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1965 Porsche 356C Coupe is up for auction

Another example of Porsche’s first production car, the 1965 Porsche 356C coupe, is up for auction. It is the last revision of the 356 model that was introduced in 1964, the same year that Porsche introduced its successor, the now legendary 911 model.

This car is powered by a replacement engine taken from a 1960 356B Super. In 2018, the engine was overhauled and a light starter with a transmission reducer was installed, and the accessory belt, generator pulleys, and distributor cap and points were replaced. Two years later, the engine received a big bore kit which increased the displacement to 1,720cc. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission.

Porsche 356C is finished in white and is in good condition. It is equipped with a rear luggage rack, a twin-grille deck lid, pop-out quarter windows, and body-color bumpers with chrome accents in addition to dual exhaust outlets that exit through the rear overriders, and disc brakes on all four wheels. It is mounted on 15″ steel wheels wrapped in 195/65 Toyo Extensa A/S tires.

Inside, the seats are trimmed in black vinyl, which also covers the door panels and the upper part of the dashboard. In front of the driver is a three-spoke steering wheel behind which is a five-digit odometer showing 7,052 miles (total odometer unknown). Additional equipment includes sound insulation kit, replacement turn signal relay, door window crank springs, felt strips, and Blaupunkt AM/FM cassette stereo and Pioneer speakers.

In 2018, the car was serviced which included replacement of brake rotors, pads, hoses, shocks, bump stops, and sway bar bushings.

The car comes with a driver’s manual, partial service records, and a clean California title in the owner’s name.

The auction ends on December 19 and the highest bid at the time of writing was USD $38,000.

Source: Bring a Trailer

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1965 Porsche 356C coupe is up for auction
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2004 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS is up for auction

Kenneth Paul Block is not the most successful American rally driver, but he is certainly one of the most famous. His career began in 2005 when he competed in the Rally America National Championship as a member of the Vermont SportsCar team, and in that season he won the Rally America Rookie of the Year award. In 2017, he finished his career in the World Rallycross Championship, and at the beginning of 2023, he died in a snowmobile accident near his ranch in Woodland, Utah. One of the cars that Block drove in the X Games, the 2004 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS is up for auction.

Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS is powered by a 2.0-liter flat-four engine. Power is sent to all wheels via a KAPS five-speed dog-box manual transmission, a driver-controlled center differential, and Cusco front and rear limited-slip differentials. It sits on gold-finished 15″ Speedline Corse Rally wheels wrapped in 215/65 BFGoodrich g-force tires.

This car is finished in Java Black and wrapped in black vinyl with #43 Monster Energy livery. It is equipped with PIAA driving lights, a hood scoop, a vented hood, a rear wing, a roof ventilator, mud flaps, a rear tow anchor, four-wheel disc brakes with AP rotors, four-piston calipers, Ferodo pads, and a Tilton bias adjuster and master cylinders, Öhlins shock absorbers, Cusco rear suspension links, 20mm front and rear anti-roll bars, and a 2.5:1 steering rack.

The interior of the car is completely original with Recaro Pro Racer SPA HANS racing seats, Sabelt six-point harnesses, a roll cage, a carbon-fiber dashboard and door panels, a Coralba Giant rally computer, a custom fuse and relay panel, three-spoke Sparco steering wheel, a Tilton pedal box, a passenger foot brace, and a fire suppression system. The car does not have an odometer, so the total mileage is unknown.

The Carfax report shows that the car sustained water damage and was declared a total loss in 2005. The car comes with an autographed build book, a fuel transfer pump, an ECU link harness, a Carfax report, and an Oregon title in the seller’s name.

The auction ends on December 20 and the highest bid at the time of writing was USD $46,250.

Source: Bring a Trailer

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1989 Porsche 928 GT Flachbau is up for auction

In 1978, Porsche began the “Sonderwunsch” program, which modified production cars into unique cars. One of the examples is this 1989 Porsche 928 GT Flachbau, which four months ago was featured in a six-page Porsche Fahrer feature, outlining the unique and special qualities of this rare car. It is now up for auction.

The car was bought new, and then the owner handed it over to the experts of the Porsche Exclusive Department, who turned it into a unique car. It is equipped with covered pop-up headlights (option “XA2”) replacing circular lights, wider body skirts (option “XB2”), wider rear wheel arches (“XC1”), deep-dish wheel spacers and aerodynamically improved wing mirrors.

It was properly maintained by Porsche service centers and specialist workshops and had only one owner. It is powered by a 5.0L V8 engine with 326 hp (243 kW) compared to the 928 S4 which had 315 hp (235 kW) and 317 lb-ft (430 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a manual gearbox.

In 2003, the original odometer unit was replaced with a new one showing 56,636 kilometers. Documentation on file verifies that at the time of replacement, the original unit had recorded no more than 11,500 kilometers.

The auction will take place in Paris on January 31, 2024 and the estimated value of the car is between €180,000 – €280,000 EUR.

Source: RM Sotheby’s

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1989 Porsche 928 GT Flachbau is up for auction