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Jose Altoveros / RM Sotheby's & # 39; s | 05 July 2018 10:10
The first time a Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar will be auctioned, never
For more than 70 years, Porsche has introduced many racing cars that will become brand icons. One of these race cars was the Porsche 959 from Paris-Dakar. For those who know their history of 959, Porsche 959 rally cars actually date production cars.
Originally destined for the Group B rally, the 959 became in 1985 a super road car. Unfortunately, he did not compete in Group B when the series was closed. Instead, Porsche sent it to Africa to participate in the Paris-Dakar Rally.
Today, one of the Porsche 959 that participated in the Paris-Dakar rally will be auctioned off. RM Sotheby's announcement that the very first Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar 1985 – chassis number 010015 – will be auctioned next October at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta.
This particular 959 with livery # 186 Rothman entered the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1985. It was driven by Dominique Lemoyne and René Metge, who won the Paris-Dakar in 1981, 1984, and later in 1986 with a 959. No. of chassis. 010015 was not able to complete the rally in 1985 due to a failure of the oil, which forced his retirement.
Although he was not able to complete the rally, he served as a bench. test at 959. The following year, Porsche would dominate entering three 959 and finish in 1st, 2nd and 6th overall.
Up to now, no other Paris-Dakar 959 has ever been auctioned. It's the first time that the iconic Porsche Rally car goes under the hammer. RM Sotheby's is expecting this 959 to reach around $ 3 to $ 3.4 million. If this is too expensive, another 959 is also at the same time, even though a 1985 road prototype.
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