Daily Slideshow: Porsches that Appreciated the Most

911.R

When Porsche announced the new 911 R with a manual transmission —lightweight roof and 500 horsepower as standard — no one anticipated that prices would make people millions overnight. An MSRP of $185,950 seems more like an investment now than a dent: average costs have almost doubled with some dealerships asking over $1,000,000 for these rare gems. Prices only go up from here… 

70s RSR

Factory racing versions that are converted for road use always fetch a premium. The 1972 911 2.7 RS is no exception to this rule with prices that have recently topped record-breaking numbers. One lightweight version of this select model sold for $1,400,000 in 2014. The price of that same car 10 years prior to the sale was 1/7th of that price! 

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917s

If your racing series gets canceled you might have gone off and sold your 917 thinking there’s no use owning a racing car you can’t go racing with! Some owners let these cars go for next to nothing shortly after Can-Am disbanded. The prices now? $4,000,000 to $14,000,000. Insane! 

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911 GT1 Strassenversion

Desired. Coveted. Not Cheap. These are three ways to describe the GT1 before its sale price soared to $5,665,000. Good luck getting your hands on one of these now, prices are only seemingly going to skyrocket in the future. Powered by a 3.2-liter twin turbo flat 6 that rips off 600 horsepower the rarity is certainly understandable. Prices were just 20% of that years prior.  

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550 Spyder

One of the cheaper cars on the list the 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder is the epitome of cool. They are air-cooled works of art that pull desire from anyone with a pulse. Lightweight is extra money these days, but not like this! At over $3,685,000 you pay for every pound that isn’t there with this one! Adjusted for inflation the 550 Spyder would cost $63,278. Talk about a markup!!!