Was behind a 959 yesterday....
 

....in traffic

Pretty surprised to see it on the road. He was driving it like he stole it when the traffic loosened up, too.

Aren't there only 2 of those in the U.S.?

My guess is that it is a 959 body kit, and that a normal 911 is under the skin.

http://www.insideline.com/porsche/959/coming-to-america-in-the-porsche-959.html

Good read

It's a 959 kit - the rear valance is incorrect.

Cheers!

His name is Paul, he lives on Middle Street one house down from Concord Provisions . :)

There is one in Orlando 959 proto type B.guy had it shipped in pieces to the USA and registered it as a 930 turbo with the DMV .

I know Bill Gates has one, and I've seen Ralph Lauren's 959. I also know there was a geinuine one owned by someone outside of Denver last year. So they're here.

I know that this particular 959 was transported to California where it remained for over a year while some expert readied it for emissions standards .

Disagree, looks completely correct. Even the tail pipes and mirrors are correct. If it's a kit, it's a perfect one.

There were 337 959s originally produced, incl. racers, prototypes and preproduction models.

In 1993, Porsche assembled an additional 8 from spares which were driven by Porsche Executives until offered to significant collectors by Porsche. These are the most highly prized and none have ever come up for sale.

None were produced for the US Market, but several 'Gray Market' cars were brought in (number unknown). Several, such as Bill Gates' and Paul Allen's, remained 'quarrantined' in EPA warehouses until the 'Show and Display' exemption was created in 1999. This allowed these cars to be driven a maximum of 2,200/yr.

Then, in 2003, Bruce Canepa of Canepa Design, did a US legal conversion to approx. 12 ROW 959s. This included new catalytic converters, Turbos and ECU mapping resulting in 610HP and 500 Ft. lbs. torque (compared with 450HP/410 Ft. lbs. torque in stock form).

At $575k from Canepa, the Canepa cars now command a higher price than other 959s, partly because they do not need the 'Show and Display' exemption.

There are believed to be fewer than 20 959s in the US.

Cheers!

This 959 is no fake. Not only have I seen the vehicle in person, but I also know the history associated with it . In fact, I believe that the purchase also involved the trading of a very sought after vintage 911 RS toward it .

Not surprised you know this guy. He was driving towards your old shop when I turned towards my house.

Wouldn't you? :dance:

Where do I get one of those black license plates?

Seriously,what was the point of covering a car's plate that you saw in traffic? Did it have you social security number, phone number or bank account number on it or something?

Jim, you crack me up! LOL!! :D

My guess is that he was being respectful and polite of the 959 owner.

Huh? :confused:

What's so hard to understand, Blue? It's a very-very rare Porsche. Worth about $400K. S&B posted up a picture of the car on a public road, and blocked out the plate numbers. I think that's being pretty classy and repsectful to the unknowing Porsche 959 owner.

Here's some pics of a 959 from the side. Some of the key trade-marks are the wheels and mirrors, and no rain gutters. Enjoy:

The rear view: