1961 Porsche RS 61

VIN: 718066Modified

$2,750,000

Sold

1961 Porsche RS 61

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Auctions

  • Location

    Phoenix, AZ; US

  • Event date

    Aug 16 - Aug 17, 2014

  • Lot

    51

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    718066

  • Body style

    Spyder

  • Engine Type

    H4

  • Horsepower

    178

  • Induction

    2x2 bbl

  • Interior Color

    Red

  • Exterior Color

    Silver

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Dual Webers, Dunlop Racing tires, driver's head fairing, full width windshield, leather upholstery.

Condition

Excellent paint and interior. Filler cap is dinged up. Campaigned by privateer Bob Donner, 7th overall, 2nd in class at Sebring in 1961 and won at Pike's Peak later that year. Later raced by Don Wester with two-tone paint and a 1,700 cc engine to more good results on the West Coast. Restored to original specs in the 1990s. A splendid late Porsche Spyder that should really be raced.

Market commentary

Easily one of the most charismatic of early Porsche competition cars and blessed with a superior US competition history, it should be no surprise that the Biltmore bidders rose to the bait and collected this RS 61 at a healthy but not extravagant price.

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