The Motor Forum

D. · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:04 am Post subject: Porsche 959

Found this, liked it:

Matt · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:25 am Post subject:

Nice find. Will be reading that tomorrow morning.
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kraftwerk · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:31 am Post subject:

My supercar of choice. Nice one, Dan.
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Nice Guy Eddie · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:35 am Post subject:

I've always prefered the F40 over the 959, I appreciate they are different tools but both provided the same performance.
There not bad money at the moment, I saw one up for £150k and when you think they have the same performance of a modern GT2 it makes an interesting alternative. I always thought it a shame that the interior was the same as a strandard 964 of the day. Proves Porsche were tight even then.
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kraftwerk · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:40 am Post subject:

I love the F40, too, of course. But the shape of the 959 is just so delicious...

And the F40's interior is hardly palatial - though I take your point that it's bespoke.
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Soulless · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject:

The Porsche was not developed enought, not as a race car or as a road car so it quickly fell by the wayside. In the rallies it used the engine from the 911 as its air/water cross engine was useless. The F40 even without the factory kit blitzed ever other performace car on the market and on the road.

D. · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject:

On the subject of Group B cars:

Big Blue · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

Bloke I was at school with had one of these in about '94/'95.

However he now has a nose with no septum and is living abroad on the run from some Tong gang or another.

I'll live with my lot, I think
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DarthBalls · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:07 am Post subject:

I found this image on the dslruser.co.uk forum a few months back.

The 997 Turbo looks very clumsy in comparison to the 959 IMO.

The photographer (Max Earey) has some amazing shots on his website:

http://www.maxearey.com/gallery_88248.html
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