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I developrd rhe 05r r i l lv r r id spe. i i l ro bL

I manhandl.d over rhe Inos' , ,e&h€,ousI Alri..n r.ra,n h,n fl.n in rhe [rnwleds€

thal6rnrrealmen.visdel iberatelywri(r€ninto irs 8€neli..od€, whit wejewilnesin8appers.ompler€lrourras€ous Ri.hird Iurhill,whose iob it is to look alerand.hedh rhis,

rhe only 9s9 rauy sh€llto €ler be sold by thefactory is k.o.king our i few.orn€rins shots

Fi6l rime throu8h hed6wdl6ar un.onvin.insspeed, l..din8 the lensman locondud. thar hisI'horoshop skillswould befiesourceof lhea(ion lot lhis pankular shoo(. llow4er, on (h.rcond nur w heara f!€nzied yelt frcm b{hindthe a!s Rai dle drd a rurry ofwheehpin ln the

200 met€s he has (o tEvel ro rach rh€.om€( onwhich th€ shot willb€ taken theengineo€scndos rwk€ and rhenosebobs in r€coSnirionof two s€a'dans€s. w€ll into third s.d h€ theosreeB th€ car viokndy aw.y liom rhe diKdon ofrh€ tum, ba.ks otr $e throttle leavin8this uniquepiee of PoMh. histoiy vinrilly Fipendiolai rothe Eloii€d corM. popsthe bpsop.n wnh abiefslugftom rh.:l2-litE flit.six ind leaves

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himelion the locktops a 8pod thiny fQl beforc

I nftr iR olMtchins a kua@l€dsondinavian fli€k, the abtupt chante ofdircction,the aisp firci(le op€nings and delidous aSitationinvolwd in nakinE a or do emethinS il reallyshouldn'r But this is somaiint dE I halt blownsufilcienr hot aii op Firhadi backid€ in 1h6epaSes to nol wish lo ldbour rhe poi any funhet

but he is on fi€ u5q side.It s@m.ntirel) firingtlar this spedal (al is ddv€t by smone wirh lhe

So howdid it.ome lo b€ h6eiWell, we donlknow qadly: se that ir's wn€d by anAD€n(an enth$id and is rKkoned to be th€only959 Dabr3hellnot in fadory@neBhip. hb aho nol qun€ whar n appeau. You l€amsomeftins nd ery day, and roday's l€sron i5

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lharin 1985, $eca^ that entered the laritDakarwei€ nor equipped wilh th€ 95t's 2.851i$etwinluibo flar'six b(ause il w6n r qlil€ readylnsread it used a re8llar l.2lnR nomallydpiBted motoi witb a maSnsiun @nkca* toshaw sne weidt.nd Rdu(ed comPRsion topcpate il foi a diet oa oPeI Aft.an tu€l.11'€ch6sb $as ef€ctivrly. manually op€tatedv€Nion of$e toad car's PSK (Cem.n acontmfor PoFch€ conllol clukh) wirh rht abilitytoaher the biqu. split frcnl to iear and the locLn8fadorofborh frcnt and r€ai diffeRntials. Ea.h isadiusled by a lar8e bakelite ktob, l€avin8 thec.bin lookin8 nore like fte Flyint Dutchman

I have Dftr dri!€n a 9t9 befoE and haw adreadful seos of forebodin8 in adr"n.€ of hruilringour ro be a .omPIere shambl$ Somehw$r haw nana8ed lo conven€ rcid .nd Ellyva'iant! if only it wd posible ro magk the L€Itans 961 - rheonly959 to hir the rn(k.wddhft the complet€ olledon ()fall the can I felI knM .ll abour wilhoul eve! havinS sat b€hind$€ wheel, this is lhe one As a rftnater I readvin!.llyeryrcd print€d abolt ir and l€arned$at, as hras rhe 959 was concemed, yoLr dt'e inone oflwo canps. You eith{ consid.d n$ulle$ nqtioan F40, or lowd $e fad lhat6(h€r$an mak€ a tacinScrfor$e road,PoMhe had bken theoPPonuniry ro show uswb€r fie futurc lay. llsr N? should foB€l, th€Clnenl 99? Tu6o has a twin lutbGhatS€d ,la! sltwith i!$ ond€r 500bhp. fte Ferai s99 CTB tspfcin.adon hd nolhinS to do with a $vin|(jlbo d v8 slott€d b€ts€€n driw and back axl€. Ilolrd whar the r59 $md for

I was and still an fakitaled by the srory of ilscnppli!8 de€lopm€tt cosrt of whar ea.h c.r

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N€d lh€ compaiy at the €nd of lhe prccss(Rpuledly t390,000) .nd wby s l@ p@ple werhad the danrc to drik the spon model whosel(Mr nais, 515bhp 6nd Rprogrammedtransmi$ion l@l n midty dop to the filo,br(hdlb and b€t/ond n for ourrish( sped, dockin82lomph at Nardo ors l'm told, b6auf lvecenainly na€r drkn one oflh6€.

Blr dShr now l'msitrinS in a silrri t59. hsodom€ft shM a lirleover 6000 ni16 aDd incabir l@k and fRh shomon ftdh Theb!€undy silvet combinadon rh.r look€d sohidous in the photos isn't anlrhirS lik€ 6salaming in fien€sh P€ople sl.red th€orforb€ingroo DUCh lik€ a 9ll inside bu ll@th€fa( riat only rhe tained er can spor the marrydiffeel(es. Tle insrtumenr dusrerwith l4okm/hsp€edomes and qrp6urc monitoi lt€

2 85.lto nal*lr fi6rg6s a r-cmlhg rvlh w.Lr. wfi tour-valya lochrology and two tuftochar$r8 [ prcduc€G 450bhp

added emR console wirh Nvo rcrary coturols forrhe danpeR and the transrnission To me itdo6D1 ieel thai daied, and the sear h identicl tothe heavily sid€-bolstered r€tsion nned to thelt87 Clubsport,

'rh€ fiNi potential disappointn€nt b awid raj. l.ck oisrnidGline sp€ed So following Pjchadin the rally c l drolr fie 959 slNly ht an eas),car ro ddw, 1he €din8 is @rsisred and ibecoorolr ferl h e differcnt to $ose oia 964model Caftd, .li,trou8h I cn'l s€? why th€ychosr to uF a 928 steednt vheel, Another lu.ryepariry wilh lhe 911 Clubspon: peftaps lhey iusthad a f€s bolloads lyinS areund.

You can ke why sone @ntemporary teskthoudr roNche had iaken a dangerousenSrneedry rcure wilh thk ca. h doan i drirlike rhe superh€ated 9ll Tu6o

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was achided at thcdpcnse ol lhedtiver'sanusemenr - and rhe 959 do.s fe€laloof xs

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