The 959 is perhaps one of the most fascinating sports cars of the last century and it won the 1986 Paris Dakar Rally
Nick Heidfeld, the German former F1 racer with the Williams and BMW Sauber teams, recently went to Porsche’s restoration factory to collect a special car.team but never won a championship, is the proud owner of a Porsche 959 — the unicorn built by Porsche in the 1980s and 1990s — and of which onlyThe 959, which was powered by a twin turbocharged six-cylinder boxer engine, six-speed transmission and all-wheel drive, could produce 561Nm at 6,500rpm, and sprint from 0—100km/h in 3.7 secs.
Though barely brokenin, this 959 was already in need of an extensive technical overhaul. “If such a technologically innovative car is not driven regularly, storage damage is, unfortunately, unavoidable,” says Uwe Makrutzki, head of factory restoration at Porsche Classic. Like all owners of a classic Porsche, those with a 959 in their garage benefit from the unique expertise and equipment of this fully integrated department of the company.When production of the super sports car came to an end, Porsche Classic took ownership of all the testing and restoration tools from all areas of the factory.
In the case of Heidfeld’s 959 S, the diagnosis revealed, among other things, that the engine management system had been modified. In consultation with the owner, Porsche Classic staff restored the Motronic unit to its original condition.
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