Published: 05 June 2026
There are few settings in Europe that frame a motor car quite like the Tegernsee. The lake sits below the Bavarian Alps, Gut Kaltenbrunn at its edge, and the Concours of Elegance Germany turns the surrounding grounds into something between a garden party and a pilgrimage. This is exactly the kind of place where RM Sotheby's, returning for its second live auction at the venue, has assembled a selection of Porsches — among other marques — that speak to six decades of the brand’s engineering ambition.
The sale is being held in partnership with the Concours of Elegance Germany and is set to take place on 4 July, with previews running from 10 a.m. and the gavel falling at 4 p.m. The lots span an era stretching from the tail end of the 356's production life through the apex of the 964 racing programme to Zuffenhausen's last great analogue supercar: three cars, three chapters, and a combined estimate that reflects both their rarity and the complexity of their individual histories.
2004 Porsche Carrera GT
The Carrera GT arrived in 2004 as the culmination of an idea that began as a Le Mans prototype: a 5.5-litre V10 producing 612 PS, a carbon fibre monocoque, carbon-ceramic brakes, and a three-disc racing clutch roughly a third the diameter of a conventional unit. It was, by any measure, a road car attempting to forget that it was one. The wooden gear knob was the only surrender to sentiment.
The example offered here carries a history that is as layered as it is intriguing. Completed at Leipzig on 25 February 2004 in GT Silver Metallic over Ascot Brown leather, it was delivered to California that spring as one of 644 built to North American specification, a figure accounting for more than half the total production run. Routine use through its first year was followed by the detection of an oil leak at around 13,000 kilometres. Porsche North America replaced the engine, but by August 2006 the car had been reacquired under the applicable Lemon Law and its US title branded accordingly.
It was then returned to the Porsche factory, converted for German road registration, and sold in October 2007 through Porsche AG's Factory Vehicle Sales department to its second owner — a collector who, reportedly sharing a Lamborghini Reventón with the car in his garage, had both repainted in the Reventón's signature matte grey. The current owner acquired it in 2010, since which time it has been driven only occasionally.
In May 2026, the car was dispatched to Porsche AG in Stuttgart for suspension work tied to a prior recall, along with a full service encompassing new tyres and fluids. The intention is to present the car with a fresh TÜV inspection and current German registration. Prospective bidders should note that title documentation may take time to reach them post-sale, and that registration eligibility in their intended country of use warrants careful investigation in advance. This car is not eligible for a Certificate of Conformity, and its history is fully disclosed in the file. For the right buyer, that history is arguably what makes it compelling: a genuine factory-chapter Carrera GT with documented provenance at every turn, and the possibility of a Sonderwunsch commission as a natural next chapter.
The lot is estimated at €1,200,000 - €1,600,000.
1964 Porsche 356 C Carrera 2 Coupé by Reutter
Only 126 examples of the 356 C Carrera 2 Coupé were built for the 1964 model year, a figure that places it firmly among the most sought-after variants of the entire 356 family. Powered by an air-cooled 1,966cc four-cam flat-four rated at approximately 132 PS, it was the most powerful engine Porsche had committed to series production at that time, and the fastest car in the contemporary range.
This example was delivered in May 1964 through Autohaus Hahn in Stuttgart, finished in Signal Red over Black leather, a palette to which it has been returned during restoration. The accompanying Kardex warranty card details original specification including chrome-plated wheels and an uprated driver's seat, and tracks the car through its early German ownership before it moved to the United States in the late 1980s. A restoration and colour refinish preceded its acquisition by the current vendor in 1994, who arranged for the car to be shipped back to Germany and had the seats professionally refurbished in 2001.
One note of mechanical interest for specialists: the crankcase of the fitted engine appears to be assembled from two units — a type 587/1 crankcase consistent with the 356 C Carrera 2, paired with a type number on the right half more typically associated with the 356 B Carrera 2 GT. As recorded in the authoritative Carrera Book by Sprenger and Heinrichs, this detail is documented and disclosed. Offered without reserve, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a car of genuine scarcity with a continuous and traceable ownership record.
The offered example is estimated at €320,000 - €420,000.
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera Cup
One of 120 examples of the 964-generation Carrera Cup produced for 1991, this car comes wearing the livery of Larbre Competition, the race team whose identically liveried car was driven by Jean-Pierre Jarier to victory at Magny-Cours in the 1993 Porsche Supercup. Jarier's record speaks for itself: three Formula 1 podiums, runner-up at Le Mans in 1977, and a late-career turn in one-make racing that produced results like this.
The car's own competitive history is less complete. A February 2021 inspection by Porsche authority Jochen Bader noted that the chassis had undergone front-end repair, with the chassis number section cut and rewelded, and that a replacement gearbox and engine, both non-Cup specification, had been installed at some point during its racing life. These details are openly documented and priced into the estimate accordingly. What remains is a race-prepared 964 in period livery, offered without reserve and suited either to historic competition or to a sympathetic mechanical restoration.
Estimated at €150,000 - €200,000, this lot is for those looking for character and craftsmanship alike.
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