Post by Mr LayVon on Mar 13, 2012 0:38:44 GMT 6
Albert Einstein once remarked that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, clearly foreseeing the consequences of using an old Alfa Romeo on a daily basis. The late Matthew Drendel took this truism and applied it to his racing career.
This privateer racer started off his career in a Ferrari 355 Challenge, but after several "painful" losses, transferred his allegiances to a Porsche 911 GT3-R. Soon enough, he won, taking the 2001 GT Team Championship with G&W Motorsports.
This proved pivotal, and kick started a love affair with the "silly, 40 year old rear-engined car from Germany". He began collecting Porsches - starting with a 930 road car - and soon his relationship with the marque took on professional levels of worship. He founded the Heritage Motorwerks Porsche dealer in North Carolina, and built up a collection of cars widely regarded as the world's most significant private hoard of turbocharged Porsches.
Sadly, Matthew passed away in November 2010, but if you're already a fully subscribed Porsche enthusiast, you'll already know about his astonishing collection. And thus, you might be interested to know Gooding & Company has auctioned off his entire haul. The whole lot. Seventeen Porsches.
One of these includes a 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder; a car packing a 1,000hp turbocharged flat-twelve engine, and one of four examples completed at the Porsche factory. It has been meticulously restored, was raced at the Monterey Historics, and was presented in Penske-Sunoco livery. It went for an astonishing £2.8m ($4.4m).
1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder, chassis 917-30-004
Sold: $4.4 million (£2.8m)
1984 Porsche 962, chassis 962-103
Sold: $1,925,000 (£1.2m)
1974 Porsche RSR Turbo Carrera 2.14, chassis 911 460 9016 (R9)
Sold: $3,245,000 (£2.07m)
1976 Porsche 935/76, chassis 930 570 0001 (R14)
Sold: $2,530,000 (£1.6m)
1985 Porsche 962, chassis 962-HR1
Sold: $935,000 (£596,000)
1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution, chassis 993-GT1-004
Sold: $1,265,000 (£807,500)
1975 Porsche 934, Chassis 930 670 0155
Sold: $891,000 (£569,000)
1980 Porsche 924 Carrera GT Le Mans, chassis 924-003
Sold: $385,000 (£246,000)
1987 McLaren-Porsche MP4/3 Formula One, chassis MP4/3/1
Sold: $858,000 (£548,000)
1981 Porsche 924 GTP "Le Mans", chassis 924-005
Sold: $308,000 (£197,000)
1995 Porsche 911 GT2 Evolution, chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393062
Sold: $357,500 (£228,000)
1992 Porsche 968 Turbo RS, chassis WPOZZZ96ZNS82006
Sold: $346,000 (£221,000)
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup, chassis WP0ZZZ95ZGN154076
Sold: $79,200 (£50,600)
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S, chassis WP0AA2957JN151272
Sold: $82,500 (£52,700)
1994 Porsche 968 Turbo S Clone, chassis WP0AA2961RS820772
Sold: $72,600 (£46,400)
1991 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet, chassis WP0CB2949MN440106
Sold: $39,600 (£25,328)
This privateer racer started off his career in a Ferrari 355 Challenge, but after several "painful" losses, transferred his allegiances to a Porsche 911 GT3-R. Soon enough, he won, taking the 2001 GT Team Championship with G&W Motorsports.
This proved pivotal, and kick started a love affair with the "silly, 40 year old rear-engined car from Germany". He began collecting Porsches - starting with a 930 road car - and soon his relationship with the marque took on professional levels of worship. He founded the Heritage Motorwerks Porsche dealer in North Carolina, and built up a collection of cars widely regarded as the world's most significant private hoard of turbocharged Porsches.
Sadly, Matthew passed away in November 2010, but if you're already a fully subscribed Porsche enthusiast, you'll already know about his astonishing collection. And thus, you might be interested to know Gooding & Company has auctioned off his entire haul. The whole lot. Seventeen Porsches.
One of these includes a 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder; a car packing a 1,000hp turbocharged flat-twelve engine, and one of four examples completed at the Porsche factory. It has been meticulously restored, was raced at the Monterey Historics, and was presented in Penske-Sunoco livery. It went for an astonishing £2.8m ($4.4m).
1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder, chassis 917-30-004
Sold: $4.4 million (£2.8m)
1984 Porsche 962, chassis 962-103
Sold: $1,925,000 (£1.2m)
1974 Porsche RSR Turbo Carrera 2.14, chassis 911 460 9016 (R9)
Sold: $3,245,000 (£2.07m)
1976 Porsche 935/76, chassis 930 570 0001 (R14)
Sold: $2,530,000 (£1.6m)
1985 Porsche 962, chassis 962-HR1
Sold: $935,000 (£596,000)
1997 Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution, chassis 993-GT1-004
Sold: $1,265,000 (£807,500)
1975 Porsche 934, Chassis 930 670 0155
Sold: $891,000 (£569,000)
1980 Porsche 924 Carrera GT Le Mans, chassis 924-003
Sold: $385,000 (£246,000)
1987 McLaren-Porsche MP4/3 Formula One, chassis MP4/3/1
Sold: $858,000 (£548,000)
1981 Porsche 924 GTP "Le Mans", chassis 924-005
Sold: $308,000 (£197,000)
1995 Porsche 911 GT2 Evolution, chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393062
Sold: $357,500 (£228,000)
1992 Porsche 968 Turbo RS, chassis WPOZZZ96ZNS82006
Sold: $346,000 (£221,000)
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup, chassis WP0ZZZ95ZGN154076
Sold: $79,200 (£50,600)
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S, chassis WP0AA2957JN151272
Sold: $82,500 (£52,700)
1994 Porsche 968 Turbo S Clone, chassis WP0AA2961RS820772
Sold: $72,600 (£46,400)
1991 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet, chassis WP0CB2949MN440106
Sold: $39,600 (£25,328)
