The appetite for extremely rare and collectible Porsches showed no signs of slowing down at the 2025 Broad Arrow Air|Water auction in Costa Mesa, California. Launched in 2023 by Porsche enthusiasts Jeff Zwart, Patrick Long, and Howie Idelson, the same team behind Luftgekühlt, Air|Water was envisioned as a sister event celebrating both air-cooled and water-cooled Porsche models. Now in its second edition as a stand-alone event, Air|Water has become a major fixture of the automotive scene on the West Coast and draws a broader Porsche audience while retaining a distinctly curated feel.
Broad Arrow’s partnership with the event brought an official auction house to Air|Water for the first time in 2024, and its return this year was highly anticipated by those eager to acquire some of the most sought-after Porsches on the market. Held within the Hangar at the Orange County Fairgrounds, this year’s event once again pulled in an enthusiastic mix of registered bidders and private collectors, all eager for a fair shot at 55 exquisite Porsches, bidding on-site, via phone, and online. The docket was made up of everything from classics like 356s, transaxle-era cars, to modern GT models and one-offs. 911s made up the bulk of the lineup with over 30 examples.
The 1989 RUF CTR Yellowbird took the top spot at $4,680,000, followed by the extremely rare 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Martini Racing, selling for $2,590,000. An analog 2005 Porsche Carrera GT came in third, at $1,650,000. The Total sales for vehicles amounted to just shy of $18.5 million. While we are still awaiting the final official numbers, here are the preliminary results from the top 10 sales observed during the live auction on Saturday and on Instagram.
10.1960 Porsche 356 B Super 90 Coupe “Sanction Lost” by Zagato
$445,000
9. 2003 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Yankees – Orbit Racing
$445,000
8. 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster
$461,500
7. 2012 RUF Rt 12 S
$480,000
6. 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 X88
$555,000
5. 1990 Porsche 911 Coupe Reimagined by Singer
$1,006,000
4. 1966 Porsche 906
$1,528,500
3. 2005 Porsche Carrera GT
$1,650,000
2. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Martini Racing
$2,590,000
1. 1989 RUF CTR Yellowbird
$4,680,000
Image Source: Broad Arrow