Jerry Seinfeld, an American actor known for his role in the sitcom Seinfeld, auctioned off his collection of Porsches (and not only) and “gained” around 20 million euros.
The auction took place at the Gooding & Company auction house on Amelia Island, California and had more than 18 classics auctioned – 16 Porsches and 2 Volkswagens – for a total of 22 million dollars (approximately 20 million euros).RELATED: The only "road legal" Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution is up for auction
The star of the night was, without a doubt, the Porsche 550 Spyder from 1955. The classic, which, according to the auction house, was valued in the “modest” amount of five to six million dollars, was sold for 5.3 million dollars.
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The Porsche Carrera GT Prototype, in turn, was the only copy that had no purchaser, having as a bid base the 1.5 million dollars.List of auctioned cars
1955 Porsche 550 Spyder – 5.3 million dollars
1957 Porsche 356 A Speedster – $682k
1958 Porsche 356 A 1500 GS/GT Carrera Speedster – $1.5 million
1958 Porsche 597 Jagdwagen – $330,000
1959 Porsche 718 RSK – 2.8 million dollars
1960 VW Beetle – $120,000
1963 Porsche 356 B 2000 GS/GT Carrera 2 Coupe – $825,000
1964 Volkswagen Camper – 99 thousand dollars
1966 Porsche 911 – $275,000
1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder – $3 million
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 IROC RSR – $2.3 million
1989 Porsche 911 Carrera Speedster – $363,000
1990 Porsche 962C – $1.6 million
1994 Porsche 964 3.6 S Flachbau – 1.0 million dollars
1997 Porsche 993 Cup 3.8 RSR – $935,000
2000 Porsche Carrera GT Prototype – no buyer
2011 Porsche 997 Speedster – $440k
2011 Porsche 997 Speedster – $440k