But a million-dollar Porsche 914 — the awkward targa-top stepchild that Porsche and Volkswagen made together in the 1970s — would give even the crustiest collector a heart attack. A yellow 1970 Porsche 914 GT/6 sold earlier this month in Scottsdale, Arizona, for US$995,000. Although a similar yellow 914 sold for more than a million dollars in a private transaction last year, this was the best public auction result ever achieved for the diminutive two-seater. “This is by any analysis a high watermark for the Porsche 914,” said Eric Weiner, who reported the sale in Hagerty’s end-of-auction brief. Singularity of the carThe Scottsdale car, however, is extraordinary, as you might expect from its high-flying price tag.

Source: The Edge Markets February 05, 2020 03:11 UTC