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60 Porsches up for grabs in largest Porsche auction in history

26 August, 2015

An unbelievable 60 Porsches will go under the hammer at the world’s most exclusive Porsche auction on September 6, held by international auctioneers Coys during the famous Porsche Classics meeting at the grounds of the Hedingham Castle in Essex, United Kingdom.

With 2015 marking the 60th anniversary of the debut of Porsche’s 356 Carrera, auctioneers have lined up 60 of the finest and most rare examples of the Stuttgart manufacturer to go up for sale to form a suitable tribute. The vehicles range from well-loved tractors, through to the state-of-the-art Carrera GT supercar, with everything in-between — including a comprehensive list of pure pre-1974 cars. 

Indeed, the 2006 Porsche Carrera GT present at the auction is predicted to be the most expensive car on sale. As a European Specification example, it stands as a truly exceptional variant of one of greatest supercars of all time. With only 6300 miles under its belt from new, it is estimated to sell for between £500,000–£550,000, or NZ$1.2–1.3 million.

The auction will feature a 1966 FIA Porsche 911 SWB, formerly campaigned by the late Roy Lane, which is estimated at £95,000–120,000, or NZ$230,000–290,000. Another highlight is set to be an original right-hand drive 1960 Porsche 356 B T5 1600 Super cabriolet, estimated to sell for between £140,000–160,000, or NZ$338,000–386,000. It’s not the only 356 convertible for sale either, with a 1959 Porsche 356 A Convertible D also available to the highest bidder, estimated to sell for between £130,000 to £160,000, or NZ$314,000–386,000.

Amongst the pre-1974 cars, Porsche connoisseurs will find a very special 1970 Porsche 911S factory car. It’s known as the The Vic Elford ‘Quick Vics’ 911S, having been owned and driven by Porsche-legend Vic Elford. Born in London, Vic was one of the fastest drivers of the sixties and seventies, eventually given the immortal nickname; Quick Vic. This car was assigned to him by Porsche KG Stuttgard as his daily company car. With remarkable documented history, it is one of the most exciting and interesting examples of its kind available on the market today.

Other important cars going under the hammer include a 1982 Porsche 911 3.0 SC ‘Rijkspolitie’ Dutch Police, a high-speed pursuit vehicle estimated at £80,000–100,000, or NZ$193,000–240,000. There’s also a 1994 Porsche 964 Speedster, one of only 14 right-hand drive cars produced, which is estimated to sell for between £160,000–180,000, or NZ$386,000–434,000. And there’s a curious 1956 Porsche 356 Carrera Coupe Grand Sport, which has spent 20 years of its life in the well-known Rene Mauries car collection.

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Thankfully, a few of these cars made it to New Zealand, the odd one being imported from the UK over the years. However, the 1988 British Racing Green example owned by Bill Slater in Upper Hutt was originally sold as a standard car but converted using the full Janspeed kit by the first owner within a couple of years of buying it.
Bill has owned a few other Jaguars. In fact, after he sold his Jaguar XJ12 in 2018, he found himself pining for another and, when the XJ-S came up for sale, he could not resist it. Having just sold the V12, he was not expecting much from the six-cylinder car other than more reliability and it being cheaper to keep on the road. Naturally, he had heard of the influence Janspeed had on the marque, but it was not until he took the car for a test drive that he became aware of just how superior it was to the car he had just sold. The price of a second-hand Janspeed XJ-S and that of a standard 3.6 XJ-S is quite comparable, making the Janspeed version an incredible bargain, even more so in comparison with other performance classic cars — or even modern cars, for that matter — which cost far more bucks for the bang.

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Deven, a digital content producer in his 20s, says it was the rear-drive Nissan and Toyota drift cars that fired his imagination in his not-so-distant youth and soon had him wanting one of his own. However, like most of us, he had to start in something less glamorous – in his case, a 1997 Mitsubishi Galant. After that, he bought a four-litre V8 1991 Toyota Soarer, a big change from the Mitsubishi.
“It was my daily driver, and it wasn’t that bad to run back when petrol was affordable,” he says.
When he got fed up with filling it up, Deven bought a 1989 Ford Laser sedan, a 1.3-litre five-speed manual, to be his daily driver. It’s in very good condition, bought from a careful older driver, and he still runs it – although he will occasionally also drive the latest in a series of Nissan Laurel sedans. His current one, from 1993, has done the lowest number of kilometres yet, at 183,000. It has the single-cam version of the engine in his Skyline.
“I’ve had four different versions of that car. It was just a car I always liked. It’s really comfortable, quite luxurious. I bought it from a 90-year-old in Hamilton. It’s in mint condition, and everything is standard.”