The urge for food for terribly uncommon and collectible Porsches confirmed no indicators of slowing down on the 2025 Broad Arrow Air|Water public sale in Costa Mesa, California. Launched in 2023 by Porsche lovers Jeff Zwart, Patrick Lengthy, and Howie Idelson, the identical crew behind Luftgekühlt, Air|Water was envisioned as a sister occasion celebrating each air-cooled and water-cooled Porsche fashions. Now in its second version as a stand-alone occasion, Air|Water has turn into a serious fixture of the automotive scene on the West Coast and attracts a broader Porsche viewers whereas retaining a distinctly curated really feel.
Broad Arrow’s partnership with the occasion introduced an official public sale home to Air|Water for the primary time in 2024, and its return this yr was extremely anticipated by these keen to accumulate a number of the most sought-after Porsches available on the market. Held inside the Hangar on the Orange County Fairgrounds, this yr’s occasion as soon as once more pulled in an enthusiastic mixture of registered bidders and personal collectors, all looking forward to a good shot at 55 beautiful Porsches, bidding on-site, by way of cellphone, and on-line. The docket was made up of all the pieces from classics like 356s, transaxle-era automobiles, to fashionable GT fashions and one-offs. 911s made up the majority of the lineup with over 30 examples.
The 1989 RUF CTR Yellowbird took the highest spot at $4,680,000, adopted by the extraordinarily uncommon 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Martini Racing, promoting for $2,590,000. An analog 2005 Porsche Carrera GT got here in third, at $1,650,000. The Whole gross sales for automobiles amounted to simply shy of $18.5 million. Whereas we’re nonetheless awaiting the ultimate official numbers, listed below are the preliminary outcomes from the highest 10 gross sales noticed in the course of the stay public sale on Saturday and on Instagram.
10.1960 Porsche 356 B Tremendous 90 Coupe “Sanction Misplaced” by Zagato
$445,000
9. 2003 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Yankees – Orbit Racing
$445,000
8. 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster
$461,500
7. 2012 RUF Rt 12 S
$480,000
6. 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 X88
$555,000
5. 1990 Porsche 911 Coupe Reimagined by Singer
$1,006,000
4. 1966 Porsche 906
$1,528,500
3. 2005 Porsche Carrera GT
$1,650,000
2. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Martini Racing
$2,590,000
1. 1989 RUF CTR Yellowbird
$4,680,000
Picture Supply: Broad Arrow