A BaT member's impulse auction win—sparked by Clarkson-induced 911 fever—landed them a clean 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa. The story cuts through typical auction theater to show how impulse and brand loyalty still drive the market for air-cooled 911s, even when you already own perfectly capable modern Porsche iron.

This 1972 914 ditches the original 2.0L air-cooled four for a proper 2.4-liter flat-six backed by a 915 five-speed—the engine swap that finally made these mid-engine orphans feel like real Porsches. Steel GT bodywork, carbon-fiber targa, and a custom interior suggest someone actually drove this thing instead of treating it as a resto-mod poster child. Clean 914s with real powerplants are becoming harder to source.

Today's Bring a Trailer slate spans the full spectrum—from air-cooled 911s to family-kept '51 GMC pickups to a fresh 992 GT3 RS still wearing dealer plates. The trucks are the real story here: vintage F-250s and Dodges are moving on no reserve, a sign the market finally remembers that 1970s iron holds its own against euro exotica. One eye on the Ferrari 512 TR; Euro cars from that era are getting their due.