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83' Le Mans winner goes to auction

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  1. ginge82

    ginge82 Formula 3

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    The 1983 Le Mans overall winning 956 will be auctioned by Gooding and Co. at Pebble Beach in August.

    One of just ten works 956's it has been driven by the likes of Derek Bell, Jochen Mass and Jacky Ickx.

    Pre-auction estimates suggest it will sell for between $7 and $9 million.

    Porsche 956 Heading to Pebble Beach Auctions)


    Amazing piece of history.
     
    ginge82, Jun 21, 2015
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  2. jlonmark

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    Bruce Meyer? Anyone? I mean this would most definitely fit within his collection of cars that "won all the right races"
     
    jlonmark, Jul 21, 2015
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  3. BartonWorkman

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    The 1983 overall winning 956 being auctioned at Gooding was driven by Hurley Haywood,
    Vern Schuppan and the late Al Holbert in one of the more interesting finishes in
    Le Mans history.

    Amazing that the car keeps changing hands as it really should be in the Porsche Museum
    in Stuttgart.

    BHW
     
    BartonWorkman, Jul 21, 2015
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  4. Tenney

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    Maybe Vern could make it streetable?
     
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  5. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    This car was at the 2007 Amelia auction and reserve was not met at $2 million. I was surprised then it got so little considering how well it performed in 1982 and then won in 1983. I love this car and wish I could afford it...
     
    BMW.SauberF1Team, Jul 22, 2015
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  6. Mule

    Mule F1 Rookie Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    I am not a Porsche guy, but I have one 1:43 scale model Porsche among hundreds of others - this one.
     
    Mule, Jul 22, 2015
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    Sold for $9,200,000 ($10,120,000 all in).

    I still can't believe the bidding stopped back in 2007 in Arizona (I incorrectly stated Amelia before) at $2mm with a no sale. Now it sells for 5x as much...
     
    BMW.SauberF1Team, Aug 15, 2015
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