Got a Spare $3 Mill? Then This Street Legal 911 GT1 Evolution Could Be Yours
03-09-2016, 06:52 PM
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Got a Spare $3 Mill? Then This Street Legal 911 GT1 Evolution Could Be Yours
RM Sotheby's estimates this ultra-rare 1997 911 GT1 Evolution will fetch between €2,700,000 and €3,000,000, roughly $2,975,000 to $3,306,000 USD.
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03-09-2016, 07:18 PM
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Not sure where this information is coming from, as RM is very careful and accurate with their research, but the front page RL article is so off the mark, it needs retractions.
First of all, this is a race car, pure and simple. It is possible that the owner or a previous owner was able to get it street registered in a European country, but without major emissions and safety modifications, they would have had to sneak that through the system. Here in the U.S., this car absolutely would not be street legal and would have to be imported under the Race Car DOT/EPA exemptions.
Second, there were ~25 factory GT1 race cars built PLUS 21 Strassenversion (street) cars for homologation purposes. No clue where the claimed 14 comes from.
Third, from a value perspective, this car is quite likely to sell within its estimate - the GT1 represents the most important modern Porsche victory at LeMans in 1998, until last year. They are incredibly rare and this appears to be a very good example. BUT, don't compare race car values to street versions. If this was one of the Strassenversions, it would sell for twice this range, given how few collectors own one in their Porsche collections but want one.
First of all, this is a race car, pure and simple. It is possible that the owner or a previous owner was able to get it street registered in a European country, but without major emissions and safety modifications, they would have had to sneak that through the system. Here in the U.S., this car absolutely would not be street legal and would have to be imported under the Race Car DOT/EPA exemptions.
Second, there were ~25 factory GT1 race cars built PLUS 21 Strassenversion (street) cars for homologation purposes. No clue where the claimed 14 comes from.
Third, from a value perspective, this car is quite likely to sell within its estimate - the GT1 represents the most important modern Porsche victory at LeMans in 1998, until last year. They are incredibly rare and this appears to be a very good example. BUT, don't compare race car values to street versions. If this was one of the Strassenversions, it would sell for twice this range, given how few collectors own one in their Porsche collections but want one.
03-09-2016, 07:31 PM
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^^^Thanks for the clarity.
AdPock is getting annoying. click bait. Nice try IB.....
AdPock is getting annoying. click bait. Nice try IB.....
03-09-2016, 07:35 PM
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Upon further review, I think DuPont Registry is first to blame here, then RL for taking the information directly from there.
They are stating that there were only 14 "Evo's" built - no such thing. All GT1's except for the very last 1998's (the cars which actually raced and won at LeMans), are the same other than the earliest had the 993 front end, while all subsequent cars had the 996 front end. Those '98 LeMans cars are actually referred to by Porsche itself and in historical race documentation as "Evo's".
They are stating that there were only 14 "Evo's" built - no such thing. All GT1's except for the very last 1998's (the cars which actually raced and won at LeMans), are the same other than the earliest had the 993 front end, while all subsequent cars had the 996 front end. Those '98 LeMans cars are actually referred to by Porsche itself and in historical race documentation as "Evo's".
03-10-2016, 06:15 AM
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03-10-2016, 11:34 AM
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Drifting
Yeah, I get what you're saying. It is a bloated car; sorta like a GTP and GT car got together and after some casual sex, this was the offspring. I still like it for what it is.
03-10-2016, 12:51 PM
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MK 1 all the way.
03-10-2016, 12:55 PM
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