This 60s Racing Ruler Will Be Auctioned, Predicted To Reach IDR 60 Billion

Porsche RS61 1961. (Doc. Gooding & Company)

JAKARTA - The Gooding & Company auction house will auction off a Porsche unit RS61 in 1961 rare on February 29 at Amelia Island's auction.

The car with the frame number 718-086, was initially handed over to Austrian racer Hermann Muller in February 1961 and became one of only 14 units produced for customers who could be used on the highway with a silver finish with a red interior.

Interestingly reported from the auction house page, February 10, in 1963, in fact, by driving this customer version of the car, Muller won the class at Troph totaling d'Auvergne, the FIA Sportscar World Championship race held at the French Charade circuit.

Then, he sold the car to Dr. Dawie S. Gous, and used it to win the South African Sport Car Championships in 1964. This car changed hands and reached California, USA, during the next decade this car was only exhibited during races until the mid-1970s.

Judging from the beginning of its history, Porsche achieved his initial racing success with version 550S, but only with his successor, 718 RSK Spyder, this brand began to become a podium subscription at the biggest racing event. Porsche further introduced the top version of this model RS60, which debuted in early 1960.

RS60 aluminum-body roadsters have longer wheelbases than their predecessors and offer better handling thanks to advanced suspensions and 15-inch smaller wheels. It is also equipped with a powerful 547/3 Type four-kam engine that produces 175-hp power, allowing this 549 kg car to compete with other large-capacity sports cars at the biggest racing event.

Just the following year, Porsche introduced the last version of 718 RSK Spyders, RS61. This is a version for customers who can be used on the highway from RS60 which is exactly the same in every way except for names. Although this version is a version for customers from Spyder, the engine power is proven to be taken into account in the world of racing.

Currently, less than 30 RS60/61 units are still surviving, the appearance of 718-076 in auctions with well-maintained car and engine conditions is a very attractive opportunity for collectors to acquire one of the most important and most searched competition models in Porsche brand history.

Understand this, Gooding & Company has high expectations for RS61. This auction house estimates that this racing car will sell for between US$4 and 5 million when auctioned or equivalent to Rp62.4 billion-Rp78 billion.