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Porsche 956 for sale, only driven on Sundays

Le Mans winning Porsche 956.003

This Porsche 956 is up for sale at the forthcoming Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction (15–16 August). It’s chassis 956.003, the car that spectacularly won the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Astute readers will know there’s a strong Australian connection with this car as 1983 was the year Vern Schuppan won Le Mans, alongside American duo Hurley Haywood and Al Holbert. The car famously crossed the line with smoke pouring from its left side and stopped after crossing the finish line. There’s a brief video after the break showcasing the car’s crowning glory.

Chassis 956.003 holds an impressive record and is one of Porsche’s most successful racecars. In addition to its Le Mans victory it finished second at Le Mans in 1982. Over its competitive life the car racked up 1000km race wins at Spa, Fuji and Imola, as well as winning the 9 Hours of Kyalami.

And, according to the Gooding & Company price guide, it can be all yours for somewhere between US$7–9 million. It really is a car that Porsche should have in its own museum.

[Source: Gooding & Company]

UPDATE 18 August: The car sold for US$10,120,000!

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Harry’s Porsche 911 buyers’ guide

Harry Metcalfe shows you how to buy your dream Porsche

Silverstone Auctions has its big sale coming up this weekend, the Silverstone Classic. In the list of cars up for sale are this 1972 Porsche 911 2.4 S and 1991 Porsche 964 RS.

All round nice guy and classic car guru Harry Metcalfe has been commissioned to show you what to look out for when buying an old skool 911. We reckon a few of you out there will enjoy this clip.

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Auctions & Sales Ferrari Formula 1

You can buy an F1 car for under $1 million!

1990 Ferrari 641/2

Fancy that, who knew you could buy a race winning Ferrari Formula 1 racecar for less than one million bucks?!

This 1990 Ferrari 641/2 sold for US$990,000 at the recent Gooding & Company auction in Scottsdale. Powered by a 3.5 litre normally aspirated V12 this car, chassis #120, was driven by Nigel Mansell for five races during the 1990 season, including his win at the Portuguese Grand Prix.

As an aside you can tell Gooding & Company is an American company with scant regard to the facts of F1, because:

Together in 1990, Mansell and Prost would go on to deliver Ferrari’s best season in years, with Ferrari securing the Manufacturer’ Championship and Prost the Drivers’ Championship.

Except they didn’t. Anyway, the pics are nice and bring back great memories!

Those of you paying attention last week will remember the lime green Lamborghini Miura we featured. It sold for $1,155,000.

Full results from the auction can be seen here.

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It’s lime green, it’s beautiful and you want it!

1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S

You’re looking at a 1970 Lamborghini Miura. It’s one of the most beautiful cars ever to grace the earth. And this one, chassis #4413, could be yours if you’ve got a lazy US$1.5 million burning a hole in your pocket.

The car featured here is Lot 113 in the upcoming Gooding & Company auction to be held at Scottsdale this weekend.

There are some truly stunning cars up for grabs, but none more so than this near perfect Miura.

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Ferrari 250 GT California Spider sells for $15m+

1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider

Ferrari’s place as the maker of the world’s most desirable classic cars was further enhanced at the Gooding & Company Pebble Beach auction on the weekend. This 1961 250 GT SWB California Spider topped the sales at US$15,180,000.

That result follows the US$38m world record price for a car sold at auction achieved by a Ferrari 250 GTO at the Bonhams auction, also held as part of Monterey Car Week in California.

The Gooding & Company auction netted over US$106m in sales. Take a look over the final results and let us know which car you would like to take home.

In addition to the gorgeous 250 GT, of course, would you also want the 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider ($59,400), the 1990 Ferrari F40 ($1.32m), the 1974 Porsche 911 3.0 Carrera RS ($1m), the 1964 Aston Marti DB5 ($1.485m) or maybe just the 1968 Mini Cooper S ($46,200)?

[Pic: Gooding & Company]

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Ferrari 250 GTO now the most expensive car ever

1962 Ferrari 250 GTO

Thanks to market demands and well funded egos the title of the world’s most expensive car is a fluid thing. The current title holder is this 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO which just sold at auction for a shade under AU$41 million.

Sold by Bonhams as part of the Pebble Beach festivities in California this weekend the car was introduced with the following text:

The Ferrari 250 GT ‘Omologato’ needs little introduction as the most iconic, most habitable, street-useable, race-winning, World Championship-winning – and simply gorgeous – closed two-seat Coupe car from the world-famous Maranello factory. The GTO was developed to contest the 1962 3-litre class FIA GT World Championship series of classical endurance racing events. Selective production at Maranello and in the Scaglietti body plant in Modena ran on through the 1963 FIA GT World Championship and – sure enough – the Ferrari 250 GTO won the World title both seasons in succession.

Chassis 3851GT was last purchased in 1965 by Fabrizio Violati, then a young Ferrari enthusiast, who has kept the car for 49 years. The car’s original owner was French racer Jo Schlesser, who ensured his 250 GTO saw plenty of competition.

It’s a beautiful car with outstanding heritage and the sound of its screaming 3 litre V12 would be hard to put a price on. Still, $40 million plus would buy you a fleet of some truly outstanding cars!

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Rushing to buy movie props

Rush movie replica Niki Lauda Ferrari

If you loved Ron Howard’s F1 movie Rush—and let’s face it, who didn’t—then you might love to buy yourself a souvenir from the film. Up for sale right now are a series of props from the movie including the replica of Niki Lauda’s Ferrari you see above—click here for the full catalogue of items.

While that replica Fezza has a five figure asking price (although a surprisingly small one), many of the smaller items are well within reach of the average punter. There is a 15% buyer’s premium and they do offer global shipping (prices quoted separately).

So, get to it, see what you can get your hands on!

[Source: Speedhunters | Thanks to Tiaan for the tip]

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Ferrari 340/375 MM achieves Italian auction record

Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta Competizione

This awkwardly styled, but still beautiful Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta Competizione has just sold at auction for €9.856 million (AU$13.1m). Ferrari themselves declare it an Italian record for a classic Ferrari.

The car in question competed in the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Spa; alas it failed to finish either race. However, it did taste victory thanks to with Mike Hawthorn and Umberto Maglioli at the 1953 Pescara 12 Hours.

Powered by a 4.5 litre V12 complete with triple Weber carburettors it boasted 340hp. By today’s standards a 4-speed manual gearbox is prehistoric for a top line racing car, so too the use of leaf springs. Of course, in its day the 375 MM was leading edge.

Chassis 0320AM was the car up for grabs and it was also raced in the World Sports Car Championship by no less than Mike Hawthorn, Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina, all three were F1 world champions.

While this is the highest sale price achieved at auction by a Ferrari in Italy, it still falls short of the US$16.4 million paid for a 1957 250 Testa Rossa in 2011.

[Source: RM Auctions]

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Ferrari’s charity auction underway

Ferrari auction

Good news folks, Ferrari’s charity auction to benefit Italy’s earthquake victims has begun. You now have the opportunity to buy your very own 599XX Evo.

Sure, you’ll need the small matter of a spare €1.35m (AU$1.7m) in your bank account to make the opening bid, but don’t say Ferrari didn’t give you a go. Indeed, the car will be brand new and built to order, assuming a satisfactory price is achieved.

If that’s too much, maybe you can rustle up €50K to give yourself a chance at a 2008 F1 engine. Still too much? How about €15K to buy a front nose/wing assembly from the 2009 F60 F1 car? Cheap at half the price!

In all seriousness, the auction is for a good cause and Ferrai’s boss Luca di Montezemolo has some words of encouragement for you: “I am sure we can count on the generosity of those close to Ferrari around the world who have always kindly supported this kind of initiative in the past.

“A terrible earthquake struck our region and the people we know, and together we want to help the families of the victims in this time of need. We are holding an auction of some truly unique and exclusive items for all Ferrari’s friends and enthusiasts to whom I would already like to express my heart-felt thanks.”

The auction ends on 20 June and there are plenty of more affordable options up for sale, including memorabilia from current and recent F1 drivers. Check out the Ferrari store for details.

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Ferrari launches auction for earthquake victims

Ferrari 599XX evo

Ferrari has announced it will auction a number of items to raise money in response to the recent earthquakes in northern Italy. They’re not messing about either. Up for grabs will be a very exclusive and track-only 599XX Evo hyper car valued at around €1m (AU$1.27m).

Supporting the headline act will be a complete V8 Formula One engine, racing overalls and helmets signed by Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, and a suite of other racing memorabilia.

Further details will be announced in the coming days on the Ferraristore website.

UPDATE: Ferrari’s has been in touch to let us know they have upgraded their offer; after previously stating they would auction a plain old rare 599XX, they will now put up a more extreme and very, very rare 599XX Evo up for sale.

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Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage achieves auction record

Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage

Not content with letting Ferrari have all the headlines at the recent RM Auctions sale in Monaco, this absolutely stunning Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage sold for over €2.4m (AU$3.5m). That’s the highest price achieved for a ‘Birdcage’. And isn’t it just one of the most beautiful machines you have ever seen.

The car’s ‘Birdcage’ nickname came from its innovative trellis construction that weighed just 36kg. The Tipo 61 was fitted with a 2.9 litre four cylinder good for around 186kW (250bhp). While earlier models used a 2.0 litre engine which produced 150kW (200bhp). With a kerb weight of just 600kg this would have gone like a rocket. And that’s exactly what it did winning the Nürburgring 1000km race in 1960 and 1961.

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Super Aguri F1 car sells at auction for under AU$200K

Super Aguri SA06

If I said you could buy a 2006 F1 car for under AU$200,000 you would say I’ve got a few crew members loose in pit lane. However, that is exactly what happened when a 2006 chassis Super Aguri went under the hammer recently. The SA06 racer sold at an internet auction for £85,600 (AU$194,000). The auction was run by SHM Smith Hodgkinson on behalf of Super Aguri’s liquidators. SHM’s Richard Mascall said, “We were absolutely delighted with the outcome. The car sold for £85,600, which is a more than respectable figure and easily more than the original reserve figure.”

The Japanese buyer will now have the keys to the ultimate track day weapon at a price that would raise the interest of captains of industry the world over. Fair enough, the logistics and running costs might up the price a bit in real terms, but it would be pretty ace to own your own F1 car.

The Japanese team made their Formula 1 debut in 2006, but financial difficulties forced their withdrawal from F1 earlier this year, after just four races.

Source: autosport.com (Thanks to Tiaan for sending this in. Pic courtesy of MickyD.)