Children of the nineties know many of these cars mainly from the computer games series “Need for Speed”. And the virtual game was also won if you had a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR or McLaren F1 in your fleet. But more exciting than the pixel counterparts are the real cars, some of which are still in very small numbers on the streets.
The most expensive cars usually have one thing in common: the manufacturers actually didn’t want to build road racers at all, but were forced to do so by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). Because in order to take part in certain races, the cars had to be mass-produced in a certain number.
Built by compulsion
The biggest icons are affected, for example the McLaren F1, the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, Porsche’s 911 GT1 and the Nissan R390 GT1. The forced production led to an extremely small number of these cars. For example, there is only one Nissan vehicle that is street legal, and fewer than 25 of the 911 GT1 and the CLK GTR rolled off the assembly line.
The record holder at auction, McLaren’s F1, there were at least 78 times as a version for the way to the ice cream parlor. Nevertheless, the vehicle is the most expensive in this overview, because the last F1 changed hands for 20.5 million dollars. But don’t worry: Cars like the CLK GTR or the Ferraris are worth their weight in gold if they are in good condition.
Ferrari hardly available
A Ferrari F40 costs around 1.6 million euros on relevant trading portals, the successor F50 quickly comes to over 3 million euros. There were 1315 pieces of the F40. The F50 made itself much rarer with officially 349 vehicles.
The Lamborghini Diablo or the Dodge Viper are cheaper but no less legendary. Here, too, special models cost a six-figure sum, but dreams remain achievable for higher earners.
Porsche and BMW offer the cheapest entry into the world of nineties sports cars. The (unloved) Porsche 928 GTS is already available from 40,000 euros, for an 8-series BMW (E31) it is around 30,000 euros.
sources: Mobile.deWikipedia, auction houses