Many we conceive some cars like works of art capable of evoking feelings. There are times that the engine world melts with that of art and related works that surprise the general public are created. They usually have inspiration in a special vehicle or derived from the automotive sector. Even sometimes we see that its value can exceed that of the original. This is the case of a a car sculpture has sold more expensive That the car that takes as a base. In fact, its price has surprised many …
He Porsche 934 It was a competition model that was launched in 1976. It was an evolution of 911 Turbo of the time, with the pertinent modifications to be able to run in the FIA Group 4 category. Became a reference Quickly, since it would become the European Championship champion of GT and also the American Trans-Am. As soon as 31 units were made, which continued to gain races during the 70s. And, despite their exclusivity, a metal sculpture with the shape of the car has exceeded its value.
The Porsche 934 ran with the Jägermeister orange freecolors that have been the most recognizable worldwide. So much so, that they inspired the artist Benedict Radcliffe To carry out a rather groundbreaking work. The British went to work with 32 mm steel tubes to make a 1: 1 scale recreation of the competition vehicle. Its structure perfectly remembers the forms of 934, making special emphasis on how its headlights or the mythical spoiler of the turbo are resolved.
The artist already had experience in this type of sculptures, highlighting the London taxi or the Lamborghini Countach. This work was recently auctioned and raised more expectations than expected. He received up to 218 bids that made their value increasing until reaching 201,000 pounds sterling. To the current change, would be about 241,685 euros which is more than the original car cost at the time. It is true that now at auction could exceed that price, but the sculpture cannot be conducted. It is striking that it does maintain the slick type tires on the original BBS tires.
