{"id":508552,"date":"2023-08-24T23:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T06:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=508552"},"modified":"2024-12-09T02:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T02:41:20","slug":"car-of-the-day-1985-porsche-959-paris-dakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/car-of-the-day-1985-porsche-959-paris-dakar\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Of The Day: 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The greatest version of the 959 is, and always will be, the\u00a0Rothman\u2019s liveried Paris-Dakar racing version<\/a>.\u00a0 Built in 1985 for three-time Dakar winner Ren\u00e9 Metge, this\u00a0959<\/a>\u00a0is just one of three cars produced by Porsche to take on the grueling Paris-Dakar rally that year.<\/p>\n

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The 1985 rally didn\u2019t go well for Porsche, unfortunately, as this very car retired early with an oil line failure, and the other two cars crashed. Many a lesson was learned, however, as Porsche took first, second, and sixth in the following year.<\/p>\n

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Porsche produced only seven examples of this race-prepped rally rocket. Five of those remain and it is believed that two or three reside in private collections. As a 1985 model, this car boasts a naturally aspirated 3.2-liter flat-6 out back.<\/p>\n

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Photo Source: RM Sotheby’s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n