Porsche 993 RUF Turbo R Leads the Sales of Air-Cooled Porsches - Scottsdale 2021
The 1998 Porsche 993 Turbo R at RM Sotheby’s Scottsdale Auction led the sale of Air-Cooled Porsches at Scottsdale 2021 with a price of $764,000 versus an estimate of $525,000 - $575,000.
Ten air-cooled Porsches crossed the auction blocks of Gooding & Company, Bonhams and RM Sotheby’s during Scottsdale 2021. A total of seven air-cooled Porsches sold. The low-price car was a 1974 Porsche 914 that sold for $41,000 at Gooding & Co versus and estimate of $50,000 - $70,000.
The major Auction Houses tried their best to keep the enthusiasm up for one of the traditional big auction times of the year but when you consider that 70 air-cooled Porsches crossed the auction block in 2020 with a 97% sell-through rate compared to 10 crossing the block in 2021 with a 70% sell-through rate.
One big contributing factor to the lower results of 2021 was that the Grandaddy of Scottsdale auctions, Barrett-Jackson postponed their auction from January to March. The ancillary auctions missed the pulling power of the enormous amount of Barrett-Jackson bidders that are brought to town. In addition the auction houses are dealing with the a lack of live, in-person bidding with advent of Covid precautions. Gooding had a total online auction, while RM Sotheby had an online auction with limited in-person bidding and Bonhams maintained a limited audience in-person venue.Year Model Sales Estimate Selling Price Auction House
1953 356 Reutter Coupe $150-$180,000 $159,600 RM Sotheby’s
1957 356A Speedster $275-$350,000 $313,500 Gooding
1958 356A Speedster $475-$550,000 No Sale Bonhams
Porsche 911 Sales at Scottsdale Auctions 2021
Year Model Sales Estimate Selling Price Auction House
1969 911E 2.0 Targa $85-$95,000 No Sale Gooding
Asking $90,000
1973 911E 2.4 $70-$90,000 $69,300 Gooding
1973 911 RS 2.7 $500-$575,000 $450,000 RM Sotheby’s
1992 911 RS N/GT $200-$250,000 No Sale RM Sotheby’s
1988 Carrera 3.2 $85-$115,000 $100,800 Bonhams
1998 993 RUF Turbo R $525-$575,000 $764,000 RM Sotheby’s
Porsche 914 Sales at Scottsdale 2021
Year Model Sales Estimate Selling Price Auction House
1974 914 2.0 $50-$70,000 $41,800 Gooding
Bonhams Scottsdale 2021 Auction Catalog: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26617/
Gooding & Co Scottsdale 2021 Auction Catalog: https://www.goodingco.com/auction/scottsdale-2021/
RM Sothebys’s Scottsdale 2021 Auction Catalog: https://rmsothebys.com/en/home/lots/az21
Tags: Scottsdale 2021 Collector Car Auctions, Scottsdale 2021 Porsche Sales, Scottsdale 2021 Porsche Sale Results
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