1961 Porsche RS 61 RS 61

VIN: 718076

$880,000

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Auctions

  • Location

    Phoenix, AZ; US

  • Event date

    Jan 19 - Jan 20, 2007

  • Lot

    248

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    718076

  • Body style

    Spyder

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Engine Type

    H4

  • Horsepower

    178

  • Interior Color

    Dark Red

  • Exterior Color

    Silver

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Factory steel wheels.

Condition

#2 Excellent

Could win a regional car show. Drives like new.

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Excellent cosmetics. Sharp, clean race car showing a little careful use and exceptional care. Castor oil based lubricant smells wonderful. Runs great. First owned by Hermann Mnller and driven to win the 1963 European Hillclimb Championship. 5th in 1961 Nnrburgring 1000km, then sold to South Africa where it raced successfully into the 70s. In the U.S. in the 80s where Brumos owned it for a while. One of only 14 RS 61s built.

Market commentary

They started this bean popper up in the Biltmore garage and the scent of the castor bean lubricant drifted right over to your scribe's nose. I complimented the owner on starting it up and he said, "The bean got you didnt it?" Yep. The olfactory sense is said to be the most evocative of all and for me it was a trip right back to the sand dunes of Bridgehampton in the late 1950s. I will decline comment on value, being olfactorily involved.

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