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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!
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