Artcurial While the star of this particular sale has to be the $2.3 Million sale of a gorgeous Porsche 904, the startlingly large pile of money paid for this 1951 Split-Window 356 is perhaps even more exciting. While the 356 market has been softening lately, it's nice to see a truly great Porsche appreciated for its perfection. This 356 sold …
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The Yellowbird’s Greener Sibling to be Auctioned at Sotheby’s Paris 2018
There's something about the RUF CTR—particularly this one—and its incomparable focus that make the hairs on my neck stand up. Among the numerous qualities, one of the more interesting is the weight—Alois Ruf's single-minded dedication to the CTR's comprehensive diet inspires me to start counting my calories. In fact, the motor is a bored 3.2-liter …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Walker’s Rendezvous in a ’72 RS
Magnus Walker leads a charmed life. Not only has he worked hard to build a life-style many want to emulate, he gets to wear his hair in a way that has no place in most offices. Best of all—he gets to take a classic 2.7 RS through Paris in an attempt to recreate some of the magic of the seminal C'etait un Rendezvous, and do it with today's 360 …
Continue to the full article2017 Porsche Paris Auction Results
Last week, there were three auctions in Paris during Retromobile: RM Sotheby's, Bonhams and Artcurial. All three had Porsches on offer and all three met with great success. RM Sotheby's Paris 2017 Auction Results Earlier this year, RM Sotheby's announced they had secured a private Swiss collection of 42 Porsches to be sold without reserve …
Continue to the full articlePoorly Parked Porsche Gets Bombed Not Booted
Be careful where you park in Paris, or you'll find that the dreaded "boot" is the merciful option. A Parisian man, identified solely as Olivier, street parked his Porsche before heading to the night clubs. After a long night of partying The Local indicates that he took a cab home, only to be contacted by the French authorities later in the morning. …
Continue to the full articleThis Is The New Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Earlier today, at the Paris Motor Show, Porsche introduced their newest version of the venerable 911 GT3 Cup for the 2017 motorsport season. Based on the refreshed 991.2 generation of the 911, the new race car makes use of the 4.0 liter flat six found in the GT3 RS. Power for the GT3 Cup car is up over last year for a total of 485 horses. …
Continue to the full articleOMG! It’s Really True. The Panamera Wagon Is Coming to the U.S.
Has it really been four years? Almost! It was September of 2012 when Porsche first introduced us to the Panamera Sport Turismo concept. Since then, we've heard rumors of a coming Panamera Wagon, even the possibility of a "Cayvan". Today, we learned that Porsche will sell a wagon variant of their second generation Panamera here in the …
Continue to the full article2016 Porsche Paris Auction Results
Whether it was the biting cold of a February in Paris that kept bidders away, or there was something legitimately wrong with the reserves set by the sellers, the end result was a lackluster Paris auction weekend, at least as far as Porsche sales are concerned. Of the 28 Porsche lots that were available across three auction houses, only 13 of them …
Continue to the full articleThe Unparalleled Porsche 2016 Paris Auction Preview
When we previewed the Porsche content selling at the Scottsdale auctions, we weren't exactly blown away with what they had to offer. There didn't seem to be a major headliner for the Porsche camp to whip up a bidding frenzy for. That all changes with a move to another continent, and another sale. There are some excellent listings in this one, and …
Continue to the full articleSteve McQueen’s Mistress’ Porsche 911T Up For Auction
Steve McQueen is forever associated with Porsche thanks to that little movie Le Mans. Now, anytime something comes up for sale associated with the "King of Cool", especially something Porsche related, it gets lots of attention. Case-in-point, this 1971 911T used in the production of Le Mans. Now, don't get confused, this isn't the same …
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