We recently saw a headline for 21 Porsches being auctioned along with the contents of a "15,000 square foot high-end garage and living quarters". The auction notice went on to describe the former owner of the "assets" as someone who was featured in past issue of "Heavy Hitters" Magazine (issue #13). The description, along with a few of the …
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Porsche Claims 4 of the Top 10 Mecum Auction Results in Monterey, Including a New World Record!
It wasn't that long ago that a record was set for the highest price ever paid for a Porsche at auction during the Gooding and Co auction on Amelia Island. This past weekend in Monterey, that record was smashed! Among a number of historic and significant racing Porsches, the 1972 Porsche L&M 917/10 Spyder stood apart. Billed as the "world's most …
Continue to the full articleResults from the Steve McQueen/Le Mans Memorabilia Auction
Back in May we wondered if the Profiles in History auction for Steve McQueen's Le Mans Memorabilia would set new pricing records. The results are in and they're actually a bit mixed. While some items sold well over auction estimates, others sold right at estimate or didn't sell at all. Price Paid for Steve McQueen's Heuer Monaco …
Continue to the full articleWill the Auction for Whitney Houston’s Porsche Bring as Much Money as Beckham’s?
When Update: The auction results are in. And while Whitney's Porsche brought strong money at $42,000 it didn't go off the charts as some had predicted David Beckham's Porsche came up for sale last January, a bidding war ensued ending in a final price well above reality. Next week a 1991 Porsche Carrera cabriolet once owned by the late Whitney …
Continue to the full article11 World Records Set at Gooding Auctions. All of Them Porsches
As the Gooding and Company auction gets underway Friday morning it appeares as if the heat and humidity is sucking the life, and the will to spend money, out of the bidders. The first lot for sale, a 1912 Ford Model T Speedster, sells for just $22,000 (before the 10% buyers premium); barely 50% of its predicted low-end estimate of $40,000. Things …
Continue to the full articleLive Results and Pictures from the Drendel Family Porsche Collection Auction and Amelia Island Concours
FlatSixes.com spent the afternoon previewing the Drendel Family Collection in the Gooding auction tents on the Omni Plantation property (just up the road from the main event at the Ritz Carlton). Below is a short gallery of some unedited pictures from today's preview. There was a fairly good turnout for the preview so we're expecting a lot of …
Continue to the full articleJerry Seinfeld’s 1994 Porsche 911 Speedster Sold at Auction
Update: Here's info on the 2011 Porsche Carrera Speedster. Once again another Seinfeld Porsche has crossed the auction block and sold at what some might say is a premium price. Last week, at the Barrett Jackson auction in Scottsdale Arizona, Seinfeld’s 1994 Porsche 911 Speedster sold for $101,200 (that price includes a 10%) buyer …
Continue to the full articleSeinfeld’s 1997 Porsche 993 Turbo S on the eBay Auction Block
On March 18th of this year I wrote a short post on the upcoming sale of Jerry Seinfeld's 1997 Porsche 993 Turbo S from TruSpeed Motorcars. That short post chronicled some of the unique features of the Porsche along with a question about celebrity provenance and pricing. Shortly after posting that article I was contacted by well know Porsche …
Continue to the full articleFeatured Sale: 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Clubsport
From the listing: "This 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera RS is one of 290 examples equipped with the M003 Clubsport option and one of just 20 cars that were intended for use in a one-make GT race series in Macau, China. When the series was canceled before it began, the cars were distributed to Art Sports of Osaka, Japan, for public sale. This …
Continue to the full articleThis period-raced 911 S could be your Sports Purpose
Coming up for auction early next month at the Amelia Island weekend is this 1968 Porsche 911 S Coupe. Once the FIA relegated the 911 R to Group 6 Prototype classification, Porsche decided to offer many of the parts from that project as after-sales add-ons in a 60-page Sports Purpose Handbook. This allowed customer racers to add factory racing parts …
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