Friday 9th September 2016

Pic Of the Week: The £1.8m 911

A desktop pic is probably as close as most of us will get to this rather lovely looking GT2...

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Just how crazy can the prices for the most coveted air-cooled 911s actually get? Most of us thought things were already pretty out of hand. And then - clack - on Wednesday night the gavel fell on a price of £1,848,000 for a bright blue mid-90s 911 with a big wing on the back. OK, a pretty special one, given the RM Sotheby's catalogue entry reckons this 993 GT2 is one of 'about' 57 roadgoing examples ever built. But it's still 'just' a 90s 911, prompting an amusing piece on Jalopnik titled 'Air-cooled 911s are over, man'. 

Whatever your feelings about such inflated prices there's no denying the GT2 is a pretty spectacular looking thing, THAT wing, those riveted on arch extensions and the intimidating combination of 430hp and just two driven wheels with no driver aids all adding to the mystique. And RM Sotheby's certainly knows how to promote its cars, the photos in the catalogue no doubt helping stoke the fires when it came to the bidding. Here's one of our favourites, prepared for your desktop delight. 

Traditional (4:3)
Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
Portrait (smartphone etc)

Photo: Remi Dargegen/RM Sotheby's

[Sources: Jalopnik, RM Sotheby's]

[mattwhite709]

Thats crazy! I would rather have a Singer and some change.