A 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster achieved $198,000 in Morphy Auctions' October 11 Fall Auto Auction in Denver.
The car was designed as a stripped racing version of the standard 356, featuring bucket seats and a removable windshield.
 The Porsche 356 Speedster was the marque's first sports car |
A Porsche 356 1500 Super Cabriolet (built prior to 1955 in smaller numbers) is expected to make up to $307,000 at Artcurial Briest in November.
The sale included a smaller selection of cars than previous sales, allowing the company to focus on quality. CEO Dan Morphy commented prior to the auction: "We've taken a different approach with our Classic Car auctions.
"Rather than conducting large-scale car auctions on a monthly basis, we decided to focus on just the cream of the crop - a smaller number of cars that are fresh to the market and truly qualify as 'special'."
"It's a more personal approach, and we believe both consignors and bidders will respond very positively to this method."
Other high performing lots included a 1963 Porsche 356B T-6, which sold for $121,000.
It dates to the first year of production and displays just 45,000 miles on the clock.
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