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Porsche’s Type 64 Nazi Car Fails to Sell Amid Auction Blunder
After what some in the audience thought was an attempt at a joke with the starting bid, the controversial coupe doesn't find a new home.
After the biggest blunder in recent auction history, the Nazi car that Ferdinand Porsche made didn’t sell.
During Saturday night’s highly charged standing-room only auction in downtown Monterey, California, auctioneers at RM Sotheby’s premier sale dimmed the lights and showed a promotional video they had made ahead of the much-anticipated sale of the 1939 Type 64. The controversial silver coupe had been expected to sell for some $20 million before a massive mistake by the auction house upset the crowded room, leaving some collectors to believe it was an attempt at a joke.