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Porsche history project: Recomissioning a Paris-Dakar 959

By VM Staff - Feb 16, 2023, 10:19 AM ET

Porsche's 959 mastered the grueling Paris-Dakar desert rally from France to West Africa in 1986, finishing 1-2 in the 8700-mile endurance contest. Now the runnerup Jacky Ickx/Claude Brasseur machine—which finished right behind the identical 959 of winners René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne—is ready to be driven once again. A cmprehensive...

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