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LOT #768 - 1968 PORSCHE 911 - NO RESERVE
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project was donated to the museum in 1982, and
Henninger has regularly been invited back to the
museum to dust the model and keep it in ship-
shape condition. To add an entertaining challenge,
for years he has been hiding the model Porsche
in different places on the ship for children and
adults to find. While the exhibit is not currently on
Here’s a fun fact: The Smithsonian’s National Air
and Space Museum has an outstanding collection display due to building renovations, rest assured
the Porsche is being stored with the USS Enterprise
of models, with one of the most popular being the
USS Enterprise, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. model as a registered official Smithsonian artifact.
This incredible model has an “Easter egg”: a small Henninger based the model Porsche on his
model 1968 Porsche 911 coupe hidden among life-size car, which will cross the block with No
its components. It’s important to note we aren’t Reserve during the 2023 Scottsdale Auction,
talking about something associated with the holiday January 21-29 at WestWorld. According to the
bunny, but rather an unexpected and relatively consignor, the USA-spec Porsche was obtained in
undocumented feature included as a joke or a bonus. 1968 and delivered to him in Germany. Henninger
performed all the maintenance and restoration
We know what you are thinking: Who would himself, but, at 80 years old, he now finds the car
do such a thing? You can thank Barrett-Jackson
consignor Stephen Henninger for the addition too much for him to keep up with. The sale of this
vehicle includes several extra parts, including two
of the Porsche on the impressive 1:100 scale
model of the USS Enterprise. Henninger spent engines and an additional set of wheels.
approximately 1,000 hours per year for 12 years Register to bid today for your chance to own
building the ship completely from scratch. He this real-life “Easter egg” Porsche – made all
came to build the model aircraft carrier after the more special by knowing its model version
a colleague dared him to construct something resides at the Smithsonian.
more ambitious than the small-scale models – Nicole Ellan James
he had been building at the time. The resulting For up-to-date information on this vehicle, visit Barrett-Jackson.com

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