Bonhams - It's somewhat unsurprising that this particular 550A Spyder sold for more than we've ever seen one sell before. With factory werks provenance and an extensive list of famous races and drivers, this 550A has seen a long life of motorsport, and deserves the attention. With Andy Prill calling this among the three best Spyders in the …
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Gooding & Company’s 2017 Amelia Island Porsche Auction Results
UPDATE: There are links to the results of each of the other auction houses at the end of this post! While Gooding & Company's sell through rate on their Porsche lots was only 68%, Porsches as a total percentage of all Gooding sales for the weekend were nearly 44%. The star of the entire show was clearly this 1988 GT1 Strassenversion that …
Continue to the full articleThe Authoritative Porsche Scottsdale Auction Preview
Every year I get really excited when early Auction season rolls around. There's always some interesting stuff coming across the auction block, and the Scottsdale, Arizona sales kick off the year with a great start. In years past, we've seen 904s, 906s, RS61 Spyders, a handful of 959s, dozens of speedsters, a few 2.7 RS, and rare race cars. This …
Continue to the full article2015 Porsche Monterey Auction Results
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 …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Walker’s STR II Sells for Nearly Twice the Original Estimate
In late July we broke the news that Magnus Walker would be offering his beloved 1972 911 T known as "STR II" for sale during the Gooding & Company auction in Pebble Beach. When the Porsche was first listed by Gooding it was shown as being sold with no reserve and had a pre-auction estimate of $125,000 to $150,000. Some thought selling without a …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Walker’s STR II for Sale at Gooding’s Pebble Beach Auction
UPDATE: For more info check out Magnus Walkers car for sale. Last night, in-front of a huge crowd, history was made when the gavel fell on Magnus' STR II for the final time. With a selling price of $275,000 this Porsche went nearly 2x the original estimates (as we predicted in our original post below). What's even more interesting is who bought …
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