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959 Trivia: See the long bent tool that came in the tool kit?
Can anyone identify what it is for?
The first person to answer correctly gets a 959-related gift (Hans 9-59, give some people on this side of the pond a chance ..... its fair game for you after.... let's call it 1 hour from when I post this ))
Looks like it could be a type of front or rear lid prop or lock of some sort?
Also, Thank you for sharing your photos and information on the Porsche 959. It's incredible stuff
You are welcome! Yes, Jimmy, you are correct... please PM me your address.
Originally Posted by <3mph
Jimmyrepasi is right: bar props open the engine compartment, required when using the rear tow hook. Very interesting!
3mph, you beat me to the reveal, yes, this is what the tool is used for! I love how in the manual it writes: " the towing hook can also be used to take another car in tow"!! LOL))) As if you would use your 959 to tow another car!!
My world was blessed with gorgeous weather this Sunday. As soon as I saw the forecast I decided that this Sunday morning would be '959 Morning'. I got up early for a -ahem, ahum- 'spirited' drive in the countryside. I removed the dust and the bugs with soap and water after I came home. The kids were just about to wake up by the time the 959 was dry and back in the garage. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday morning.
Do you still have the 959? I've missed it every time it got out to one of the cars and coffees.
Thought I would add to this post a bit with some interior options variations
Standard Interior options:
Seat Options:
1) Seat without extra lumbar
2) Seat with lumbar support (think of 930 turbo seats)
3) "Lollipop" 935 race seats
Seat Colors:
1) Black (leather only)
2) Grey with stripping
3) Burgundy with stripping
The above has been discussed and is well-known (if someone wants me to post the "standard" I will), but, I want to show the not so well known interior Special Interior Options/colors:
#900021 - I do not believe this is original from the factory
#900070 - Blue Leather with stitched stripes
#900089 - Multiple Colors with wood trim options
#900103 - Black Leather with pin-striped Black Cloth
#900106 - Black Leather with Red Piping
#900134 - Red Leather interior
#900142 - not original from the factory (and yes, this is the first wrecked 959 that was converted to a multiple speedster/cabriolet/coupe)
#900151 - not original from the factory
#900171 - Two-tone Tan and Burgundy interior
#900176 - Multiple Colors with wood trim options
#900178 - Tan Interior Colors with wood trim options
#900191 - Blue interior
#900203 - Carmel interior
#900207 - Tan interior with red stripes on the seats and wood trim options
#900210 - Red interior
#900212 - Black with Red Piping
#900218 - Multiple Colors with wood trim options
#900228 - I do not believe this is original from the factory
#900239 - Black with Red stripes on the seat
#900241 - Red Leather Interior with Tan Piping
#900245 - Brown interior (hard to see, if anyone has a better photo of this interior please post or send to me)
-Ben
Last edited by TwinTurbo959; 04-24-2020 at 01:50 PM.
So happy to find this thread! I've literally been watching Canepa 959 videos on Youtube nightly. I have beyond plenty of time and 18 pages here to read, My favorite car of all time.
I assume one of the Sultan's, judging by the stripe on the door.
This is not one of the Sultan's. From my knowledge, this, and the similarly styled orange, gold, and black one (as well as 4 others...if someone has photos of the others, can you please send them to me?) all belonged to Emir Al Thani.
10-12-2019, 08:49 AM
Porsche 959 Trivia: Can you tell me what this is?
..... its fair game for you after.... let's call it 1 hour from when I post this 
