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GT still stands as one of the most thrilling high- All work was performed over a three-month
performance sports cars ever produced — bar none. timeframe at Karosserie with an “open checkbook”
Proof of this came in July 2004, when factory test approach. In preparation for a full color change,
driver and famed racing driver Walter Röhrl tore the car was carefully stripped to the central carbon-
through the Nürburgring’s notoriously challenging fiber “tub,” with attention paid to the Carrera GT‘s
Nordschleife circuit in just 7 minutes, 28 seconds body surfaces and intricate details that can only
— a world record that stood for more than the next begin to be described as beyond demanding. In
five years. According to Porsche AG, approximately fact, the owner’s vision demanded that the work
1,270 examples of the highly anticipated Carrera would be performed to standards the factory would
GT were ultimately built at Porsche’s newly built have used, given the technologies and knowledge
production facility in Leipzig, Germany. base now available today. For its part, Karosserie
was more than well-qualified for the job, being
Nearly two decades after the last car was produced,
the Carrera GT continues to electrify supercar the only factory-certified body and paint shop for
fans and owners everywhere as an unbridled Pagani Automobili, in addition to enjoying factory
racing car for the road. Accompanied by a printed certifications from Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren
report listing its original factory data, this almost and Porsche. The concours-quality paint finish,
otherworldly Carrera GT was built during February including the matching brake calipers, is a bespoke
2005, priced at a heady $452,989 new. One of the PPG Red hue, chosen by the Carrera GT’s owner only
644 examples sold new to the United States during after many samples were methodically scrutinized
the entire production run spanning 2004-06, it was and eliminated. Furthering the uncompromising
originally finished in black. However, while the car attention lavished on the car, all single-use rubber
was undamaged and had undergone limited use body seals were replaced with new items in the
with only an approximate 3,300 miles from new, process, along with the windshield, which had just
the current owner/collector entrusted well-known one minor, yet visible, imperfection.
supercar expert Jamie Cummings, proprietor of Another welcome update applied to this Carrera
Karosserie in Wayne, Pennsylvania, to elevate the GT involved the painstaking, “cost-no-object”
car’s presentation well beyond its already stellar conversion of the factory-original hydraulic rear
factory-original standards. spoiler actuators in favor of a specially engineered
electrical system, ensuring correct deployment
and symmetry at all times. The original hydraulic
system is included with sale of the Carrera GT. Also
accompanying this stunning supercar are both keys
and the full complement of fitted luggage, which has
never been used. Finishing touches include a fresh
service, installation of a new battery and fitment of
the last set of factory-specified, date-current tires
known available for the car in the United States.
Sure to electrify all who experience its incomparable
and unique presence, this amazing 2005 Porsche
Carrera GT is but one of the early headline
consignments for the upcoming Barrett-Jackson
Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld, January 21-29,
2023. Register to bid today for your chance to
experience all the action and bring home this piece
of automotive history.
– David Neyens
For up-to-date information on this vehicle, visit Barrett-Jackson.com

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