spg993tt

neat car. gotta love 959s.

http://www.9magazine.com/super-rare-...-on-e-bay.html

$1mil, though? I don't think so.

Quadcammer

cool, not sure I'd want one with the mods though.

price is silly high.

Ridin Dirty

Why would you mod a 959? Kinda like "blinging up" the crown jewels.

.......and a whole 3 pics in listing for a million dollar car.....must be sellers market.

DiegoR

I was going to post this and ask why our car didn't get the DOHC heads as the 959? Why Porsche decided to keep using the SOHC-2valve per cyl heads!

Slate993tt

I spoke to an owner of a CA smogged real 959 that Canepa helped get registered and the mods from what I understand are very minor(something like ECU tuning and a couple other minor changes). However what is done really wakes up the hidden potential that is in that car. Apparently Porsche left a lot to be discovered ;-) So I wouldn't be concerned over the mods that were done...and if you live in the states you'd probably appreciate the ability to drive the car if wanted to your local Coffee & Cars events etc.

As far as why SOHC 2 vales...I'd say production costs. Porsche only needed to make 400hp...no need for anything fancy. Why not keep costs down as the customers won't complain anyway because the 993tt was such a change from the 964t. Just my thoughts on that.

Quadcammer

993tt heads are already like $1800 each. The 959 heads were also water cooled. I'm guessing it was a packaging, cost, and power target compromise.

TB993tt

A couple of pals bought two of these when new in '88, the sequential turbo set up meant these felt mega laggy, like nothing from the smaller turbo then a wallop when the big one came in.. The 993 turbo really built on the 959 concept and is better in every way with the Schmirler pioneered two parallel turbo set up proving to be superior with more modern blowers and electronics.
My engine builder owns one now and they look really old compared to 993s and the parts costs are crazy.

DM993tt

To give it a little more HP.

bbs993tt

I thought the sequential turbos were done to lessen lag, but you're saying it didn't?

PiB993

Yeah, and it just sort of seems if you remove the sequential turbos, even if you are making it 'better', you're changing the character of the car. Maybe the turbos on the 288 GTO should be modded too . . .

But what do I know. It's up to the people who can afford these things not me. Porsche should have made more.

"Show and Display" rules are a bit murky to me. Isn't annual mileage limited to 2500miles? I see it working at a Federal level but CARB compliance is another issue that I'm confused how that works. And what is more the 959 is getting close to the 25 year exemption from all the Fed rules.

speednme

Unfortunately, in order to have them legally imported into the US some things needed to be changed out...so the character of the car is a moot point. It's essentially modded(from its originality) to begin with. Nothing wrong with trying to extract a little bit more from it's potential. Of course this is my opinion...we all differ.

Price wise? Way too much at this time...then again who knows someone may step up to the plate...it is a gorgeous car

XR4Tim

I think way too much was done to this car to command that kind of price: Turbos, suspension, seats, etc. Also, the VIN listed belongs to an '88 Carrera Targa.

PiB993

'88 Carrera Targa - Yikes

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/...tcmp=obnetwork

nrubenstein

Give that the 25-year rule covers most of them today, I'd want unmolested. And if I stumbled across a perfect one that wasn't quite eligible, I'd find a place to store it for a year.

Mike J

I love the idea of what this car did for the technology for Porsche, and it's historical significance, but the looks to me are way more dated than the 993 - maybe its the wheels, or the heavy sills, not sure. Guess I am being shallow..