1988 Porsche 959 for sale

Finished at the factory on April 13th 1988 this 959 was special ordered with paint to sample Garnet metallic paint. First registered in England on June 1st 1988and#44; its first owner would keep the car until 2003. After being fully serviced at the Porsche Center Reading in England on 7/24/2003 with 3979 km on the odometer it was sold to its second owner.

The car remained in Englandand#44; and when it was inspected in September of 2003 it had only 3and#44;988 km. Over the years the car was cared for in a private collection and has just recently been brought to the United States by Canepa.

4008 km = 2490 miles

About the 959??

The Porsche 959 was by far the most technologically advanced sportscar when it was introduced in 1985. Their timeless designand#44; state-of-the-art systemsand#44; and superior driving characteristics make them one of the greatest sports cars of all time. ? ?

In the early 1980sand#44; to the joy of race fans worldwideand#44; FISA introduced its new Group B road regulations. To qualify for homologationand#44; manufacturers would have to produce and sell 200 road versions of their cars. Only two stepped up to the challenge: Porsche with its 959and#44; and Ferrari with its 288 GTO. ? ?

Porsche developed the ultimate powerplant; a twin-turbocharged six-cylinder boxer engine with an air-cooled block and water-cooled headsand#44; displaced 2.85 litersand#44; about half a liter less than a contemporary 911 engine. The motor had originally been developed for the Moby Dick race car and then been redeveloped slightly for the short-lived Porsche Indy Car before being tweaked a last time for use in the 961and#44; the 959s racing counterpart. The water-cooled cylinder heads combined with the air-cooled blockand#44; 4-valve heads and sequential turbochargers allowed Porsche to extract 450 hp from the compactand#44; efficient and rugged power unit. The engine was coupled to a unique manual gearboxand#44; which was the first 6-speed manual transmission sold in a streetcar.

In an attempt to create a lightweight shelland#44; Porsche adopted an aluminum and Aramid (Kevlar) composite for body use along with a Nomex floorand#44; instead of the steel normally used on their production cars. The vehicles weight of 3and#44;190 pounds (1and#44;450 kg) helped to achieve its high performance level. ? ?

Porsche also developed the cars aerodynamicsand#44; with automatic ride-height adjustment and zero lift aerodynamics. The 959 also featured the most advanced all-wheel-drive system available in a production car. Capable of dynamically changing the torque distribution between the rear and front wheelsand#44; the PSK system gave the 959 the adaptability it needed both as a race car and as a super street car. Under hard accelerationand#44; PSK could send as much as 80% of available power to the rear wheels. It could also vary the power bias depending on road surface and grip changesand#44; helping maintain traction at all times. The magnesium alloy wheels were uniqueand#44; being hollow inside to form a sealed chamber contiguous with the tire and equipped with a built-in tire pressure monitoring system.

The 959S was created as a US car for the close friends of Porsche racerand#44; Al Holbert. The idea was to bring in 959S as a track day / race carand#44; thereby side stepping all of the DOT and EPA regulations that were never met by Porsche. They took out the A/Cand#44; installed a roll cageand#44; put in a traditional coil over suspensionand#44; installed 4-point seat belts and special seatsand#44; and boosted power by about 30hp in an effort to pass the car off as track car. When the first 10 arrived in the US the US government agencies inspected the carsand#44; and after a trip to the Nazareth Speedwayand#44; they determined that the 959S was not a track car. They were all shipped back to Porsche to be sold to different