HGTY - Broad Arrow Announces Final Lineup for All-Porsche Auction in Partnership with Air|Water in Costa Mesa California on April 27 | Benzinga
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) company, is thrilled to announce the final list of consignments for the exclusive Porsche-only auction in partnership with the first-ever Air|Water standalone event, view the complete Digital Catalogue here. Air|Water is the brainchild of Luftgekühlt founder Patrick Long, who is well-known and respected in the Porsche world and has organized world-class gatherings for the Porsche community to celebrate not only Porsches but the camaraderie of the Porsche enthusiast community. Air|Water will take place on Saturday, April 27thin Costa Mesa, California featuring both air-cooled and water-cooled Porsches of all eras. The accompanying Broad Arrow auction consists of 57 outstanding Porsche motor cars and 41 lots of Porsche-themed memorabilia and will take place starting at 11:00 am PDT, all lots are now available for viewing at here.
One of the previously announced highlights is the 1969 Porsche 908/02 Langheck "Flunder" Spyder, (estimate: $4,750,000-$5,750,000), chassis 908/02.05, a celebrated example that will be instantly recognizable to Porsche endurance racing enthusiasts. Boasting an impressive works and ex-works competition record, it was piloted during its illustrious career by Porsche legends including Vic Elford, Richard Attwood, Dr. Helmut Marko, Gérard Larrousse and Rudi Lins. Competing against the mighty five-liter 917s on behalf of the Martini International Racing Team, this 908's consistent speed allowed it to secure 3rd overall while also taking a historic class win and winning the Index of Performance in the epic 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours, ensuring a 1-2-3 podium sweep for Porsche in one of the era's defining motorsport events. Watch the full-length film on the 1969 Porsche 908 here.
Alexander Weaver, Senior Car Specialist and Head of Private Sales for Broad Arrow Auctions, states, "On behalf of all of my colleagues at Broad Arrow, I cannot emphasize enough how thrilled we are with the offering we have put together for this inaugural event. Working with Patrick Long and the entire Luftgekühlt/Air|Water team has been nothing but a pleasure and we expect both the show and the auction to be both memorable and exciting. Notably, Air|Water is essentially sold out with over 6,000 tickets presold, and we ...