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vaoms rr mar rem bu, rorcchc onh<br />
I developrd rhe 05r rillv rrid spe.iil ro bL<br />
I manhandl.d over rhe Inos',,e&h€,ous<br />
rhe only 9s9 rauy sh€llto €ler be sold by the<br />
I Alri..n r.ra,n h,n fl.n in rhe [rnwleds€<br />
factory is k.o.king our i few.orn€rins shots<br />
Fi6l rime throu8h hed6wdl6ar un.onvin.ins<br />
speed, l..din8 the lensman locondud. thar his<br />
thal6rnrrealmen.visdeliberatelywri(r€n I'horoshop skillswould befiesourceof lhe<br />
into irs 8€neli..od€, whit wejewilnesin8 a(ion lot lhis pankular shoo(. llow4er, on (h.<br />
appers.ompler€lrourras€ous Ri.hird Iurhill, rcond nur w heara f!€nzied yelt frcm b{hind<br />
whose iob it is to look alerand.hedh rhis, the a!s Rai dle drd a rurry ofwheehpin ln the<br />
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200 met€s he has (o tEvel ro rach rh€.om€( on<br />
which th€ shot willb€ taken theengine<br />
o€scndos rwk€ and rhenosebobs in r€coSnirion<br />
of two s€a'dans€s. w€ll into third s.d h€ theo<br />
sreeB th€ car viokndy aw.y liom rhe diKdon of<br />
rh€ tum, ba.ks otr $e throttle leavin8this unique<br />
piee of PoMh. histoiy vinrilly Fipendiolai ro<br />
the Eloii€d corM. popsthe bpsop.n wnh a<br />
biefslugftom rh.:l2-litE flit.six ind leaves
himelion the locktops a 8pod thiny fQl beforc<br />
I nftr iR olMtchins a kua@l€d<br />
sondinavian fli€k, the abtupt chante ofdircction,<br />
the aisp firci(le op€nings and delidous aSitation<br />
involwd in nakinE a or do emethinS il really<br />
shouldn'r But this is somaiint dE I halt blown<br />
sufilcienr hot aii op Firhadi backid€ in 1h6e<br />
paSes to nol wish lo ldbour rhe poi any funhet<br />
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but he is on fi€ u5q side.It s@m.ntirel) firing<br />
tlar this spedal (al is ddv€t by smone wirh lhe<br />
So howdid it.ome lo b€ h6eiWell, we donl<br />
know qadly: se that ir's wn€d by an<br />
AD€n(an enth$id and is rKkoned to be th€<br />
only959 Dabr3hellnot in fadory@neBhip. h<br />
b aho nol qun€ whar n appeau. You l€am<br />
someftins nd ery day, and roday's l€sron i5<br />
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lharin 1985, $eca^ that entered the laritDakar<br />
wei€ nor equipped wilh th€ 95t's 2.851i$etwin<br />
luibo flar'six b(ause il w6n r qlil€ <strong>read</strong>y<br />
lns<strong>read</strong> it used a re8llar l.2lnR nomally<br />
dpiBted motoi witb a maSnsiun @nkca* to<br />
shaw sne weidt.nd Rdu(ed comPRsion to<br />
pcpate il foi a diet oa oPeI Aft.an tu€l.11'€<br />
ch6sb $as ef€ctivrly. manually op€tated<br />
v€Nion of$e toad car's PSK (Cem.n acontm<br />
for PoFch€ conllol clukh) wirh rht abilityto<br />
aher the biqu. split frcnl to iear and the locLn8<br />
fadorofborh frcnt and r€ai diffeRntials. Ea.h is<br />
adiusled by a lar8e bakelite ktob, l€avin8 the<br />
c.bin lookin8 nore like fte Flyint Dutchman<br />
I have Dftr dri!€n a 9t9 befoE and haw a<br />
d<strong>read</strong>ful seos of forebodin8 in adr"n.€ of h<br />
ruilringour ro be a .omPIere shambl$ Somehw<br />
$r haw nana8ed lo conven€ rcid .nd Elly<br />
va'iant! if only it wd posible ro magk the L€<br />
Itans 961 - rheonly959 to hir the rn(k.wdd<br />
hft the complet€ olledon ()fall the can I fel<br />
I knM .ll abour wilhoul eve! havinS sat b€hind<br />
$€ wheel, this is lhe one As a rftnater I <strong>read</strong><br />
vin!.llyeryrcd print€d abolt ir and l€arned<br />
$at, as hras rhe 959 was concemed, yoLr dt'e in<br />
one oflwo canps. You eith{ consid.d n<br />
$ulle$ nqtioan F40, or lowd $e fad lhat<br />
6(h€r$an mak€ a tacinScrfor$e road,<br />
PoMhe had bken theoPPonuniry ro show us<br />
wb€r fie futurc lay. llsr N? should foB€l, th€<br />
Clnenl 99? Tu6o has a twin lutbGhatS€d ,la! slt<br />
with i!$ ond€r 500bhp. fte Ferai s99 CTB t<br />
spfcin.adon hd nolhinS to do with a $vin<br />
|(jlbo d v8 slott€d b€ts€€n driw and back axl€. I<br />
lolrd whar the r59 $md for<br />
I was and still an fakitaled by the srory of ils<br />
cnppli!8 de€lopm€tt cosrt of whar ea.h c.r<br />
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N€d lh€ compaiy at the €nd of lhe prccss<br />
(Rpuledly t390,000) .nd wby s l@ p@ple wer<br />
had the danrc to drik the spon model whose<br />
l(Mr nais, 515bhp 6nd Rprogrammed<br />
transmi$ion l@l n midty dop to the filo,br<br />
(hdlb and b€t/ond n for ourrish( sped, dockin8<br />
2lomph at Nardo ors l'm told, b6auf lve<br />
cenainly na€r drkn one oflh6€.<br />
Blr dShr now l'msitrinS in a silrri t59. hs<br />
odom€ft shM a lirleover 6000 ni16 aDd in<br />
cabir l@k and fRh shomon ftdh The<br />
b!€undy silvet combinadon rh.r look€d so<br />
hidous in the photos isn't anlrhirS lik€ 6s<br />
alaming in fien€sh P€ople sl.red th€orfor<br />
b€ingroo DUCh lik€ a 9ll inside bu ll@th€<br />
fa( riat only rhe tained er can spor the marry<br />
diffeel(es. Tle insrtumenr dusrerwith l4okm/h<br />
sp€edomes and qrp6urc monitoi lt€<br />
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2 85.lto nal*lr fi6rg6s a r-cmlhg rvlh w.Lr. wfi tourvalya<br />
lochrology and two tuftochar$r8 [ prcduc€G 450bhp<br />
added emR console wirh Nvo rcrary coturols for<br />
rhe danpeR and the transrnission To me it<br />
do6D1 ieel thai daied, and the sear h identicl to<br />
the heavily sid€-bolstered r€tsion nned to the<br />
lt87 Clubsport,<br />
'rh€ fiNi potential disappointn€nt b awid raj<br />
. l.ck oisrnidGline sp€ed So following Pjchad<br />
in the rally c l drolr fie 959 slNly ht an eas),<br />
car ro ddw, 1he €din8 is @rsisred and ibe<br />
coorolr ferl h e differcnt to $ose oia 964<br />
model Caftd, .li,trou8h I cn'l s€? why th€y<br />
chosr to uF a 928 steednt vheel, Another lu.rye<br />
pariry wilh lhe 911 Clubspon: peftaps lhey iust<br />
had a f€s bolloads lyinS areund.<br />
You can ke why sone @ntemporary tesk<br />
thoudr roNche had iaken a dangerous<br />
enSrneedry rcure wilh thk ca. h doan i drir<br />
like rhe superh€ated 9ll Tu6o d qp€ct. ft€<br />
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im wN ro showds t.dlrolory flen il thrt<br />
was achided at thcdpcnse ol lhedtiver's<br />
anusemenr - and rhe 959 do.s fe€laloof xs<br />
sleedng is li8hr ind lescommui(ativ€ th.r r<br />
996lurbot Ihe bskc ptdalfeels homndolsll<br />
ovd seno.d ind for soDtoD. wean.d on<br />
nrod{n rulbo innallations, rhere is lnlle rJlir\<br />
berwe.n thrcule inpur and i flkktrin8l)oo:r<br />
8a!Sc lhse is onlyon. orhr.if l\t drnln rhir<br />
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dnFrit. {hool of sNns dr d.ftlolrln.nt. ind<br />
thil wrs rh. (:irkNr SIl h tdJ PlQos.fLrlly sr<br />
out ro blur cotuNni.at,on b.tw{n dlilerand<br />
vchi.lt in rhe nime ofmdimrm, fatisue.irec<br />
sl)cd lh. ovetridinS imfRsion ofthose fi^t<br />
fr\! nriles in the t5, {as lhat il was lar nxtre<br />
onnonabl€. and nruch quid{th rhl<br />
r'quivilenl .ontdn Bniry (:.urcri<br />
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350bhp lhro0qh a na^ ca ly sh0n ral o d qearo0x<br />
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