Porsche’s 959 mastered the grueling Paris-Dakar desert rally from France to West Africa in 1986, finishing 1-2 in the 8,700-mile endurance contest. Now the runner-up Jacky Ickx/Claude Brasseur machine -- which finished right behind the identical 959 of winners Rene Metge and Dominique Lemoyne -- is ready to be driven...

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...