A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT being offered through Barrett-Jackson at its Scottsdale auction, which runs from January 21 through 29.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company The Carrera GT, designed by Porsche’s then-chief designer Harm Lagaay, succeeded in establishing the ultimate technical and aesthetic standards for the sports-car category at the time.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Porsche’s 5.7-liter V-10 engine gives this Carrera GT a total of 612 hp and 435 ft lbs of torque.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Fit with a six-speed manual transmission, the example crossing the auction block has only 3,310 miles on it.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company A total of 1,270 examples were built at Porsche’s Leipzig factory during the model’s production run, and only 644 of those were sold new in the US.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company The dashboard attests to the fact that the Porsche Carrera GT is Porsche’s last analog supercar.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company A cost-no-object conversion of the factory-original hydraulic rear-spoiler actuators to a specially engineered electrical system now assures correct deployment and symmetry at all times.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Also part of the car’s purchase price is a full set of never-used, fitted luggage.
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A Gallery Showcasing the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Heading to Auction Through Barrett-Jackson
Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company This particular example of a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT sold new for $452,989.