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What is the deal with… Jerry Seinfeld’s 2004 Porsche Carrera GT selling for $US1.9m

Purchased new by the comedian in 2005, the black-on-black supercar has only travelled 6000km.

Celebrity provenance always helps when selling a car, and this 2004 Porsche Carrera GT is no exception.

Purchased new for $US448,300 ($AU615,000) in 2005 by comedian and Porsche aficionado, Jerry Seinfeld, the V10-powered Carrera GT is serial number 166 of only 1270 produced. Finished in non-metallic black (Porsche paint code L041) with a black leather interior, the Porsche features a carbon-fibre shift knob as opposed to a more ‘traditional’ birch wood one.

Interestingly the ‘basic’ black paint was an option specifically requested by Seinfeld with ‘regular’ Carrera GT buyers able to select from Guards Red, Fayence Yellow, GT Silver metallic, Seal Grey and the metallic Basalt Black.

Seinfeld sold the car in 2011, but his signature as the original owner is on the service books and certificate of sale, both included with the car.

Presented in excellent condition (3700 miles, or 5959km on the clock) and offered with no reserve on US auction website Bring a Trailer, the Carrera GT was sold for a final bid of $US1,865,000 ($AU2.5m).

It’s a higher result than other recent sales of the rare V10 supercar, but not the highest.

In July 2021, a Seal Grey over ‘terracotta’ Carrera GT once owned by Formula One driver Jenson Button was sold for €820,500 ($AU1.3m), but there is currently a GT Silver over terracotta car with just 27 miles (45km) on the odometer advertised for a staggering $US3.5m ($AU4.8m).

Powered by a 450kW/590Nm 5.7-litre V10 sourced from the 911 GT1 Le Mans racer, the ‘980’ series Carrera GT was the first production car to utilise a monocoque chassis made completely from carbon fibre. The supercar, built in Porsche’s Leipzig factory between 2004 and 2006, was capable of a 0-100km/h sprint in 3.9 seconds.

View more images and the auction result here.

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