OK944

Ruf offers cars with Porsche vin numbers that are mildly modified, and then one off with thier own "Ruf" vin number.

But I too have never heard of a Ruf 944.

nine-44

I've seen a RUF 944 Turbo on the net, not sure if it was the real deal tho. I do like the 1993 and 25cc thing tho, should be a pretty rare car then huh?

Giantviper

Anyoe have pics of this so called body kit from ruf? I dd not think they even did that i thought back then they only touvhed 911s then recentlys tarted with the boxters.

nine64

yep, i never heard of RUF 944 either. My car is a Ruf with Ruf vin number, even on all of my register and insurerance papers will say manufacture by Ruf.

WesM951

Besides it begin a "Ruf" the other odd thing is its a euro spec car with a US rear bumper. Never seen one like that, unless i'm mistaken it was all or none.

will951

Wow.....the seller really knows his stuff....

944 Hooligan

actually, i think ruf may have played around with a 968 or two. i think i have an article somewhere with a photo of a 968 on their property, but i don't what ruf was doing with/to it.

tifosiman

No body kit from RUF for the 944's or 951's.

RUF's shop does maintenance on various p-cars for customers, including 944's, but they have never made a RUF 944 or 951.

That yellow "RUF 951" in France that you are thinking about Andy is a fake. Not real.

If you guys want proof, pick up the phone and call RUF.

35thSLP

FYI ... RUF has a facility in the US, right here in Dallas TX. RUF North America But I don't think they "do" 944s.

MoonBoy

Yeah, sorry guys tifo is right. I was thinking of the Gemballa body kit for 944, still it's very rare to see these kits. FWIW here's a nice shot of the Gemballa rear end.

testarossa_td

Hey someone go take a picture of your 951 at the RUF dealership and then put it on ebay as a RUF 951...that would have more validity than that Euro/US rear bumper funkster.

Big E

Hey, who makes the body kit on that car?

OK944

hehe, I was going to ask the same thing, but I got caught up staring at the Gemballa rear end.

Steve PH

I can't decide wether the guy selling the car is being less than honest or maybe he is just miss guided ? According to the add the car was imported from Japan to the UK last year and was registered in 93, It looks to me like this 1985/86 951 was imported from the US or Canada probably in 93 and on arrival in the land of the rising sun its previous history has been mislaid.

Subsequently one of its owners has tinted the windows, slapped a Ruf badge on its rump and then sold it, probably when it failed the tough annual test all cars have to go through in Japan.

Next step with a lot of older cars in Japan is to ship them abroad, easier to do this and more cost effective than bring them into line with the goverment tests.

I suspect this car is more "Rough" than Ruf.