Vehicle Description
Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale August 17th - 19th, 2017 at
Russo and Steele's 17th Annual Monterey, California Auction. Please
contact us for more information. Famed comedian Jerry Seinfeld is a
committed Porsche fanatic whose collection is well respected. The
2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS presented is documented, with a Bill of
Sale, as being purchased by Seinfeld on June 26, 2007 from
Manhattan Motors in New York, City. Seinfeld was the first owner of
the Porsche 911 GT3 and it currently shows only 11,835 miles on the
odometer. The GT3 RS offered is finished in Carrera White with full
black leather interior. It is offered with a long list of options
including Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) which are more
heat and fade resistant than the cast iron units fitted as
standard. This generation of the GT3 RS is the last with a manual
transmission. The 997 GT3 RS offered is equipped with a 7-speed
dual-clutch transmission, and Porsche has stated that manual
transmissions won't be returning on future RS-badged cars. This
make the Seinfeld car even more exceptional. The Porsche 911 GT3
was introduced in 1999 and is a high-performance version of the
Porsche 911 sports car primarily intended for racing. A number of
variations, designed for road and track duty, have been introduced
since its launch and more than 14,000 911 GT3 cars have been
produced. In 2003, Porsche introduced the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, an
even more track-focused version of the 996 GT3. RS is short for
RennSport, literally "racing sport" in English. The 996 GT3 RS is
lighter than the 996 GT3 thanks to a polycarbonate rear window,
carbon fiber hood and rear wing. In February 2006, Porsche revealed
the first generation 997 GT3, commonly now known as the 997.1 GT3.
In addition to a new 3.6L flat-six engine that produced 415
horsepower and is the most powerful naturally aspirated 911
produced. The vehicle made use of Porsche's active PASM suspension
making it the first of Porsche's RS or GT3 versions to feature an
electronically adjustable suspension system. The car went to sale
in summer of 2006 and had a starting price of $106,000 USD. A total
of 917 units were sold in the United States and 46 units in Canada.
The Seinfeld car presented, due to the extensive list of optional
equipment, had a selling price of $151,400 and it is well
documented that he was in fact the first owner. His name creates
magic in the Porsche community and the opportunity to own and drive
a Porsche that he once owned rarely is presented.
