Alright, so Silverstone Auctions' sale last weekend didn't herald the return of the £35K GT3, 968s that could hardly be given away and bargain 964s. But then neither did it set any outrageous new records for Porsches, the results looking fairly reasonable in the current climate.
See, four-cylinder Porsches can be desirable
Examples? A pair of 968 Club Sports in the region of £25,000, a low mileage
996 GT3
at £70,000 and a right-hand drive,
manual 928 GT
that sold for £24,750. More expensive than they once were, yes, but seemingly no longer on a meteoric rise.
Silverstone even sold a couple of affordable 911s. Yes, really. This manual, silver 996 Carrera 2, with a decent service record and just over 70,000 miles, sold for £14,625. At slightly more money (£16,880), this Carrera 2 of similar vintage comes with the added provenance of being an ex-press car... Its service history is very nearly all from OPCs, plus there's been a recent £6K top-end rebuild. Long live the amber indicators!
Of course for those still inclined to spend a lot of money on a 911, the opportunities are still there. Like the £200K 1972 S. A flatnose 930 Turbo also smashed its lower estimate and sold for £140,000, while the £168,750 commanded by a 997.II GT3 RS was £30,000 above its lower guide. Lot less than a 911 R though... For GT3 thrills at half the money, a Manthey tweaked 996.II Clubsport sold for £63,900 and this LHD first-gen car made £66,460.
An interesting sale then, with 70 per cent of the lots sold and total sales of £2.5m. There were one or two cars left unsold you might not expect though, including a Carrera GT - see the full list of results here. Silverstone Auctions' next sale is in November; cars can be Christmas presents enjoyed by all the family, right?