A Porsche that made history at Daytona nearly six decades ago is heading to auction. Gooding Christie’s has confirmed that chassis 907-005 (the car that gave Porsche its first outright 24-hour race victory) will cross the block at its 22nd annual Pebble Beach Auctions on 14 and 15 August, carrying an estimate of $4,500,000 to $5,500,000.
The Car That Started a Dynasty
Built for the 1968 World Championship season, the 907 Langheck is significant beyond its striking long-tail bodywork. When it anchored a 1-2-3 Porsche sweep at the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona, it marked the first time the Stuttgart marque had won a 24-hour race outright. That result, achieved during the Ferdinand Piëch era, is widely credited as the foundation of Porsche’s endurance racing dominance in the decades that followed.
Power comes from an exotic four-cam flat-eight engine, and the aerodynamic bodywork was designed specifically for high-speed circuits. After Daytona, 907-005 went on to finish second overall at the 1968 Monza 1000 Km. The car was later restored by marque specialist Joe Cavaglieri, with period-correct details including German ski-binding latches.
A Broad Porsche Consignment Across the Eras
The 907 leads a wide-ranging group of Porsches spanning more than six decades of production. Among the other competition machinery on offer is a 1967 Porsche 910 (estimate $1,800,000–$2,200,000), one of just 27 built, which raced at Monza, the Nürburgring, and Spa with Works drivers Vic Elford and Gijs van Lennep at the wheel.
A 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS (estimate $1,800,000–$2,200,000), one of only three originally finished in orange and delivered new to Brumos Porsche, joins the sale alongside a 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder (estimate $1,800,000–$2,200,000). The 550A is one of just 40 produced and was raced by Austrian privateer Ernst Vogel, who used it to win the 1958 Austrian 1.5-Litre Sports Car Championship.
Several rare 356 variants also feature, including a 1959 356 A 1600 Super GT Speedster from the Otis Chandler collection (estimate $800,000–$1,000,000) and a competition-equipped 1961 356 B 1600 GS/GT Carrera Coupe fitted with alloy body panels and the ultra-rare Type 692/3A four-cam engine (estimate $550,000–$650,000).
Modern and Air-Cooled Highlights
For those drawn to more recent machinery, the sale includes a 1994 Porsche 964 Turbo 3.6 S Flachbau (estimate $1,100,000–$1,300,000) — one of just 93 Porsche Exclusive-built examples and one of 39 US-market X85 cars — showing fewer than 19,000 miles. A 2018 Porsche 991 GT2 RS Weissach in Racing Yellow (estimate $800,000–$1,000,000), with just 132 miles recorded, rounds out the performance end of the catalogue.
A 1989 Porsche 911 Classic Turbo Reimagined by Singer (estimate $1,500,000–$1,800,000), finished in NATO Green with fewer than 1,700 miles and specified with over $150,000 in options, will attract attention from the restomod crowd.
- Auction dates: Friday 14 August at 4 p.m. PDT and Saturday 15 August at 11 a.m. PDT
- Location: Parc du Concours, Pebble Beach, California
- Public preview: Wednesday 12 August through Saturday 15 August
- General admission: $50
Taken together, the consignment covers virtually every chapter of Porsche’s competition and road car history. For collectors, the 907 Langheck alone makes this one of the more consequential Porsche auction appearances in recent memory.
