lamborghini Club America for more than 25 years and is frequently sought out by collectors for authoritative assessments. Bobileff masterfully added Miura SV enhancements such as rear fenders, taillights, bumpers, and headlights all done to exact SV specs. The Blue on Red color combination is stunning and sure to be one of the best-looking Miuras.
- Chassis #4515
- Total production: 764 (275 P400 / 338 P400S / 150 P400SV / 1 Jota)
- All aluminum 3.9L DOHC (“four-cam”) V12, 370 bhp with 6 twin-barrel, down-draft Weber carburetors
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Four-wheel independent suspension and disc brakes
The best part about all of this is Adam has already said he plans to drive and race the 935 so we’ll all get to see and hear this glorious beast on the track in the near future. Thanks for sharing Adam!
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Who inspired who? Giurgiaro or Jean Graton? Various car on the famous Michel Vaillant comics resemble this VW-Porsche.
Ahhhh... if selling those 5 Lamborghinis for the asking prices would result in gross proceeds of $4,335,000 before any costs of sale (brokerage/auction premium)... this means Carolla is still short of the Newman Porsche price by nearly a MILLION DOLLARS, assuming that he was also responsible to pay the standard 10% buyer's premium charged by Gooding as standard (Newman Porsche hammer price of $4,840,000 plus $484,000 premium = $5,324,000)... but what's a million more or less? ;-)
Hey, Dallas,
The Lambos are listed (at least for now) privately, so no brokerage fees. However, with cars of those prices (at least the more expensive two) it's not unreasonable to think there might be some.
As for what he paid, the $4.84MM DOES include the buyer's premium. Just watched the video again to verify. You can see it here. https://www.facebook.com/flatsixes/videos/1090703860964877/
How much did that FS ad cost Carolla? I have a 2001 Corolla for sale. Can I list it here too? I have expenses too.
Good move compared to the Porsche the cars that are going, bit on the ugly side
Confident that he is sad to see that the Miuras go ... as rare and collectable as they are ...But ...the 935 is One of One ..with a SOLID history ( with no less than Paul Newman )
** hope to see in action at Monterey where Mr Carolla is a regular
Gotta ' smile though ..named Carolla ..But a Datsun freak ( love him for that ) ..and Now rolling with PORSCHE =) ....