Only 292 examples of the standard Porsche 959 were built in series production from 1987 to 1988, and this beautiful ‘Guard Red/India Red’ example is one of them. This is the 1987 Porsche 959 ‘Komfort’, which is currently being offered for sale via @gt_motor_cars (GTmotorcarsLLC.com) in a meticulously maintained condition after having just 3 owners from new. What’s now known as the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur began as a special request program as early as the 1950’s. By 1978, this ‘special requests’ department officially opened and was originally called the ‘Sondereunschprogramm’. In 1986, the name was officially changed to ‘Porsche Exclusive’. Before that, work had begun for the 959 model in the year 1981, and was originally named the ‘Gruppe B’. The ‘Gruppe B’ idea was created after Porsche’s then-new Managing Director, Peter Schutz, was approached by Porsche's chief engineer at the time, Helmuth Bott, with some new ideas for the Porsche 911 model. After Bott was given approval, he immediately began creating a model that would be utilized for competition in Group B, and was to be produced by Karosserie Baur, a coachbuilder in Stuttgart, Germany. The first prototype made an appearance at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor, and the road version (now called the 959) was shown years later at the 1985 Frankfurt Motor Show, a requirement needed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations (minimum of 200 units). By 1987, the Group B programme was ultimately canceled, however, the 959 did see some racing in period during it’s first ever racing entry at the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally, as well as a cross-country dash in 1985.
How many made? 337 (production & prototypes not counting continuation cars)
Engine: 2,849 cc rear-mounted, air and liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine with twin two-stage turbochargers and intercooling
Debut: 1983/1985 Frankfurt Motor Show
Top Speed: around 197mph
0-60mph: around 3.6 seconds
Photo Credit: @am_media_ny
Research: @rarecarsonly