Good Morning! I’m starting to think I’ve been lying to myself. I always say Blue is my favorite Porsche color, yet I keep featuring Purple cars. And let’s be honest, Lapis Blue Metallic, the color of my C4S, is really just Porsche’s way of sneaking Purple onto the options list. |
|
|
THE MARKET |
|
|
Sell-Through Rate (STR): 81%
Market Volume ($): $2,978,828
Market Volume (Units): 31 |
|
|
TOP SALES |
2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS $367,786 Bring a Trailer
1988 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe $315,000 Bring a Trailer
1993 Porsche 911 C4 Coupe 30th Annv. 5spd $300,000 Bring a Trailer
2024 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cab. $296,000 Bring a Trailer
2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S Coupe $226,800* duPont Registry Live |
|
|
SPOTLIGHT |
 |
PHOTO CREDIT: BRING A TRAILER |
|
Another Jubilee Edition! But I could not Spotlight this one. For those new since I featured the last 30th Anniversary 911, the Jubilee celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 911 model line with 911 examples finished in either Viola Metallic, Polar Silver, or Amethyst Metallic. It’s a rare car, and one of my favorites. Between this and the Vesuvio cars, I’m starting to think I prefer Purples over Blues. |
This 1993 911 Carrera 4 Coupe 30th Anniversary Jubilee Edition, #491 of the 911 examples produced, came finished in Viola Metallic over a Rubicon Grey leather interior and showed 56,000 km (35k miles) on the odometer. Imported to the United States in 2023, it presented as a very nice example throughout with a gallery full of detailed photos, paint meter readings, the original maintenance book with service stamps, and additional service records. |
After not seeing a 30th Anniversary Jubilee Edition cross the block since March 2025, we’ve now had two sell within ten days of each other. The first was the fully-restored Viola Metallic over Rubicon Grey example that brought $340,964, followed by the 12,840-mile car that sold for $330,000 back in March 2025. Our Spotlight Car, showing 35,000 miles and wearing the same desirable Viola Metallic over Rubicon Grey color combination, sold at a final bid of $300,000. Given the mileage difference, I’d say that was a fair result all around. |
|
|
Sell your Porsche without the drama. |
|
|
When it was time to sell my beloved C4S, I had all the options available to me. I could have listed it privately, but I didn’t want to deal with weeks of inquiries from buyers who needed financing, lowballers (I know what I got!), or tire-kickers coming to my house. I could have gone the auction route, and I’m well versed there, of course, but I just didn’t have the time to properly list the car or manage the process. I’ve got writing to do. |
In the end, I sold it to a dealer. It was simply easier, and the offer landed right in line with where I would have estimated it had I been writing about it here. |
But I really wish I had known SML reader Niket was launching VinBidders. |
VinBidders is an alternative designed specifically for vehicles like ours, promising strong value for a fraction of the effort. You submit your car in about five minutes. They send an inspector to your driveway and handle the full photo gallery at no cost to you. From there, a network of 30+ verified dealers places blind bids, competing against each other, with no public listing, no VIN history attached to the transaction, and no audience. You only pay $149 if the car sells, and the winning dealer handles all the paperwork, logistics, and payoff. Most sellers get through the process from listing to sale in under a week. |
These dealers NEED your car. And let’s be honest, they’re typically the winning bidders online anyway. Put it in front of them in five minutes and get started with VinBidders today. And if you'd like to use VinBidders to sell your car, promo code STMKT will get you $100 off the seller's listing fee so you pay only $49 and only if your car sells. |
|
|
NOTEWORTHY SALES (AND NO-SALES) |
 |
PHOTO CREDIT: BRING A TRAILER |
|
I absolutely love the cars that come out of Sports Purpose over in the UK, and this 1966 911 Coupe they built tops my list as it has competed in plenty of SCCA, PCA, and RMVR events in the US and has been driven in the 2.0-liter Cup since making its way back across the pond since 2017. There’s way to much work to list here, so clicking the link is highly advisable. It sold at a final bid of £112,000 ($147,729), which seems like a deal to me, but I may be a little biased. While not a new overall high for a 986, this 1999 Boxster set a new twelve-month high for a Tiptronic example, hammering at a final bid of $16,750. Showing 59,000 miles on the odometer, this Guards Red over Savannah Beige 986came from single-family ownership, featured a hard top, and came with a pile of service records. Solid sale, but a solid car. This 2009 911 Carrera S Coupe, on the other hand, came from its original owner and came finished in fan-favorite Nordic Gold Metallic over a Cocoa Special Leather interior. Showing 73,000 miles on the clock, it featured a maintenance log, DME report, and service records. It sold at a final bid of $69,600, just shy of the high estimate of $71,300. A bit of a deal for a great color combination and history.
|
|
|
NEW LISTINGS |
 |
PHOTO CREDIT: DUPONT REGISTRY LIVE |
|
Oof, Amethyst Metallic sure looks good on this 1994 911 Turbo 3.6. Finished in the Paint-to-Sample color, this example features a Gray leather interior and shows 64,256 miles. It does show a bit of wear as noted by the seller and doesn’t have much in the way of service records other than the handful on the CarFax. We’ll see if that holds this one under the $400k mark or if color is enough to cross it. Another PTS car is this 1979 911 Turbo 5-Speed finished in…. color code 179? I’m not too sure what that is as that’s not your typical Porsche color code, but it’s a nice Cream over a Brown leather interior. Showing 59,000 miles on the clock, it has had plenty of work in the last few years with an engine rebuild with 11SC camshafts, a K27 turbocharger, larger intercooler, a Fabspeed exhaust system, and another $37k of work carried out in 2022. Work alone should carry this one close to $200k, and PTS might push it past, if we can just figure out what color it is. PTS number three for the day is this Mexico Blue 2014 911 Carrera S Cabriolet 7-Speed… with a Carrera Red Natural Leather interior. 😳. Showing 43,800 miles, it’s a very well-optioned car with SportDesign Package, Carrera S Power Kit, and much more for an original MSRP of $182,275. It has some miles on it, but so does the current twelve month high, which sits at $86,000 with 47k.
|
|
|
AUCTIONS ENDED JUNE 25th |
2026 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS $219,500 PCARMARKET
2025 Porsche Macan GTS $87,000 Cars & Bids
2024 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cab. $296,000 Bring a Trailer
2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS $367,786 Bring a Trailer
2022 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo $56,500 Cars & Bids
2020 Porsche 911 Coupe $96,000 Cars & Bids
2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S Coupe $226,800* duPont Registry Live
2017 Porsche Macan S $17,000 Cars & Bids
2016 Porsche Cayenne $14,200 Cars & Bids
2015 Porsche Boxster GTS 6spd $88,800 Bring a Trailer
2014 Porsche 911 GT3 $152,000 Bring a Trailer
2012 Porsche 911 C2S Coupe $100,000 Bring a Trailer
2012 Porsche 911 Coupe 7spd $44,250 Bring a Trailer
2011 Porsche Cayenne S $18,000 Bring a Trailer
2009 Porsche 911 C2S Coupe $69,600 Bring a Trailer
2009 Porsche 911 C2S Coupe $53,500 Cars & Bids
2005 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cab. 6spd $96,810* duPont Registry Live
2005 Porsche 911 Cab. $34,500 Bring a Trailer
2004 Porsche 911 Turbo Cab. $55,000 Cars & Bids
2004 Porsche 911 C4S Cab. 6spd $3,500 Bring a Trailer
1999 Porsche Boxster $16,750 Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche 911 C2S Coupe $151,000 Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche Boxster 5spd $9,663 Cars & Bids
1995 Porsche 911 Coupe 6spd $136,000 Bring a Trailer
1994 Porsche 911 Speedster 5spd $167,000 Bring a Trailer
1993 Porsche 911 C4 Coupe 30th Annv. 5spd $300,000 Bring a Trailer
1991 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe $245,000 Cars & Bids
1988 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe $315,000 Bring a Trailer
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo $34,750 Bring a Trailer
1984 Porsche 911 Coupe 5spd Modified $125,190* Hagerty Marketplace
1966 Porsche 911 Coupe Race Car $147,729 Bring a Trailer |
*Prices in Red denote a high bid and no sale. All prices are high bids and do not include the buyer’s premium unless otherwise noted by a (*). Cars listed include those offered on US online auction websites and at US in-person auctions. Unless noted, 12-month averages, lows, and highs are from online sales from Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, and PCARMARKET. |
|
|
UPCOMING AUCTIONS |
Barrett-Jackson Columbus - June 25th-27th
Mecum Harrisburg - July 22nd-25th
Bonhams Cars Laguna Seca - August 13th
Broad Arrow Quail - August 13th-14th
Mecum Monterey - August 13th-15th |
|
|
ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) |
|
|
|
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment
Keep a civil tongue.