RUF Porsches Honor the Ruf Family at Monterey Car Week
RUF’s finest Porsches gather for an exclusive reunion on the grounds of The Quail during Monterey Car Week.
We’ve got on our fine leather walking shoes here at Monterey Car Week to give you, the Rennlist readers, the best Porsches gathered together in one place. Whether it’s a classic 911, a balls-to-the-wall 962, or a glimpse at the upcoming Taycan, we’re here for all of it.
And speaking of gatherings, we also donned our finest apparel to head over to the hallowed greens of The Quail Lodge & Golf Club, where The Peninsula Hotels is hosting the Alois Ruf Reunion. From the original CTR “Yellowbird” to the SCR 2018, if the Ruf family touched it, it’s here.
Right away, we spotted this mint green CTR 2017, a car designed in tribute to the legendary CTR “Yellowbird.” Though it looks like the Porsche 964 911 the Yellowbird was based upon decades ago, the CTR 2017 has nothing in common with any past or present Porsche. What it does have is an in-house developed carbon fiber body, and a twin-turbo 3.6-liter water-cooled flat-six making 700 horsepower and 649 lb-ft of torque through the rear set of five-spoke wheels. The CTR 2017 is a rare bird, too: only 30 will ever be built.
Aside from the modern-day tributes, there were also a few non-retro RUFs on the green, such as the CTR2 and Turbo R. The CTR2, like the black and yellow ones we found, took the 993 911 to new heights, including top spots in the top five at the 1997 Pikes Peak Hillclimb, and three wins at the Virginia City Hill Climb. The Turbo R, also based on the 993 911, took up after the CTR2, but was only built during the 1998 model year.
And of course, who could forget the CTR3 Clubsport. Bowing in 2012, the update to the original CTR3 was built in a partnership with Multimatic on a dedicated platform by RUF. The black example above, a 2018 model, took part in the invite-only, two-day Quail Rally a few days ago.
There were so many RUFs at the reunion that our brains exploded. But that’s what happens when you’re around the amazing machines the Rufs have created over the years.
Photos for Rennlist by Nolan Browning
