mongrelcat

Pulled up outside a local detail shop today, and lo and behold....

GT9111

nice. its a "free loaner car" too!

TravisB

I suddenly feel the need for a professional detail..

mongrelcat

No HTwo O

Strange. I don't think it is a real 959. Why is the gas tank on the passanger's side?? All the 959 pictures I have, show the gas tank on the driver's side.

EDIT- well, I am wrong. My own pictures show a filler on both sides. Sorry. Didn't realize this till now.

Maybe the black 959 is Bill Gate's or Paul Allen's car????

bbs993tt

Well you don't just see one of those on every corner now, do you? Incredible car.

I wonder what's up with the centerlocks being black? Are they just missing the silver covers?

Quadcammer

I think thats the guy from pelican parts.

btw, the 2nd filler cap is for the the oil tank

No HTwo O

I saw that too. They look missing. My guess was the car came in for a full wheels-off detail, and they have not been replaced yet.

Does a 959 have shaved rain gutters? Hard to tell from the pictures.

No HTwo O

Oliver, interesting. So, one is for gas and the other oil? Cool. How much oil does a 959 hold compared to our 993's??

Cactus

They do have shaved rain gutters. i love the silver with black wheels.

No HTwo O

Here is a "fake" one. Notice some of the differences?:

No HTwo O

Years ago, we talked about this clone 959 on Rennlist:

https://rennlist.com/forums/off-topi...chicago-3.html

race911

Yes, a reprise from 1972. I'm guessing the factory figured the 959 ownership group would have been a bit more astute, versus the 911 poser-owners, to give it another go 10 years later.

Quadcammer

Probably about the same, maybe an extra cooler here and there, so maybe a quart more

XR4Tim

So then, what's the lid on the trunk for? I thought that was fuel.