One to Buy: 2 owner 17,500km 1987 Porsche 959 Komfort
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If it were possible to create a ranking for the costliest Group B programme undertaken by a manufacturer, that crown would also certainly fall to Porsche whose 959 incurred a monumental amount of expenditure.
Additionally, the German firm also got next to nothing out in terms of the 959’s intended use although off-the-wall outings in the 1985 and ‘86 Paris Dakar Rallies did yield a famous victory and a couple of invitational class showings at the 1986 and ‘87 Le Mans 24 Hours gave a taste of what might have been in terms of on-track performance.
However, this was soon forgotten as the 959’s vast development cost began to bite when poor trading conditions during the years that followed saw Porsche teeter on the edge of bankruptcy.
With those dark days long gone, the 959 is now regarded as a seminal creation in the history of super high end sports cars; its hitherto unseen combination of shattering performance, impressive refinement, state-of-art technology and day-to-day practicality really did put it in a class of one.
Today, a perfect example of the 959 as originally envisioned by Porsche is currently on offer with Girardo & Co. out of Monaco: chassis ‘900086’.
Reputedly the only 959 originally delivered to Austria, this October 1987 machine was configured in discrete Polar Silver Metallic with rarely seen monotone Metallic Grey leather upholstery, Sport seats, air-conditioning and a Blaupunkt audio system.
The matching numbers car was retained by its first owner for 25 years (until 2012) at which point it joined a significant Porsche collection in Germany where it has resided ever since and been maintained without regard to expense. It is being offered with a fully documented history having covered 17,500km from new.
