Porsche 914/6 GT Sets Record With $995,000 Sale

When it comes to million-dollar supercars, there are those that are the obvious draws: a new Pagani Huayra or McLaren Senna, perhaps, or even a vintage Aston Martin or Ferrari. A 50-year-old Porsche has just been added to the list (nearly, at least), though it’s certainly not the model you’d expect.

A 1970 Porsche 914/6 GT, on auction with Gooding and Company in Scottsdale, Arizona, last week, went for an astounding $995,000, the highest price ever for a 914.

Yes, a 914! Considered the runt of the litter, the model was originally a collaboration between Porsche and Volkswagen, and has generally seen little respect among classic car purists.

But this is no ordinary 914. This is a 914/6 GT, built specifically by the factory for racing, with performance mods such as beefier 911 S brakes, fiberglass body panels, steel wheel flares, added oil coolers and wider alloy wheels. It also sports the most powerful engine available for the car at the time, a 210hp, 1,991cc flat-six engine.

This particular car also has a serious racing pedigree; it’s one of just 16 racing 914s built by Porsche in 1970, and was delivered to Canadian racer and journalist, Jacques Duval. It finished 1^st in class (7^th overall) at the 1971 24 Hours of Daytona, 4^th in-class at the 12 Hours of Sebring, first overall at the 6 Hours of St. Croix and first in class (3^rd overall) at the Carnival at Three Rivers before being retired and sold. It went through a few other owners before bringing redemption to the 914 line-up in Arizona.

*Images courtesy of Gooding and Company