Re: [MBZ] 959
EM - IMO it's a German thing. Look at the German tanks of WW2 - awesome and terrible machines but hell to keep running. Very complex systems required a lot of maintenance. But of course I'd love to own a 959. And yes they are legal here in some settings - but they must meet NHTSA safety reqmnts. - but a crash test is not mandated. The owner of Pelican Porsche Parts bought one last year. There's a guy in Ca who bought 6 and made the needed mods. His name escapes me at the moment - it'll probably come to me after I hit send. Start with a C perhaps. Canepa! That's it! ;-) IMHO a 996TT or 997TT is the reincarnation of the 959. Twin Turbos, AWD and great looks without the rarity and ultra high cost - would love to one. Unfortunately, the 911/997TT doesn't have that great looking 959 rear wing, Now, a McLaren F1 is another kettle of fish! LarryT 91 300D -Original Message- From: relng...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:44 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 959 ...What was the saying about the old Porsche 959. The Porsche engineers see no reason to make it simple, when they can make it with 3 times the number of parts, and cost 10 times more, and do the same job... Well but, that was 1987 and what other cars could do 200mph then? Never certified here but the rest of the world bought them all. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 959
Nice thing here Larry, once a car is old enough, they just come in as is, no need to chop things up and make various mods. Oh yeah, I'd love a 959 too. I'm really just a want-a-be closet engineer, so for me, the 959 was the automotive Concorde of its day. I like the concept of the RUF CTR, and I think the 911 platform is one, if not the most entertaining drivers cars ever made. The CTR just bumps all the things that make the 911 so much fun, into the stratosphere. :-) There was an article in Excellent awhile back, comparing the 959 to the TT I believe. You may have the article. Did I send it to you, or just the few Forca mags, I can't remember ? You could also get a TT, and put a RUF CTR2 wing on the rear, which has a similar look to the 959s. The GT2 wing of the same era looks pretty hot too! Ed 300E On 12 December 2010 13:02, l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: EM - IMO it's a German thing. Look at the German tanks of WW2 - awesome and terrible machines but hell to keep running. Very complex systems required a lot of maintenance. But of course I'd love to own a 959. And yes they are legal here in some settings - but they must meet NHTSA safety reqmnts. - but a crash test is not mandated. The owner of Pelican Porsche Parts bought one last year. There's a guy in Ca who bought 6 and made the needed mods. His name escapes me at the moment - it'll probably come to me after I hit send. Start with a C perhaps. Canepa! That's it! ;-) IMHO a 996TT or 997TT is the reincarnation of the 959. Twin Turbos, AWD and great looks without the rarity and ultra high cost - would love to one. Unfortunately, the 911/997TT doesn't have that great looking 959 rear wing, Now, a McLaren F1 is another kettle of fish! LarryT 91 300D -Original Message- From: relng...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:44 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 959 ...What was the saying about the old Porsche 959. The Porsche engineers see no reason to make it simple, when they can make it with 3 times the number of parts, and cost 10 times more, and do the same job... Well but, that was 1987 and what other cars could do 200mph then? Never certified here but the rest of the world bought them all. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 959
Not sure what your laws are in the US, but as the car is now older, it qualifies for entry into Canada, unaltered. If the same holds true for the US, buy a lotto ticket, I do see them come up for sale from time to time. Would be a nice addition to your garage, to keep your 944 company. ;-).. You can now buy a certified 959 (wallet permitting) from Bruce Canepa in Scott's Valley CA. The story of how they were certified is described here: http://www.canepa.com/ This is a fabulous website with many cars for sale, pictures of the museum and shop plus the transporters they build are amazing. Canepa was the original designer and marketer of aerokits for highway truck tractors which are everywhere now. A few nice MBs are seen but perhaps my favorite was the '39 Ford convertible, black. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 959
...What was the saying about the old Porsche 959. The Porsche engineers see no reason to make it simple, when they can make it with 3 times the number of parts, and cost 10 times more, and do the same job... Well but, that was 1987 and what other cars could do 200mph then? Never certified here but the rest of the world bought them all. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 959
Few if anything could do it back then, and I'm sure even today, 25 years on, few do it with as much stability and safety. When Porsche put out their C4 Carrera, it too was much more complicated than other offerings. They simplified it quite a bit when they offered it in their 993 based cars, as you know. They also did some tuning and refining as the early C4s were under-steering pigs when pushed. Back to the 959. A friend who was very well connected within Porsche, drove a 959 a number of years back on the Autobahn in the pouring rain. He said he was amazed how cautious the other drivers were in the wet, until he looked at the speedo and noticed he was doing 170 mph. He said it was so stable, it almost defied physics. This from a man with a LOT of seat time at the track, in a variety of cars, and on bikes. Not sure what your laws are in the US, but as the car is now older, it qualifies for entry into Canada, unaltered. If the same holds true for the US, buy a lotto ticket, I do see them come up for sale from time to time. Would be a nice addition to your garage, to keep your 944 company. ;-) Ed 300E 911SC On 12 December 2010 00:44, relng...@aol.com wrote: ...What was the saying about the old Porsche 959. The Porsche engineers see no reason to make it simple, when they can make it with 3 times the number of parts, and cost 10 times more, and do the same job... Well but, that was 1987 and what other cars could do 200mph then? Never certified here but the rest of the world bought them all. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 959
The 959 is real. As I understand the import rules were changed for low production cars or they were granted an exemption or somesuch a few years ago. Bruce Canepa in California has been federalizing 959s for some years now. http://www.canepa.com/ RLE ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
