Fans of forced induction or Porsche Motorsports History, rejoice. Up for sale at Gooding & Company's Amelia Island auction this March are three of the most influential turbocharged racing cars to ever grace the Porsche stable. Estimates are all in the seven figure-range, and each of these important Porsches carry with them a special air, an …
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RM Sotheby’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! RM Sothebys was the clear winner in overall sales this weekend on Amelia Island with a total of $70.9MM to go under the hammer. Of that, 8.9% or nearly $6.3MM came from our favorite marque, Porsche. Top Porsche sales for RM Sothebys included …
Continue to the full articleGooding & 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 article2017 Scottsdale Porsche Auction Results
The 2017 Porsche auction season kicked off this year in Scottsdale with mixed results. At the end of 2016 it seemed like the market for everything air-cooled was, at best, stalling. Then, everything changed with RM Sotheby's Duemila Ruote auction results. Unfortunately, that momentum didn't continue into 2017. While quite a few Porsches were …
Continue to the full articleThe 2017 Porsche Scottsdale Auction Preview
The 2017 auction season kicks off this year in Scottsdale and like most, I'm unsure what to expect. At the end of 2016 it seemed like the market for everything air-cooled was, at best, stalling. Then, everything changed with RM Sotheby's Duemila Ruote auction results. Were those results just a flash in the pan or were they indicative of a broader …
Continue to the full articleStored for 42 Years: 1958 356A Super Speedster Garage Find
Barn find cars always break my heart a little, and I say this as someone who had one. My 356 lived in a barn for almost as long as this one. Unlike this car's long-term owner, who believed the patina would deter thieves, my car simply suffered at the hands Northeastern weather and salt. Like the car below, which was originally owned by LA disc …
Continue to the full articleHere’s What Each of Jerry Seinfeld’s Porsches Sold for on Amelia Island
We were guests of Porsche this past weekend on Amelia Island and it was simply amazing! We've been attending the show for 7-years now and it gets bigger and better each year. Later this week we'll have much more coverage on everything we experienced. For now, we're focused on the auctions. And while there was lots of Porsche action at each of the …
Continue to the full articleGooding and RM Preview An Excellent Array Of Porsches For Amelia Island Sale
The 7th and 8th of March are going to be excellent days for Porsche collectors. In concurrence with the Amelia Island Concours, RM and Gooding will together be auctioning off a total of 19 significant vintage Porsches. The two-day Amelia Island sale, held in the terrific early spring weather of beautiful Northern Florida will play host to a large …
Continue to the full articleMonterey Porsche Auction Round-Up
There was a lot of action taking place in Monterey, and some of the biggest draws of the weekend are the auctions. Houses Mecum, RM Auctions, and Gooding & Co. all hosted auctions, and each one had a number of special Porsches available. Depending upon what you were looking for, there was a little bit of something for everyone. FLATSIXES.com …
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