Maybe more than you think.
We recently wrote about it. The rather bizarre Rudi Klein collection. A large collection of fabric with engine blocks, cars and wrecks underneath. The collection will go under the hammer at RM Sotheby’s. Now that the auction is coming up, it is time to come clean. The catalogue with all the separate (204!) auction items is online.
We dove into it and were still quite surprised by the ‘estimates’ of some wrecks. Take a look and be amazed at what they think they can get for cars that are really far gone.
Porsche wrecks, what are they worth?
The market (the bidders) will of course ultimately determine what they think these Porsches are worth. But that doesn’t stop RM Sotheby’s from putting some hefty estimates on them. What about this 1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 2000 GS, which could see a restoration company through a few winters. The estimate that’s been put on it? $100,000 to $150,000! It’s 1 of 96, after all. With the amusing description: outrageous original specification including 70-liter fuel tank, compass, GT mirror. Apparently those parts can still be recognized as such.
But it doesn’t have to be that expensive, because many projects that are no longer on their wheels have a considerably lower estimated auction price. How about these two. A 1964 Porsche 356 C Coupe by Karmann for $3-6,000 and a 1961 Porsche 365 B 1600 cab by Reutter for $5-10,000. You can almost hear Clint Eastwood saying: Are you feeling lucky…?
If that’s all too old-fashioned for you, then of course there are also a number of 911s and dozens of Porsche engine blocks on offer during this auction in addition to the 356s. What about this 1965 Porsche 911, which was originally Irish Green. From the factory it even had a Webasto heater. Yes, really. If you are completely up for the restoration of this 911 SWB. Then RM Sotheby’s thinks you should bid between 3 and 6,000 dollars.
And that $3,000 to $6,000, that’s the estimate of most wrecks that go under the hammer. All with a No Reserve label. So they might go for a lot less. What applies to each of the auction lots in any case: carefully lift them onto the trailer or recovery truck. On the one hand to give all the vermin that lives in them a chance to escape. On the other hand to make sure that they don’t simply break in half, where that hasn’t happened yet.
photos: Robin Adams for RM Sotheby’s
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pomoek say
Isn’t this mainly about the chassis numbers?
