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1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
Sold, $ 112 ,000
This is the car every BMW
2002 tii owner aspires to
have. The first turbocharged
production car offered by
BMW, starting in 1973, the
2002 Turbo added forced
induction to the tii’s 2.0-liter
four-cylinder engine with
Kugelfischer fuel injection,
boosting output by 40 hp to
170 total. Wild, riveted-on
fender flares, a deep chin
spoiler, wide wheels, and racy
graphics turned the workaday
2002 into a boy racer’s dream
car before the world even knew
what that meant. BMW built
fewer than 1,700. This nicely
turned out car sold for maybe
$20,000 less than we’d expect,
largely to do with its non-
numbers-matching engine.198 4 Porsche 9 11 SC/RS
Sold, $6 8 7,000
With their lifted suspension,
knobby tires, extra lighting,
and flared fenders, Rally-style
G-series Porsche 911s are
all the rage now, but they
owe their inspiration to the
relatively unknown 911 SC/
RS. Porsche built just 20
examples of this model to
FIA Group C homologation
requirements in 1984, and only
five of those were turned into
Rothmans’ liveried rally racers,
commissioned by the factory.
The cars went on to finish
second in the 1984 European
Rally Championship and win
the 1984 and ’85 Middle East
Rally Championship, finally
being decommissioned by
Porsche by 1987 as new all-
wheel-drive rally 911s would
foretell of the 959 to come.
This is one of the factory
rally cars, though its tub
was replaced in-period due
to damage, and its VIN was
mysteriously swapped with
that from a road-going 3.2
Carrera. No doubt that had
a slight cooling effect on the
high bid.1 995 Ferrari F355
Challenge
Sold, $ 1 54,000
Another factory racer, this one
was built to compete in the
Ferrari Challenge spec series.
The idea was simple: Take a
standard road car and give it all
the safety equipment it needs for
racing, along with lightweight
Speedline wheels, a race-style
exhaust, and a bolt-on rear wing.
With identical specifications, the
F355 Challenge cars went head
to head in their own race series,
usually piloted by “gentlemen
drivers” with more money
than talent. This car was raced
during the 1997-98 seasons and
has nearly 12,000 miles on it.
There is renewed interest in
these cars and a rise in value as
they become recognized as true
Ferrari factory-built racers.RM
SOTHEBY’S
Total automotive sales:
$3 8 ,050,640
Cars sold:
11 7 of 141
( 8 3 percent sell-through)1994 BMW 850 CSi
Sold, $ 18 4,000
The 8 Series has been gaining
steam for years, but we believe
this to be a world-record price for
an 850 CSi. BMW made several
variants of the 8 Series, and the
CSi was top-spec, with a 5.6-literTOP 5 SALES
1. 1 930 Packard 734
Speedster Runabout,
$ 1 ,765,000
2. 201 5 Porsche 9 18
Spyder Wiessach,
$ 1 ,490,000- 1 965 Ferrari
275 GTS,
$ 1 ,3 2 5,000 - 1 963 Ferrari
250 GT Lusso,
$ 1 , 22 6,000 - 1 993 Porsche 964
Carrera RS 3 .8,
$ 1 , 132 ,500