2005 Carrera GT

Often lauded as one of the greatest cars of the aughties, one could argue that Porsche’s Carrera GT is one of the greatest cars EVER. Especially as we’ve reached the road's end for the manual, normally aspirated, analog supercar. First shown at the Paris Motor Show in 2000, the car was originally conceived as an attempt to draw attention to its display. But the overwhelmingly positive interest, coupled with an influx of revenue thanks to the success of the Cayenne, brought this car to life, with the first of the 1,270 units hitting the streets in 2004.

This 2005 Carrera GT is finished in GT Silver Metallic over Ascot Brown leather and shows just 601 miles on the odometer. The car is fitted with XT (extra large) seats and comes with luggage, books, keys, a charger, a car cover, and a service history with new Michelin Pilot Sport tires mounted in 2022, along with an oil change.

As you would expect for such a low-mileage car, this example is in extremely good condition. The photos show one small blemish in the gallery, but even when I zoom in on the photo of the circled blemish, it’s barely visible. Barely a touched-up rock chip. The interior is in excellent condition as is the front luggage compartment, undercarriage, and even the low lip spoiler. A true collector’s piece.

At the beginning of 2022, the Carrera GT market was red hot, with multiple cars achieving results above $1.8m and one 182-mile example selling for $2,200,000. But after Monterey of that year, the market started to turn. Average pricing sank to roughly $1.4m, with the highest price achieved being $1,595,000 for a Guards Red 3,300-mile car.

The drop wasn’t all a softening market, though, as quite a few examples offered had paintwork or stories. Nothing like today’s Spotlight car, which set a new twelve-month high at a final bid of $1,781,420. Had this car been offered eighteen months ago, would it have achieved $2m? Maybe. But that was then, and this is now. And almost $1.8m is strong money, and well deserving, for such a car.

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