In 2004, you could have bought a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS for around $100,000. If you want one today, get ready to shell out something close to $800,000—a roughly 700 percent increase in value, according to a Discovery Channel report last year.
Why so valuable? The 2.7 RS is considered one of the purest Porsche race and road cars ever made. It was a fully upgraded take on the existing 911, with a 2.7-liter engine that produced 240 brake horsepower at 6,300 rpm, an upgraded suspension, and wider wheels. With a 0 to 60 sprint time of 5.5 seconds and a 150-mph top speed, the iconic ducktail spoiler could disappear from view awfully fast.
Fewer than 2,000 were made, which is why one sold for $891,000 at auction in 2014. A rarer lightweight version of the car—one of 240 made—took home a whopping $1.4 million, also last year. The version you see here made an appearance this weekend at the first Hope Classic Rally, a car-filled benefit that raised $235,000 for the charity HopeHIV.
