The movie-famous sports car sold for nearly US$2 million last time, setting a record—will it repeat that performance?
- One of three Porsche 928s used in filming ‘Risky Business’ is set to again cross the auction block
- This one is said to be the star car that Tom Cruise reportedly learned to drive stick in
- In 2021, it sold for US$1.98 million via Barrett-Jackson—but it may not hit that number this time
Given the man’s propensity for performing his own stunts, we can absolutely see Cruise taking on the task of learning stick in order for the film to be just that much more realistic for moviegoers.
As for the car itself, under that long hood (and between the tremendous flop-forward headlamps) resides a 4.5L water-cooled V8, featuring Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and lashed to a five-speed manual transmission. Its overall layout and the engineering decision to combine the axle and diff with the transmission into a single unit means this brute is said to have a 50-50 weight distribution. That’s significantly more than the vaunted 911 can claim, especially in the late 1970s.
Remember, the original mission statement for the 928 was to replace the 911 as Porsche’s flag-bearer, a notion which was dispensed with after furious fans of the brand protested in earnest. And that was over 40 years ago. Imagine the amount of backlash Porsche would have gotten in this age of social media if it tried a similar stunt today.
Estimates suggest that amount might be the top end of bidding this time around, but consignor Bonhams figures on the low end it could go for about a half-million less. But who knows? Anyone who has attended an auction of this sort knows it only takes a couple of determined (or liquored-up) rivals to start a bidding war and send prices into the stratosphere. We’ll update this article with the sale price after it crosses the block August 16.
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