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RM Sotheby’s Petersen Museum auction 2018 finale

19th December 2018 by: Kevin Ehrlich | Leave a Comment

Christmas shoppers in Los Angeles on December 8 had a special selection at the Petersen Museum as RM Sotheby’s hosted its last auction of 2018. The RM Sotheby’s staff assembled 68 vehicles and 56 items of memorabilia and nostalgia for the auction. The automobiles on offer spanned many marques and vintages. This was not a single marque auction but rather an assortment of … [Read more...]

RM Sotheby’s Celebrates 70 years of Porsche with a Stellar Selection

14th November 2018 by: Kevin Ehrlich | Leave a Comment

The mental wheels started turning when RM Sotheby’s announced on 9 March 2018 that a single marque Porsche auction would be held at the Porsche Cars North America facility in Atlanta on the weekend of 27 October. The auction was fashioned around a celebration of Porsche’s 70th anniversary. Although no lots were yet known, the promise of a stellar selection of Porsche machinery … [Read more...]

959 Paris-Dakar outstrips pre-sale estimate at RM Sotheby’s Porsche Sale

30th October 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Lot #196, the 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar, outstripped its pre-sale estimate at RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction at the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta. With a pre-sale estimate of between $3.0m-3.4m, the 959 sold for a final $5,945,000, almost doubling its estimate. This was just one of the vehicles at the sale that handsomely exceeded expectations, helping RM … [Read more...]

RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction

17th October 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

RM Sotheby's, in collaboration with the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta, will host the Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction, an exclusive, single-marque auction to be held on the weekend of 27 October at the home of Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) in Atlanta. The auction will feature approximately 70 of the world's most important and most sought-after collectible Porsche … [Read more...]

Why was 1983 a good year in Group C?

29th August 2018 by: Glen Smale | 3 Comments

The 1983 Group C World Endurance Championship was arguably one of the most exciting and competitive racing seasons in years. So, why was 1983 a good year in Group C? Well, this was the first year in which Porsche released the new 956 race car to its approved customer teams, and this resulted in increased competition, and packed grids. All good stuff for both the spectator and … [Read more...]

Porsche 908 – the endurance specialist

6th June 2018 by: Glen Smale | 2 Comments

Introduced in 1968, the Porsche 908 was one of the longest running prototypes in the company’s history, as it was still doing duty twenty years later in 1988. The 908 took on many different forms, Long Tail (LH), Short Tail (KH), 908/02 Spyder, Flounder and 908/03 and Turbo, and it was successful in all of these body forms. Essentially, the 908 was Porsche's endurance … [Read more...]

Three Competition Porsches presented at Gooding’s Amelia Island Auction

16th February 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Three historic turbocharged competition Porsches are to be presented at Gooding’s Amelia Island auction on 9 March 2018. The three race cars represent three important steps in Porsche’s history of turbocharged race car development. These are: Year Car Comment 1974 911 Carrera RSR 2.1 Turbo One of the most historic racing cars of all time 1976 Porsche … [Read more...]

RM Sotheby’s 2018 Amelia Island Sale

24th January 2018 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

Now in its 20th year, RM's 2018 Amelia Island sale is once again set to take place in March 2018. The auction preview, on the Thursday and Friday, is arranged on the lush oceanfront grounds of The Ritz-Carlton hotel, providing a breathtaking backdrop for the stunning selection of automobiles on offer. Amelia Island is perched on the idyllic sun-kissed coast of North-eastern … [Read more...]

Porsche 550A Spyder heads to auction

10th November 2017 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

A rare and iconic ex-Le Mans Porsche 550A Spyder will come under the hammer at Bonhams’ Scottsdale sale on 19 January 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. Chassis #550A-0145 is the second-to-last 550A built and is a veteran of four world championship races while being campaigned as a works entry by Porsche in 1958, and is believed to be the only 550A to compete in a Grand Prix. The … [Read more...]

On Auction: 1970 Porsche chassis 917-024

21st July 2017 by: Glen Smale | Leave a Comment

If you would like to own a piece of motor racing history, no, make that a very significant piece of racing history, then pay attention. Porsche 917 K (chassis #917-024), once owned by the master of the 917 himself, Jo Siffert, was part of his private collection. 917-024 did not see much racing action in period, being used by Brian Redman and Mike Hailwood for testing at the … [Read more...]

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Don’t Wash Mine

I have been looking forward to seeing this new book from Dalton Watson, covering the very colourful

Porsche 911 G-Model: The Book 1974-1989

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50 Years Porsche 914

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