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Had my new (to me) F430 in for a look-over at a local shop, and they happened to be getting out a 959 (and two beautiful 356s, including a gorgeous silver Speedster) for transport. That's my lowly F-car on the lift, with an F355 on the ground.
Believe it is a rare (rarer?) 959S.
Then I caught a couple of shots of the 959 outside on the truck ... was surprised that the owner was having it moved on an open transport, even though it was only going a few miles away.
(Oh, and who'd kick one of these to the curb because...........it's water cooled. The heads anyway. Like a later 935.)
Before hit the reply button in my previous post I thought, it might be the "oil filler cap" like the older 911's, but then I didn't see the fuel cap where most 911s (besides 964/993) at the left front fender location. Then I kept thinking it was the fuel filler cap...so where is the fuel filler actually in the 959?
Before hit the reply button in my previous post I thought, it might be the "oil filler cap" like the older 911's, but then I didn't see the fuel cap where most 911s (besides 964/993) at the left front fender location. Then I kept thinking it was the fuel filler cap...so where is the fuel filler actually in the 959?
Fuel filler is in the hood. There's actually also a transmission fill over on the left quarter panel.
It is a street-legal car ... I think it wears a dealer plate on the street.
Hard to believe the design's turning 30 next year.
Likely splitting hairs on street legal and street registered. The first 959 I saw in person was the second one in on the "display" exemption probably 25 years ago. Definitely street legal, certainly was not street registered. (And yes the car drove in to the concours on some sort of license plate.)
'83 Frankfurt Auto Show was the debut. Who doesn't remember that bombshell. I THINK this was Schutz' #1 project when he took over a year or so prior. (Schutz somehow came to ASU to speak in '84. I think it was me and another guy who inherited a bunch of money and got one of the first Werks 1 slopenose 930s who were the only student 911 owners in the overflow crowd.)
Funny thing about technology--the car sitting behind me in the shop outperforms a 959 in every way, performance-wise. For about what the wheels on the 959 go for.
Glad the guys who have them enjoy them in whatever way. Was a kick to see one from Tucson driven up to the Phoenix concours last fall.
Thanks to Canepa Designs I've seen several 959s in person (including at least one with the sport package), but I've never had the chance to listen to on fire up its engine... One of these days I hope to be so lucky.
That said I did get to hear Pissed Off Pete in person:
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OT: 959 sighting
