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# 959 Paris-Dakar works car

1985–1986 · Very rare · 6 built

![A Rothmans-liveried Porsche 959 climbing a rocky Paris-Dakar stage](https://hiconium.com/_derived/images/cars/porsche-959/art/rothmans-dakar-stage.jpg.w1920.q75.webp)

The execution

Six rally cars in RM’s programme account — three for 1985 and three for 1986. The first trio all retired; the turbo cars returned to finish first, second and sixth.

The 1986 specification carried double front dampers, all-terrain tyres, 290 mm ground clearance, a 330-litre fuel tank, a reinforced lightweight structure and a variable electro-hydraulic centre differential. The $5.945M public sale belongs to the restored 1985 #186, not the 1986 winner.

On the record

- Three 1985 cars, three 1986 cars in RM’s programme account
- 1985: all three retired
- 1986: 1st, 2nd and 6th
- 290 mm clearance · 330 L fuel tank

As separated

Years 1985–1986

Built 6

Engine 959 turbo · 400 PS rally tune

Power 400 PS

Against the Komfort

Years 1985–1986 · Komfort 1987–1988 · 1992–1993

Built 6 · Komfort 207

Engine 959 turbo · 400 PS rally tune · Komfort 2'849 cc sequential-twin-turbo flat-six

Power 400 PS · Komfort 450 PS

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