Incredible Porsche 924 Carrera GTR joins the Silverstone Classic Sale
In addition to our classic road car sale on 30th and 31st July, an incredible, one owner from new Porsche 924 GTR, with just 109 kilometres on the clock, will headline the Competition Car Sale at the Silverstone Classic on 28th July.
Not just any Porsche 924, this ‘ultimate’ version, a 1981 Carrera GTR, has an incredible story to tell and is by far and away the most original and untouched example of any Porsche Silverstone Auctions has ever seen.
This very rare 924 Carrera GTR was delivered new to Japan in 1981 by Porsche Importer Garage Italya, one of only two cars delivered to the country. In 1983, after being stored for two years, it was purchased by a Japanese businessman and classic car enthusiast who added it to his private collection.
Uniquely this factory built Porsche race car was only enjoyed a handful of times on the track at Suzuka and the Fuji Speedway. On each occasion, the fastidious Japanese owner made a record of the distance travelled at each track day.
According to his records, the car covered just 109 kilometres in the first seven years of ownership, after which the 924 was carefully tucked away in his two-storey garage, with his prized Porsche racer safely in the first-floor attic space accessible by a car lift.
Hidden away in storage for more than 30 years, but regularly serviced and maintained by Porsche specialists, the car is now in the UK and offered for public sale at the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival.
It is presented today exactly as the factory built it, perhaps the most original Porsche factory race car in the world? Its authenticity is without doubt and the details even go even down to the initials on the engine management box signed by Porsche factory race technicians.
Just 17 examples of the 924 Carrera GTR were made available to private customers at a cost of $75,000. Features include the intercooler relocated to the front and the car,a fully integrated roll cage, fully adjustable suspension and four-piston 935 brake callipers squeezing 31cm discs.The engine was a highly modified version of the 2.0l motor used in all 924s, featuring dry sump lubrication, which helped it produce 375bhp. Weighing just 930 kilos, the GTR was good for 180mph and 0-60mph took 4.7 seconds.
It’s the 40th anniversary of the Porsche 924 this year and we’re delighted that we’re able to offer what is surely the best available example of Porsche’s ultimate and rare incarnation of the model.
Estimate (£): 475,000 - 575,000 |
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Consign your road or race car into the Silverstone Classic Sale
We're now inviting both classic road and race car entries into our sales at the Silverstone Classic. As one of the most prestigious events of the automotive calendar this is the perfect event and location to sell your race car or classic car, so if you’re thinking about selling, please get in touch with our team soon.
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