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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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Sweeeeetttttttt!!!








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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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Any idea who's car that is? I noticed that these are Fickr images but with no details. Anyhow, an interesting license plate.

The 959, for its time frame, was arguably one of the greatest Porsches ever built. Some magazines still use it as a classic benchmark.....though, of course, technology today is far superior.

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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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Beautiful car...

What is it in for... its 5k mile service..??.

Has that thing even been driven since the 80's?
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Damn barely been driven. Great shape, I just could never get excited about this car.
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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How old is this car?
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 08:30 PM
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Och likely 25 or so years old......amazing condition...

Mike not sure....I'll try to find out

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Mike its in Dallas at Boardwalk Porsche

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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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This is by far my favorite Porsche ever, I drove one one time........

....In Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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Bleh, I think this was one of Porsche's worst designs. Looks like a pregnant bee or a bloated Revell 1/25 scale model.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 06:39 AM
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This was the car that got me interested in sports cars as a kid. Still looks lovely for its age. Looking at it now, makes me wonder if Honda drew some inspiration from it for the NSX's rear end.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 06:52 AM
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All I know its a Saudi license plate.

Plus will only 337 produced. It shouldn't be that hard to track down the owner.

Plus how many people in Saudi Arabia have money? Just found a link saying back in 1999... there was about 120,000 people in S.A that were worth over a $1 mil.

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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 06:56 AM
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Dam sexy

Amazing car for its time and I have nothing but fond memories of reading and dreaming about this car in the mid 80s.

Even today that is one proper ride right there thanks so much for sharing!

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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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Pics on the lift would be cool.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by GFerg
Great shape, I just could never get excited about this car.
Yeah, I'm the same way.

5K service? It seems the driver may have missed the 5K Miles OR 6 months
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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Where I'm going, I need AWD, so give me this Porsche 959.

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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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I remember seeing one on the dealer showroom floor in Highland Park, IL back in the day. I knew then they weren't technically street legalized so I didn't know the whole story of why/how it was there. It was cool as hell to see close up though.

I remember looking under the car and noticing most of it was sealed - probably for aerodynamics or something.
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