Photo: Silverstone Auctions
Volkswagen and Porsche fans can rejoice, as there is a car one lucky collector can buy to bind both worlds.
We are talking about a 1989 Volkswagen T3 “Doka” Pick-up once owned by Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche. There is no name coincidence here, as we are talking about the late grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, and the designer of the iconic 911.
And this vehicle had a very close relationship with the grandson of the brilliant engineer that designed the original Volkswagen Beetle and then started the Porsche brand.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche used this T3 Doka pickup to use for various purposes, including the daily running of the Porsche Design Studio. He used this vehicle on the Porsche family estate (Schüttgut) located in Zell am See, Austria.
According to the auction specialists at Silverstone Auctions, the utilitarian vehicle was purchased by “Butzi” Porsche specifically for use at his company.
The vehicle in question has a double cabin format and a Syncro four-wheel-drive system. Once owned and operated by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, this Volkswagen T3 has undergone a painstaking restoration process that focused on keeping as many original components as possible.
The restoration was a full job and was done at the workshop of the unnamed current vendor, described a Porsche racing driver with “long-standing links with the Porsche family.” Over 700 hours of work were required to restore this vehicle to its former glory.
Auction specialists expect this car to be sold for a sum between 60,000 and 80,000 euros ($67,000 - $89,000). Its odometer shows 141,000 kilometers (87,613 miles), but the vendor does not mention how many of these were done by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and if anyone else drove it in between. However, the seller has the documentation to prove this example belonged to Mr. Porsche.
The sale will be managed by Silverstone Auctions, and is scheduled for May 28 and 29, 2016, at an event held in Denmark. As the managing director of the auction company explained, “The Porsche family is automotive royalty, and it’s an honor to have a vehicle in our auction with the prominence of being one of the few cars registered privately in the Porsche family name.”
And this vehicle had a very close relationship with the grandson of the brilliant engineer that designed the original Volkswagen Beetle and then started the Porsche brand.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche used this T3 Doka pickup to use for various purposes, including the daily running of the Porsche Design Studio. He used this vehicle on the Porsche family estate (Schüttgut) located in Zell am See, Austria.
According to the auction specialists at Silverstone Auctions, the utilitarian vehicle was purchased by “Butzi” Porsche specifically for use at his company.
The vehicle in question has a double cabin format and a Syncro four-wheel-drive system. Once owned and operated by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, this Volkswagen T3 has undergone a painstaking restoration process that focused on keeping as many original components as possible.
The restoration was a full job and was done at the workshop of the unnamed current vendor, described a Porsche racing driver with “long-standing links with the Porsche family.” Over 700 hours of work were required to restore this vehicle to its former glory.
Auction specialists expect this car to be sold for a sum between 60,000 and 80,000 euros ($67,000 - $89,000). Its odometer shows 141,000 kilometers (87,613 miles), but the vendor does not mention how many of these were done by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and if anyone else drove it in between. However, the seller has the documentation to prove this example belonged to Mr. Porsche.
The sale will be managed by Silverstone Auctions, and is scheduled for May 28 and 29, 2016, at an event held in Denmark. As the managing director of the auction company explained, “The Porsche family is automotive royalty, and it’s an honor to have a vehicle in our auction with the prominence of being one of the few cars registered privately in the Porsche family name.”
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