Here you go. Street legal, too:


http://www.lamborghinioc.com/invento...p;recordid=112

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I know this is one of the best Porsches ever made, but it's styling leaves a bit to be desired IMO. It will be interesting to see if the value holds on as Porssche bests its' performance and styling.

Edited by - Fadiboy on 08/22/2006 3:06:29 PM

Love those floor mats!

mmmhhhhmmm!....yes please! just needs a good looking set of wheels and a lower price tag...

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The story behind the 959is very interesting. Developed for Gruppe B which was sheleved and most of the cars went unsold, Porsche spend a huge amount of money of these cars which was never recouped. Despite the advanced technology, much of which ended up in later production cars, and it's 'supercar'moniker the 959 doesn't seem to evoke the emotion or passion it should enjoy. The inability to legally import the car to the US at the time may have contributed, and even the attempts to bring the car in as a race car evidently failed.

If it's good enough for Bill Gates....


http://www.caymanclub.net/topic.asp?...itle=Off+Topic

It must be very rare:



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<td valign="top" align="left" width="12%" height="25">1988
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<div align="right">Type: </div>
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<td valign="top" align="left" width="12%" height="25">Porsche 959
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<div align="right">Price: </div>
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<div class="bodyCopyWhite" align="left">$250,000.00
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<div align="right">Exterior: </div>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" width="12%" height="25">Black
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</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" width="18%" height="25">
<div align="right">Interior: </div>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" width="12%" height="25">Charcoal
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<div align="right">Engine: </div>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" width="12%" height="25">V6
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<div align="right">Transmission: </div>
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<td valign="top" align="left" width="12%" height="25">5-Speed
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<div align="right">Mileage: </div>
</td>
<td valign="top" align="left" width="12%" height="25">19,800</td>
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It has a tape deck?! I should get this. I have a few tapes I want to listen to but can't play in the Cayman!

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2006 Midnight Blue Cayman S

I've seen the ads for this car in Excellence, and I also think it's been in Pano, too. For those of you who might actually be thinking of one of these, this is actually a pretty good price. There's a long-time Porsche guy and PCA member in Santa Cruz named Bruce Canepa, who also restores old Porsche race cars, runs them in vintage races and has a big private Porsche collection. He is buying these 959s, then completely revamping them with new, modern ECUs, re-engineered engines that raise the horsepower, and re-engineered AWD. His prices are 'a little' higher, if you get my drift... and, it still might have the tape deck!



He has a red one available: http://www.canepa.com/inventory/exotic/2664.html



See all the cars he has for sale - he has a couple of nice 935s and a 962 - at



http://www.canepa.com/



brad


Edited by - beez on 08/24/2006 4:24:35 PM

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Attended a party last night at Brumos. Stars at the show a gray 959 and a Cayenne GTS. Oh, and Peter Schutz former President and CEO.
Go to Feb08 for the story.

Our Cayman is fine at 4200 miles! Living with the trunk clunk till I go for service. Haywood school planned for April 12.

Agree. The 959 isn't that interesting anymore, IMO. A lot of the technology made it into the 964 and 993 cars in a more evolved form. A 993 Turbo S is a better car in almost every way than a 959, and is still a fraction of the cost.

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I happen to really like the styling. I think the 959 has beautiful proportions (yes,