Friday 18th October 2013

RM Auctions Paris 2014 sale

Auction scheduled for Retromobile week features some very excting (and very expensive) racers

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956, 917, 904. For Porsche fans, for motorsport fans, those are three hugely significant numbers. An example of each, plus further legendary racers, will be auctioned in Paris by RM Auctions in February. And with RM having released the first details and pictures, we thought it would be rude not to share.

If the 956 doesn't take your fancy...

All the cars come from Peter Harburg's collection. RM describes the lots as representing 'some of the most desirable and iconic racing cars ever made', and we certainly wouldn't contest that.

The 956 'Group C Sports-Prototype' was built on June 14 1982. Chassis 004 finished third at Le Mans that year with a Porsche lock-out of the podium.

Continuing as a works car for a further two seasons, it notably finished second in the 1984 Spa 1,000km. The drivers? An S Bellof and D Bell... RM Auctions have placed an estimate on the 956 'in excess of 2.2m euros'.

Or if the budget is a little smaller

But should those sort of funds be available, how about an even more powerful Porsche racer? The 1,100hp 917/30 was built specifically to win the 1973 Can-Am series, which Mark Donohue achieved with more than double the points tally of his nearest rival. Six 917/30s were built for 1973 with three completed for racing. RM is selling chassis number 005, one of the cars that didn't race in period.

If seeing the 904 Carrera GTS doesn't make you want one, watch RM's video of the car it sold at its recent London auction. Any better? The estimate for this ex-Dickie Stoop car is 1.1m euros.

Aside from the Porsches, Harburg's cars also include a 1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spider (in excess of 1.8m euros), a Jaguar D-Type (in excess of 4.1m euros) and a 1969 Lola T70 (a snip at 295,000-350,000 euros).

Pictures: LAT, Simon Clay courtesty of RM

 

[OlberJ]

Had no idea 904s were going for that much. Ooft. Lovely.

[British Beef]

The value of that 956.... in terms of personal want, I would value this car greater than any Ferrari 250 (or any Ferrari period).

Anything less than 5m Euros must be a bargain for this car!

[Cotty]

Love that 956

[Krikkit]

Never mind the bloody Porsche's, check this beauty out in the 21st Nov sale!
[url=]http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1063815[/url]

[markCSC]

That Porsche 956 is a bargain! A Pagani Zonda Revolucion for €2.2m, that you can't drive on the road, or a "proper" racecar for the same price???

[E60M5]

It shouldn't be legal to sell this stuff.. Don't know how anybody could do it. So much history and progress and technical knowledge for the car contained within this bunch. They really should be put into their respective company's museum and only pulled out for Goodwood. It'd be a bit like buying Jesus, you just can't/don't do that. If I'm not mistaken, wasn't Derek Bell & Bellof's car the #2?

[E60M5]

British Beef said:

The value of that 956.... in terms of personal want, I would value this car greater than any Ferrari 250 (or any Ferrari period).

Anything less than 5m Euros must be a bargain for this car!

Honestly for me it's more like 15m euros. The car is kind of priceless as is the Jag.

[f328nvl]

Interesting to see what the D Type gets to after Irving Laidlaw's didn't sell at £4m in RM in London.

[bobberz]

Some delectable stuff there! If I were in the position to choose, it'd have to be the Monza (a guy near me called "the Admiral" has a gorgeous, French Blue 500 Mondial, which is basically the same as the Monza), the 917/30 (because Can-Am racers were the most bonkers race cars ever, and the Lola (simply because I like those cars).

As it is, I can't even afford the plane ticket to Paris.