The 959 Thread
Mar 17, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Here's a few of our 1988 959S...
And as seen in:
YouTube - Porsche Panamera TV Commercial (60 sec version)
And as seen in:
YouTube - Porsche Panamera TV Commercial (60 sec version)
Mar 17, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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Hey Bryan, do you know if that red 959 was ever in Boston? I saw a red 959 in a showroom in Boston back in 2006 I think. There can't be many of them in the US.
I remember that commercial too, that is fantastic!
Chris
I remember that commercial too, that is fantastic!
Chris
Mar 17, 2011 | 05:39 PM
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Hi Chris, the pics of the red 959S I posted is of our personal car and it's been here in California at our facility for many years...
The commercial shoot was a blast to be a part of...
Mar 17, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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Here's some pics of Ralph Lauren's 959 from when I lived in Boston:
Chris
Mar 17, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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I think there are only a few handfuls or less of the 959S "sport" trim models like ours left in the world... and many more of the non S "komfort" models... Approx 300 or so cars had been built at the end of original production in 1988...
I posted some other info about it during the filming of the commercial in '09 here: https://teamspeed.com/forums/porsche...rformance.html
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Mar 17, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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Mar 17, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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Mar 17, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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How do you tell the difference between a Sport and a Komfort model? One detail I have noticed is 2 different steering wheels used in the 959 models, is this one of the visual cues?
Here is another 959 that I have seen a few times in Michigan.
Chris
Here is another 959 that I have seen a few times in Michigan.
Chris
Mar 17, 2011 | 07:50 PM
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If you are ever in Costa Mesa, let me know and you can check out the car if you want...
Mar 17, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Many "Komfort" models had leather interior and no rollcage..... Our "Sport" model has cloth seats... driver side mirror only, harnesses and a factory rollcage... more info to come... have a good evening