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One of a kind 911 Carrera GTS for 50 years of Porsche in Taiwan

In 1972, Porsche presented the first generation of one of the most popular cars in history, the 911 Carrera. That same year, Porsche introduced the 911E model for the Taiwan market. Now, half a century later, the Stuttgart-based company has revealed a special edition of the unique 911 Carrera GTS-50 Year Anniversary One of Kind.

The car was developed by Porsche Taiwan and is painted in Irish green. It is based on the 2022 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, so under the hood is a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged flat-six engine with 473 hp (353 kW) and 420 lb-ft (569 Nm) of torque. That’s enough power to push the car to 62 mph in just 3.3 seconds with a top speed of 193 mph (310 km/h). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via an eight-speed dual clutch automatic transmission.

In addition to the Irish green, the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS-50 Year Anniversary One of Kind is decorated with Matte White Taiwan outline of the famous Taiwanese coast of Formosa and the inscription “Porsche” on the door, as well as matte black rims with central locking with the Porsche logo on it. The inspiration for the color was nature, the forests of Taiwan, just like the first sold Lizard Green 1972 911E model.

The dark interior of the car is decorated with black leather seats with white stitching. On the door sills there is an illuminated inscription “50 Years Porsche in Taiwan”. There are also white “50 Years Porsche in Taiwan” and “911 Carrera GTS” lettering on the passenger side of the dashboard.

In order to thank the Taiwanese society, Porsche announced that it will sell this unique car at an auction, and that the money will be donated to Porsche Taiwan’s “Dream Together”.

Source: Porsche

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1995 Ferrari F50 is for sale

Mike Tyson was the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of the world and one of those “bad guys” who are difficult to approach, because you never know how he will react. Everything that can be associated with him is collectible, including the 1995 Ferrari F50 from his private collection.

Ferrari introduced the F50 model in 1995, and by 1997 a total of 349 examples were produced, of which 55 were with US specifications. This 1995 Ferrari F50 is excatly one of those 55. It is powered by a 4.7-liter V12 engine with 513 hp (382 kW) @ 8,500 rpm which is enough to push the car to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds with top speed of 202 mph (325 km/h). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual transmission.

The car is painted in Rosso Corsa color and was bought new by Rick Black, an official Ferrari dealer (Beverly Hills Sports Cars). Since then, it has changed several owners until it was bought by Mike Tyson in 2001. Tyson sold it the same year to Kevin Marcus, co-founder of Infospace, and after that the car was sold to several other owners. In May of this year, $75,000 was invested in the car. The clutch, tires and front suspension lift and air conditioning systems were serviced, and the Alcantara panels and front under-panels were repaired.

The F50 has a carbon body, Brembo ventilated disc brakes, fully independent double-wishbone suspension with pushrod-operated coil-overs, soft top, and only has 5,320 miles (8,561.7 km) on the odometer.

The car comes with a Ferrari Classiche certificate, tools, books, luggage, window sticker, copy of Certificate of Origin, and Marcel Massini Report.

Source: Gooding & Company

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Porsche 911 ‘Sally Special’ is for sale

At the beginning of the year, Porsche announced that, in collaboration with Pixar, it will produce a special edition 911 ‘Sally Special’ to help endangered Ukrainian children. The car was inspired by the vehicle from the animated film Cars, and was designed by Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur.

“It’s been an honor to start designing a modern-day Sally with the creative icons behind the original character. The collaboration between Pixar and Porsche is a first of its kind and quite fitting the Co-Creation approach of the recently announced Exclusive Manufaktur Sonderwunsch program that allows customers to realize their dream cars. Whoever gets the keys to this special road car will enjoy many great road trips,” said Boris Apenbrink, Director of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur Vehicles at Porsche AG.

The basis for the construction of this special model was the Carrera GTS, and after many modifications and 10 months of work, “Sally” was born. The whole process involved changes to make the car look as similar as possible to the movie character. It is adorned with custom Sally Blue Metallic, LED Matrix headlights with a full silver frame, five-spoke 20 and 21-inch wheels.

The interior of the car is the work of Sonderwunsch Manufaktur. The seats are upholstered in Chalk leather with Pepita seat inserts while the front seat backs have Speed ​​Blue stitching, the three-spoke steering wheel is upholstered in black leather with blue stitching. The same combination of Chalk leather and Speed ​​Blue stitching can also be seen on the door panels and dashboard. There is also a light-up “Sally Special” emblem on the door sills as well as the inscription “Sally Special 001/001” on the dashboard in front of the passenger.

Under the hood is a 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-six engine with 473 hp (353 kW) and 420 lb-ft (570 Nm) of torque. It hits 62 in 4.2 seconds with a top speed of 193 mph (311 km/h). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 7-speed PDK gearbox.

UNHCR said it was grateful to companies like Porsche for trying to help the vulnerable population, most of whom are women and children. “There is reason to hope with the critical support of companies like Porsche and Pixar Animation Studios who have generously stepped up to help ensure their safety and protection in months to come,” said Anne-Marie Gray, Executive Director and CEO of USA for UNHCR .

The car will be auctioned by RM Sotheby’s on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Maybe, it reaches a seven-figure amount.

Source: RM Sotheby’s