• A 1939 Porsche Type 64. AP Photo
    A 1939 Porsche Type 64. AP Photo
  • A look at the seats Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche sat in. AP Photo
    A look at the seats Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche sat in. AP Photo
  • The oldest car to wear the Porsche badge goes on view at Sotheby's in London. Getty Images
    The oldest car to wear the Porsche badge goes on view at Sotheby's in London. Getty Images
  • The only surviving 1939 Porsche Type 64 Berlin-Rome, No. 3, this rare piece of motoring history was the personal car of Porsche's founders. Getty Images
    The only surviving 1939 Porsche Type 64 Berlin-Rome, No. 3, this rare piece of motoring history was the personal car of Porsche's founders. Getty Images
  • The car is on view at Sotheby's in London from May 21-24 prior to being offered for sale by RM Sotheby's in Monterey, California. Getty Images
    The car is on view at Sotheby's in London from May 21-24 prior to being offered for sale by RM Sotheby's in Monterey, California. Getty Images
  • It is estimated to hit $20 million at auction. Getty Images
    It is estimated to hit $20 million at auction. Getty Images
  • If the Porsche Type 64 meets its $20m target it will be the most expensive pre-Second World War vehicle ever sold, but will not break in to the Top 10. Getty Images
    If the Porsche Type 64 meets its $20m target it will be the most expensive pre-Second World War vehicle ever sold, but will not break in to the Top 10. Getty Images
  • The auction will take place in Monterey, California during the city's famed Car Week and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Getty Images
    The auction will take place in Monterey, California during the city's famed Car Week and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Getty Images
  • 'Without the Type 64, there would be no Porsche 356, no 550, no 911'. Getty Images
    'Without the Type 64, there would be no Porsche 356, no 550, no 911'. Getty Images
  • The 1939 Porsche Type 64 Berlin-Rome, No. 3. Getty Images
    The 1939 Porsche Type 64 Berlin-Rome, No. 3. Getty Images

Motoring

Rarest and oldest Porsche: yours for about $20 million

The vintage car, a Type 64, is set to go on auction in August

Stephen Nelmes

May 22, 2019

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The rarest and oldest Porsche of them all will go sale in August, expecting to fetch about $20 million at auction.

The 1939 Porsche Type 64 was the personal vehicle of German car designer and manufacturer Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche.

It's currently on display as part of a press preview at Sotheby's auction house in London. This is the only surviving example of the Type 64 and was the genesis of the marque.

"Without the Type 64, there would be no Porsche 356, no 550, no 911,” says Marcus Gorig, Car Specialist, RM Sotheby’s.

“This is Porsche’s origin story, the car that birthed the company’s legend, and it offers collectors what is likely an unrepeatable opportunity to sit in the seat of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche."

The auction will take place in Monterey, California during the city's famed Car Week and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. In 2018, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for $48.4m - smashing the record for a classic car at auction.

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If the Porsche Type 64 meets its $20m target it will be the second most expensive pre-Second World War vehicle ever sold, but it will have to attract a buyer willing to break the bank for it make it in to the Top 10.

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