BLENHEIM, ONTARIO, 4 January 2018

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3pm ET due to inclement weather forecast for Sunday

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March at 9:30 am ET

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features 102 motor cars and selection of memorabilia

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Friday, 9 March at 9:00 am ET


RM Sotheby’s has announced that its 20th annual Amelia Island sale will now take place on Friday, 9 March at 3:00 pm ET. With a strong chance of heavy precipitation forecast for Sunday, the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has been moved to Saturday, 10 March (9:30 am – 5:00 pm ET).

RM Sotheby’s returns to the Ritz-Carlton, 8-9 March for its 20th sale as the official auction of the esteemed Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The 2018 sale features 102 motor cars and five lots of fascinating collectibles catering to collectors across the market with the best of all categories - from tremendous Brass Era motor cars, to the most alluring American and European Classics, the very best of post-war sports, touring, and GT cars, as well as high-performance modern supercars.



RM Sotheby’s will present the world’s most extensive and exclusive collection of limited-production Porsche 911 Type 964 variants when the company returns to Florida as the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, 10 March.

Aptly named Exclusively Porsche – The 964 Collection, the group of eleven Type 964s (and one 930) was assembled by a single collector, and avid Porsche enthusiast, over a decade and comprises the last of the truly hand-built Porsches, yet the first production models with coil-over suspensions, power steering, and ABS brakes. The collector also sought out the finest examples of all the 964 “specials”—high-performance cars either built or modified in limited quantities by Porsche’s Exclusive department.

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The outstanding group of cars is led by an essentially brand-new, never raced 1993 Carrera RSR 3.8, finished in very rare paint-to-sample Ferrari Yellow. One of just 45 built, it has recorded a mere 765 km on its odometer (Est. $1,200,000 - $1,400,000). Also on offer is a one-of-55 1993 Carrera RS 3.8, presented in mint condition with less than 7,000 km (Est. $1,250,000 - $1,500,000), a one-of-86 1993 Turbo S ‘Leichtbau’ (Est. $1,000,000 - $1,200,000), and a pair of very rare ‘flat nose’ variants, including the Turbo S X83 ‘Flachbau’, one of the rarest production Porsches at just 10 ever built (Est. $500,000 - $650,000), and the U.S.-production Turbo S X85 ‘Flachbau’, one of just 39 (Est. $600,000 - $800,000).

“The 964 Collection is without a doubt the most complete and best collection of limited-production Porsche 964s to ever come to public auction,” says Alexander Weaver, Car Specialist, RM Sotheby’s. “The owner was well ahead of his time in assembling this group, which represents some of the rarest models in the entire Porsche lineage. We’ve had the privilege of bringing several exceptional collections of Porsche 911s to market over the last two years, and look forward to securing more strong results in Amelia Island, a proven venue for fresh-to-market rarities.”

The collection also includes:
· 1991 Carrera Cup (Est. $250,000 - $325,000);
· 1994 Turbo 3.6 (Est. $200,000 - $250,000, offered without reserve);
· 1994 Speedster (Est. $200,000 - $250,000, offered without reserve);
· 1991 Turbo 3.3 (Est. $200,000 - $250,000, offered without reserve);
· 1992 Carrera RS (Est. $200,000 - $250,000, offered without reserve);
· 1989 Turbo ‘Flat Nose’ Coupe (Est. $200,000 - $250,000, offered without reserve); and,
· 1993 Carrera RS America (Est. $200,000 - $250,000, offered without reserve).

The Carrera RS 3.8, Turbo S ‘Leichtbau’, and the Turbo S X85 ‘Flachbau’ will be on public view at RM Sotheby’s first event of 2018 in Arizona, 18-19 January. RM Sotheby’s 20th anniversary Amelia Island sale will present approximately 100 of the most sought-after blue-chip automobiles at the Ritz-Carlton on 10 March, ranging from coachbuilt classics to sports and racing rarities, and late model collectibles.


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