Barrett Jackson Auction 959 prototype

[gruppe75]

Hey guys, looks like we have something to watch for at the Barrett Jackson Auction next week. Looks like they will be auctioning a 959 Prototype. I just can't imagine what it might sell for. Any guesses?
Here is the link;
1986 PORSCHE 959 Lot 5011 | Barrett-Jackson Auction Company

[Cal44]

The written hype makes me shake my head............not in a good way.

The time slot will be right after cocktail hour, so they, the bidders are sauced up real good.

I prefer to watch Gooding on the internet. Quite, polite and no big mouths wearing Hawaiian shirts

[SilberUrS6]

Whatever a 959 is going for these days, multiply by three.

[CountD]

You know it never ceases to amaze me how poor the writing is to describe such a rare and exotic car. These auction houses rake it in and the catalogs and descriptions are littered with errors, grammatical mistakes, and sentence fragments not even attached by a preposition.

Ok, I am off the soapbox. I am sure it will make 1.5 million as stated.

[gruppe75]

I am sure it will make 1.5 million as stated.

Wow, that would be an impressive figure

[sm70911]

Not really relevant, but I really like the seat cover design.

[dienstuhr]

Wow, very poorly written description and what is up with the stance? It's raked like a Chevelle!

d.

[gruppe75]

I wonder if this is the same car that Wayne @ Pelican Parts discussed a few years back?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/468322-todays-959-thrill-photos-959-prototype.html#post4600173

[vintagecarlover]

When is this going to sell? Id like to watch it. Also if you do a Porsche search there's actually a bunch of pcars being sold. Just don't know when they come up...if anyone knows when?

[techweenie]

Gack: "The Porsche 959 is one of the greatest sports cars ever to be assembled and touch the black asphalt which covers the roads on which the 959 is an undisputed champion."

Sounds like Paul McCartney's crappy lyric: "in this ever changing world in which we live it..."

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by gruppe75

I wonder if this is the same car that Wayne @ Pelican Parts discussed a few years back?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/468322-todays-959-thrill-photos-959-prototype.html#post4600173

VIN is the same as the one Wayne discussed, yes.
Rear ride height has changed and perhaps wheels too?

[CountD]

Nice to know that asphalt is black and that it covers the roads....

Seriously, these auction houses must hire their drop-out family members for these descriptions, and if you read it a couple times it looks as though they used the google program to translate an original press release to English...problem is I don't know what language the original press release was in...

[dienstuhr]

Originally Posted by techweenie

Gack: "The Porsche 959 is one of the greatest sports cars ever to be assembled and touch the black asphalt which covers the roads on which the 959 is an undisputed champion."

Sounds like Paul McCartney's crappy lyric: "in this ever changing world in which we live in..."

Fixed for you but I agree, it's one of my favourite syntactically incorrect lyrics. If he needed it to scan, why not:

"But if this ever-changing world in which we live just makes you break down and cry,
Say live and let die"

Took me like 5 seconds to come up with that and I'm no McCartney

Cheers

d.

[grendiers]

Wifey and I are hoping to attend on wed or thurs, depending on when this cold front leaves Arizona. Just don't want to catch the flu from some dumb@ss that should have stayed home!

[vintagecarlover]

when is 959 being sold?? or what did it sell for?

[Mr Beau]

Originally Posted by vintagecarlover

when is 959 being sold?? or what did it sell for?

It's being sold on Saturday. Not sure what time though.

I was there on Sunday and took some photos of the 959 and other cars that were there. I uploaded photos of the Barrett-Jackson auction here.

[gruppe75]

I was there on Sunday and took some photos

The pictures look very good, thanks for sharing

[Mr Beau]

Originally Posted by gruppe75

The pictures look very good, thanks for sharing

I have a backlog of photos I've taken at other events that you may also like. I'll be posting them in the OctaneNation automotive events section.

I'd also love everyone's feedback on the main site, where you can create a profile of your custom/project car.

Cheers!

[techweenie]

Originally Posted by Mr Beau

I have a backlog of photos I've taken at other events that you may also like. I'll be posting them in the OctaneNation automotive events section.

I'd also love everyone's feedback on the main site, where you can create a profile of your custom/project car.

Cheers!

Very cool. I guess there are two of us here in the auto enthusiast web press. I have a video series that has run daily since February 2007: youtube.com/fastlanedaily

[p-cardriver]

B-J website says it went for $440k. I saw it get up to about $350k (slowly) before switching channels. Batmobile got $4.2 million. I'd rather have the Porsche (or 9 of 'em).