Rare Porsches are First Match-set Ever Offered at Auction
Limited-production 918 Spyder & 911 R from original owner to be offered at Bonhams’ Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 18.
From the most successful manufacturer in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and one of the most legendary names in motorsport, comes the ultimate pair of performance cars: the Porsche 918 Spyder and 911 R. And later this month, these two amazing automobiles will be going to the highest bidder at Bonhams’ Scottsdale Auction on Jan. 18 in Arizona.
“Needing no introduction, as each is already one of the most impressive modern sports cars on road or track — not to mention nearly unobtainable — this pair is extraordinary in that they were ordered with matching serial numbers and complementary configurations,” says Bonhams.
The 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder with optional Weissach wheels is one of only 294 U.S.-specification models and was driven less than 2,300 miles. Porsche’s hybrid halo car is renowned for its category-defining design and blistering speed as it holds the fastest 0-60 mph time of any production car: a mind-blowing 2.2 seconds.
‘This is historic…a 918 Spyder & 911 R in nearly brand-new condition with matching serial numbers? It’s never been done & is an incredible opportunity for a collector.’
The 2016 Porsche 911 R is one of only 991 built and is also a highly optioned example, including a Paint to Sample colorway, and has just 37 original miles! (That’s no typo!) Endowed with its GT3 RS engine and coveted manual transmission, the 911 R has been called “simply spectacular” by Car and Driver and is heralded as the definitive road-going 911.
The consignor, an original 918 Spyder owner, was offered the opportunity by the Porsche factory to pre-order a 911 R and did so with matching serial numbers. And on Jan. 18, the rare pair of Porsches will head over to the Scottsdale Auction, where they will, as Bonhams confirms, represent the first time a matching set has ever been at public sale.
“This is an incredible and historic opportunity in every way,” says Michael Camaino, Bonhams Motoring Specialist. “First, a 918 Spyder and 911 R in such desirable specification are tremendously newsworthy on their own, but offered in nearly brand-new condition with matching serial numbers? It’s never been done and represents an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a collector.”
Additionally, these two Porsches will compliment the presence of nearly two dozen other Porsche models at Bonhams’ Scottsdale sale, including the global headline-grabbing 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder. The illustrious racer is the former Porsche works entry for Le Mans and the veteran of multiple prestigious Grand Prix, and has been called the star of the 2018 Scottsdale Car Week.