$6 Million?!?

Six Million Dollar Man?  No, Six Million Dollar RUF!

Gooding and Company have a 1989 RUF CTR “Yellowbird” for sale in their upcoming Amelia Island auction with an estimate that has me floored: “In excess of $6 Million”.

In EXCESS!

How much do they think it will actually go for?!?  $6.5 million?  $7 million? Higher?

Believe me, I think these cars are amazing, and will go on the record that the best maker of Porsches isn’t Porsche………it’s RUF.  For me, RUF takes everything good about a Porsche and improves it. But is this thing really worth four Carrera GTs?!?

Of course, it’s Gooding. They know what they’re doing, so I doubt they’re far off on the price. This car is rare: RUF only built 29 of these, with nine of those being painted in the Blossom Yellow color as the car featured here. Two owners and only 1,700km (1,057 miles) from new, this one is about as original as it gets. Call it a time capsule, original, whatever. There aren’t many opportunities to purchase a car like this.

Granted, whoever buys it will likely already own a slew of Porsches, but it makes me pause to think of what other cars could be bought with this sum.  Six million is getting up there with some of the highest recorded sales of Porsches ever. Could one do “better” with six million of their dollars?

With that, I say let’s have some fun and build out a $6 Million Dollar Porsche Garage!

Let’s start off with, well, a RUF!  First car on the list is a 1998 Turbo R.  Based on the legendary 993 model, it has 550hp from its air cooled engine.  And with only 15 made, you’re twice as likely to see a CTR than this.  Price is $1.5 million, which could be its own debate against a Carrera GT.   Speaking of….

Next on the list is a 2005 Carrera GT at $1.2 Million.  Yes, it has some miles, but it’s a Porsche and it should be driven.  Plus, it comes in the iconic GT Silver over Ascot Brown color combination.

Next is a 2009 RUF CTR3 at $808,000.  This was sold before the Covid boom, so let’s call it a $1,000,000 car in today’s dollars. A genuine, in house built supercar. I believe these are absolute gems and are undervalued.

A 2011 997 GT3 RS 4.0 makes the list at $811,000. This example has 144 miles making it essentially brand new.  I’ll strongly argue that the RS 4.0 is the best modern 911.  Bold statement I admit, considering how unbelievably good the 2016 911 R is.  For me, the 997 generation is just perfect.  The right looks, proportions, features, and most importantly, the right size.

Ah hell, since we’re doing a dream $6 Million Dollar Garage, let’s throw the R in as well.  It’s the last of the naturally aspirated 911s, and with pricing around the $500,000 mark, it’s on the cheaper side.  Never thought I’d consider an R cheap!

At this point, we have about $1 million left and I feel the list is about complete for me.  That final million can buy any number of “lesser” road cars to fill out a collection, but I am going to cap mine off with a bona-fide Porsche factory race car: A 2019 911 GT3R.  This particular car took Pole at the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour, driven by factory driver Matt Campbell.

Porsche and Motorsport go hand in hand, so this is a no brainer to me.  With the remaining money, I’d buy a Cayenne Diesel tow rig and tour around the country, doing track days and shows. And since this is the real deal, a true race car from Porsche, I’d need use of that remaining cash for coaching.

So, what do you think?  No older Porsches on here, I admit.  Plus there’s room for a Singer if you exchange a couple cars.  

Let’s see your list!