This car shown here is one of just 8 total 959 examples built by Porsche in 1992 and 1993 using spare parts from the manufacturing site in Zuffenhausen, making the total number of cars built being 345 examples. This is the 1993 Porsche 959 ‘Komfort’ Series II chassis number 291, 1 of 4 silver examples built in this continuation series, with the other 4 cars being painted red. These late model year examples feature a newly developed speed-sensitive damper system and were much more costly than the original 959 examples, and today, are considered some of the most sought after Porsches of all time. 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? 1 of 8 of it’s kind.
Engine: 450 bhp, 2,849 cc rear-mounted, air- and liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine with twin two-stage turbochargers and intercooling
Debut: 1992/1993
Top Speed: around 197mph
0-60mph: around 3.6 seconds
Photo Credit: @n.rigby
Research: @rarecarsonly