The best place to be, every year come mid August, is Monterey, California for Car Week. As part of that week, all of the major auctions have some pretty interesting cars for sale, and this year's offerings were spectacular. Gooding, in particular, was well worth going to. We attended the Gooding & Co. Auction this year, and were impressed with …
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The World-Class Porsche 2015 Monterey Auction Preview
The major auctions in Monterey have slowly become the world standard for collector cars. Every year, more records are set during the Monterey car week auctions than any other, and this year will doubtless be more of the same. Some of the world's best cars are converging on the California coast in attempts to find new owners. Millions of dollars …
Continue to the full articleHow Much Will Sir Stirling Moss’ Porsche RS61 Sell For?
Even a bon vivant and motor racing legend on the scale of Sir Stirling Moss needs a little retail therapy from time to time. A few years back, when the already 80-something stepped into an empty elevator shaft and fell three stories, he dreamed of only one therapy – a 1961 Porsche RS61, chassis 718-070 – to get him back on his feet. He’d driven one …
Continue to the full article2015 Porsche Amelia Island Auction Results
Florida in March is a good bit nicer than most of the rest of the country. Temperatures can reach the mid eighties, spring has sprung, and there are exciting vintage cars everywhere. Well, on Amelia Island, at least, that's true. Both the Concours and the classic car auctions continue to grow in size and stature, and it's all the better for …
Continue to the full article2015 Porsche Paris Auction Results
Ah, Paris is a beautiful place this time of year, don't you think? What could be better than a major international automobile auction in the French capital? The big three auctions of "Retromobile", RM, Artcurial, and Bonhams, brought a load of really good Porsche lots. This isn't always the most important collector car auction in the world, but …
Continue to the full articleThe Superior Porsche 2015 Paris Auction Preview
Last year's Paris Auction can't be described as anything other than spectacular. Between Bonhams, RM Auctions, and Artcurial, the Retromobile auctions included a 917/30, a 904, a 956, a 962C, and a 2.7 Carrera RS. How can one auction week feature that many amazing Porsches and not cause a stir? Well, this year, the three major auction houses in …
Continue to the full articleThe Definitive Porsche Scottsdale Auction Preview
Every successive auction that we've covered over the last couple of years was just a little bit crazier than the one before. The cars continue to increase in profile, and the money that folks shell out for collector Porsche lots increased by leaps and bounds. The last real big auction in North America was Monterey, now more than 5 months ago, and …
Continue to the full article2014 Bonhams’ Bond Street London Auction Results
I'm a little embarrassed to say that I hadn't heard about this sale until after it'd already occurred. No matter, though, as this sale had four very nice Porsche cars up for bid, and while one was a no-sale, the rest of them sold for very good money. We're going to take a look at each of these cars in a little more depth and see if we can determine …
Continue to the full articleBonhams Bringing 911 Cabriolet Prototype To Belgium Sale
If you know anything about Porsche's original 911, you'll know that there was never a cabriolet version produced. Porsche, in the mid 1960s, was under the impression that American car market regulations would soon completely abolish the availability of completely open topped cars. In response to these regulations, Porsche produced the Targa model …
Continue to the full article2014 Monterey Porsche Auction Results
Well, the Monterey auctions have come and gone, and I have to say I wasn't really blown away by the numbers Porsche lots brought this time around, and only one lot really surprised me. There were certainly a few bargains had by savvy buyers, and some of the weekend's biggest Porsche lots were either "No Sales", or "No Shows". There were only a …
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