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The Porsche Collection generated enormous interest as soon as it was announced, thanks to its incredible
single-owner provenance and the low mileage of the cars on offer. Collectively, the group generated a
remarkable £4,726,400 in the packed Battersea Park auction room, far exceeding pre-sale estimates to set
numerous new auction benchmarks. Highlights included:
1995 Porsche 911 GT2 - £1,848,000, a record for a Porsche 911 GT2 at public auction, breaking the
previous record by over one million pounds;
1993 Porsche 911 Turbo S Lightweight - £974,400, a world record for a 964 series Porsche 911 at auction;
1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RS - £716,800, a new auction benchmark for the model—a price close to half a
million pounds more than the previous record; and,
1995 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Clubsport - £403,200, an auction record for the model.
“Our 10th anniversary London sale has been a game-changer for a number of reasons”, says Peter Wallman,
Managing Director, RM Sotheby’s Europe. “Clearly, the Porsche Collection generated some remarkable
results, however from the evening preview to the sale itself there was an energy that hasn’t been seen in
European auction rooms for a little while. This year’s auction tally is within a whisker of RM’s best ever,
peak-of-the-market, London sale totals. We offered cars spanning 117 years and from £5,000 to £2,400,000,
so the sale was representative of almost all areas of the market. Good cars, well presented with sensible
estimates are selling strongly, and that is good news for the market as a whole.”
Away from the immaculate metal on offer in London, the rather less shiny 1967 Iso Grifo GL Series I, which
was offered in true ‘barn find’ condition, was another notable highlight of the evening. With the market still
drawn to the idea of purchasing totally original, unmolested machinery, the Grifo presented a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an enthusiast of these attractive and highly regarded sports cars. The subject
of a spirited bidding contest, the car achieved an amazing £128,800 against a pre-sale estimate of
£30,000-£50,000.
RM Sotheby’s London 2016 Top Five Sales
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