$5,500,000 can get you more than 160 Mazda MX-5 RFs, about 2750 Challenge cars, roughly 47,820 torque wrenches from Harbor Freight, or this single Porsche 911.
Granted, it’s an ultra-rare, lightweight R model from 1968, but $5.5 million–the estimate–can sound like a lot of m…
Maybe.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love the 911 R, but a virtual lifetime supply of torque wrenches seems like a pretty attractive compromise.
I appreciate beautifully restored, rare cars with cool provenance and I'm a big fan of 911s but I don't think I could ever justify spending that kind of coin on any car to myself. In a weird hypocritical kind of way I'm glad that there are people who do.
$5.5M could buy me a donor Capri and have enough left over to start my own automotive restoration company to build it into an RS3000 clone which would mop the floor with that 911. Two birds, one Capri shaped stone.
No.
I do like the idea of hurling a torque wrench into the garbage after using it on ONE fastener.
For 5.5M it doesn't even have a "sweet wing" as my son would say.
I need to confirm, but I believe that Porsche had a tough timing selling these when new. (And the same can be said for the Cobra.)
In reply to David S. Wallens :
According to RM, Ferdinand Piëch wanted to build a whole bunch of them, but management said no because they thought the R cost too much to build.
Even if I had the means, the answer is a resounding no.
I'd spend 1/10th that on a Singer though.
There are original 550 spyders out there around that price so now.
Sorry, but even in the cubic $$'s of the Billionaire set where anything can be afforded I just don't see any oil cooled 911 being worth this. You can literally buy a 956/962 to race, an F40, a 959, a Ford GT and even a 70's or 80's historic F1 car and a new 911 Turbo to daily and have money left to run them for that much.
No.
I'd rather have a Singer.
Appleseed said:No.
Beat me to it
Makes me sad as it will probably never really be driven again.
chandler said:Appleseed said:No.
Beat me to it
Drop a zero to $550,000 and it's no. Drop a other to $55,000, no. Three zeros to $5,500...sure.
Well, if you flip it upside down, it'll still be #96 which is only true for three other two digit numbers (00, 69, & 88) and let's face it, 00 & 88 are cheaters (simple vertically symmetric repetitions of the same number) so yes, it is worth 5.5MM.
berkeley no!
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but considering an RWB kit can be had for about $30,000 (at least from what I can tell from the website), I think I know how I'd be spending my money.
Nope.
For 5.5m I'd have quite the eclectic collection of Porsche and other Euro cars and a place to store/run them. Maybe even a new 911R and a early 911R tribute.
Heck no. For that money I could buy a fully restored Maserati BiTurbo and have enough left over to keep it running for 2.5 years.
In reply to Olemiss540 :
Okay, that's funny.
wearymicrobe said:There are original 550 spyders out there around that price so now.
Yeah, but who would spend that much money for a four cylinder?
No. I am not a speculator or collector. But I would like to drive it.
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