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3.6/500 HP, 6-Speed, Ruf Package
Not much to see in the engine bay
Known as El Tiburon, this 1997 Porsche Turbo R coupe was the subject of a wide-ranging series of modifications by Ruf Automobile GmbH in Germany. The car was ordered from Porsche painted Glacier White with a Black interior, supple leather seat upholstery, aluminum and chrome interior package, aluminum and leather shifter and parking brake handles colored-crest wheel centers and Pirelli tires, self-dimming mirrors and rain sensor and a digital sound package with 6-disc remote CD changer. Photographs of the car show it at the Ruf factory, where the transformation to the famed Yellowbird configuration commenced. The flat-6 twin turbo engine is built to CTR (Group C, Turbo Ruf) specification, revised with air-cooled cylinders and heads and capable of producing a mind-numbing 500 HP. The extra power necessitated the use of the Ruf-designed 6-speed close ratio manual gearbox, which provides not only the strength to handle the output but higher flexibility in the choice of gear ratios. The car was also fitted with Ruf’s larger diameter disc brake conversion and finished off with the Road&Track-named Yellowbird paint and Ivory Ruf racing seats. Driven by no less an authority than Alois Ruf Jr himself, this Turbo R supercar shows just 19,600 actual miles and comes with the Ruf documentation.
Auction estimate: $300,000 - $350,000
Not much to see in the engine bay
Known as El Tiburon, this 1997 Porsche Turbo R coupe was the subject of a wide-ranging series of modifications by Ruf Automobile GmbH in Germany. The car was ordered from Porsche painted Glacier White with a Black interior, supple leather seat upholstery, aluminum and chrome interior package, aluminum and leather shifter and parking brake handles colored-crest wheel centers and Pirelli tires, self-dimming mirrors and rain sensor and a digital sound package with 6-disc remote CD changer. Photographs of the car show it at the Ruf factory, where the transformation to the famed Yellowbird configuration commenced. The flat-6 twin turbo engine is built to CTR (Group C, Turbo Ruf) specification, revised with air-cooled cylinders and heads and capable of producing a mind-numbing 500 HP. The extra power necessitated the use of the Ruf-designed 6-speed close ratio manual gearbox, which provides not only the strength to handle the output but higher flexibility in the choice of gear ratios. The car was also fitted with Ruf’s larger diameter disc brake conversion and finished off with the Road&Track-named Yellowbird paint and Ivory Ruf racing seats. Driven by no less an authority than Alois Ruf Jr himself, this Turbo R supercar shows just 19,600 actual miles and comes with the Ruf documentation.
Auction estimate: $300,000 - $350,000
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