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Canepa and his 800-horsepower Porsche 959 SC 

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The Porsche 959 was the greatest supercar the world had seen when it was first put on sale in the mid-1980s. Yet here in America, it wasn't possible to buy one - at first. Enter Bruce Canepa.
With help from a friend, Canepa was able to purchase one and drive it in the states on a tourist Visa, and the rest is history. Following that fateful year, he embarked on a journey to federalize the 959 with customers including Bill Gates, and since then has worked tirelessly to make 959s legal here for whoever can purchase one - and also modify them to be the best that they can be.
In the video above, Canepa talks about what he did to bring the 959 onto our streets plus what he is currently doing to boost the power output while keeping them street legal. Watch what it's like to be the forerunner on the Porsche 959.
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@jamo5468
@jamo5468 3 года назад
The 959 was a dream when I was young and now in my mid fifties it’s still a dream Car.!!
@donjuan150
@donjuan150 2 года назад
I am 55 and just saw one at the Saratoga Automobile Museum....that dream has been reignited!
@scotty300z
@scotty300z 3 месяца назад
you should meet the owners
@sullyjag
@sullyjag 4 года назад
The 959 looks just as spectacular today as it did when I first saw pictures of one. Truly an incredible car.
@jacktripper9336
@jacktripper9336 3 года назад
This was my absolute dream car when I was a kid. It did 0-60 mph in 3.6 sec, stock...in 1986! A car ahead of it's time.
@primokona
@primokona Год назад
I remember when Bill Gates bought the 959 as his first super car back in the 80s and it made headlines because it cost $500,000...
@brarautorepairs
@brarautorepairs 3 года назад
When I was a child, I had a book about supercars of the day and they had the 959 as one of those cars. Pretty much have loved this car since.
@999NINE99
@999NINE99 3 года назад
These cars are one of the most visually harmonic ever designed. The functionality is also well balanced. It's a rare combination that Porsche has mastered many times.
@wprann
@wprann 4 года назад
One of the greatest cars ever built! My dream car!
@julianjh5526
@julianjh5526 2 года назад
I was lucky enough to manage Porsche Centre Reading in the UK. It was the only centre authorized to maintain the 959’s in the UK. I was very lucky to drive the car and it was incredible. The technology with the magnesium wheels and two stage twin turbo’s was so far ahead of its time. Still the most memorable car I have ever driven. We were also the centre for the Carrera GT which was yet another very special Porsche. We had a 550, 356, GT1, 962 and 917 in the showroom which were Porsche museum cars and leant by customers. Wonderful cars, wonderful company!
@theroteengineer8346
@theroteengineer8346 Год назад
When I was a young boy my mum stopped outside the Reading Porsche center so I could look through the gates. One of the employees saw this and gave us an invite to have a tour, the 959 was around then and I remember getting to look around it, even got that iconic poster with the red lines and the black pebbles. Thank you for giving a young lad some great motivation.
@jamesgarner4127
@jamesgarner4127 3 года назад
I remember when I was a kid and had a trapper keeper with a 959 on the front. I always dreamed of that car. So cool to see one in America.
@thomasr3805
@thomasr3805 3 года назад
I have a beat-up metallic blue hot wheels 959. Still sits on my shelf. Such a revolutionary automobile.
@basithph8958
@basithph8958 3 года назад
The 959 is my favorite Porsche I just love the looks and how advanced the car is
@jamescrozier2806
@jamescrozier2806 3 года назад
I grew up with Porsche’s as a kid. My dad had over a dozen 911’s. 930’s. I have a rsamerica that I will never sell. And when the conversation comes up as what would your dream car be if you had unlimited funds. The 959 will always be the car that is top on my list. Just something about that car for me that trumps pretty much anything ever made. I can’t explain it.
@ontarget4076
@ontarget4076 3 года назад
The original unmolested versions are gaining in value! Not many originals left! Thanks Bruce?
@DJBobbyChicago
@DJBobbyChicago 4 года назад
wow... these things are a dream come true. i think if i walked into that garage, i would faint lol I had a radio controlled 959 Rally Car as a kid and i took that thing everywhere. what a dream.
@Pstaines439
@Pstaines439 3 года назад
My love for the 959 just got bigger. Great work Bruce!
@brandons9138
@brandons9138 2 года назад
In two weeks I'm going to see his museum/showroom in Scott's Valley. I can't wait.
@runningdummy1
@runningdummy1 2 года назад
Here because of the VinWiki video. Such an awesome story. Thank you for sharing.
@markgreene7930
@markgreene7930 4 года назад
Having seen these in person, they are killer! Bravo Bruce Canepa, bravo!
@kenxiong6830
@kenxiong6830 3 года назад
Bruce Canepa is one of the greatest things to happen to Porsche in the US. Guy is a diehard Porsche guy
@coreydunn3038
@coreydunn3038 4 года назад
Stunning, positively stunning. Diligence in attention to detail wins again...
@vaughnandrako6862
@vaughnandrako6862 2 года назад
Bruce, I have watched this video more than a few times, your convincing passion ranks right with the 959's capabilities.
@donjuan150
@donjuan150 2 года назад
So well said....I just saw one in real life at the Saratoga Automobile Museum yesterday! It looks like a new car...it just looks so planted on the ground. A true automotive sculpture...
@sohchx
@sohchx 3 года назад
I still have my massive poster that was in my room as a kid from 1987 along with my 959 models, Matchbox, and Hotwheels LoL
@starflyr57
@starflyr57 3 года назад
I remember the car and driver issue"pulky porsches" that had the 959 and the 911.. I was 10.. jus lusted over the 959.. same today
@christianslupina6916
@christianslupina6916 9 месяцев назад
The Porsche 959 was intrduced in 1983, since 1950 the first Porsche with an all-wheel-drive. Only 300 had been produced until the late 80's. Beside the Ferarri F40 the first supersportscar ever built. Unique in history thus my favorite sportscar. A shame i can't afford it for at least 1.000.000 dollars.
@robertphillips3078
@robertphillips3078 2 года назад
❤ed the way u talked about ur 959 & all ur upgrades. Porsche Germany would be super proud of ur development work over the yrs . Xcellent 😀👏
@Nicrobeeld
@Nicrobeeld 4 года назад
Great video, thx!
@193322009
@193322009 Год назад
The 959 is like a beautiful woman. All the different parts are in perfect harmony. It'a an engineering symphony that still lets me enjoy the Porsche dna that I have today. I started with Porsches in SCCA roadracing, and years later ended with a RSK Spyder.
@yousefbhoyroo6960
@yousefbhoyroo6960 2 года назад
The master of engineering
@TheTkrum
@TheTkrum 3 года назад
Bruce, my dad has one of your older vettes If it could ever be done, contact Grant at Funco in the IE. Build a F9 Funco with a CGT power plant. Oh that sound. It would be amazing to use all that power on the sand. Said to be The world of Motorsports best kept secrets. Glamis sand dunes with a CGT powered Funco F9 🙌
@wafflesnfalafel1
@wafflesnfalafel1 3 года назад
man... I was a 959 kid. If I win the lottery I will give you a call.
@Fourthirteen82
@Fourthirteen82 3 месяца назад
I want nothing more in this world than a 959. Now that I know this exists, I especially want a 959sc.
@facetiousmonkey5322
@facetiousmonkey5322 3 года назад
Timeless
@skanda1832
@skanda1832 3 года назад
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you
@jmalenko
@jmalenko 3 года назад
Bruce Canepa; living the car guys’ dream.
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica 3 года назад
Agreed!
@franciscotorres3460
@franciscotorres3460 2 года назад
what good taste this man has!
@trance9158
@trance9158 2 года назад
Love these rare 959. Screw the F40 and Countach....Porsche excellence.
@johnmontag
@johnmontag 3 года назад
You guys need to do an indepth garage tour each week. You just do a short walk through now, but it could b so much better. You did an in-depth one for the Peterson, and it was great! You just need to do something similar, but half the time, each week. It would really help your YT channel 😎
@LatifTayour
@LatifTayour 3 года назад
Love it. Need to drive this one day.
@stingray120
@stingray120 12 дней назад
That 959 would look gorgeous on white wheels
@superchickensoup
@superchickensoup 3 года назад
I have to say, I never liked the 959, I was always a F40 guy and I still am, but if I had a choice now between the F40 and one of Brian's 959's I would take the 959 in a blink of a eye
@christinefury7839
@christinefury7839 2 года назад
One is has perfectly assessable performance for the owner as can be driven daily. The other is a racing car with a license plate and is only usable by professional racing drivers as it's too racy and edgy in its set up to be remotely accessible for your average owner. You know which is which. Here's the truth: While bona fide racing drivers love the F40 most of them will also admit that it's a challenge to drive fast and demands a lot from the driver, and also that it's basically a road legal race car which *shouldn't* be offered to people who lack the skills of racing drivers.
@kristene2372
@kristene2372 2 дня назад
​@@christinefury7839959 is faster
@jasonandrews457
@jasonandrews457 3 года назад
what a beautiful michine
@7spower998
@7spower998 3 года назад
2:55 Fixed brakes system not floating
@Tj930
@Tj930 3 года назад
Oh, I do love 959s
@jeffbecker8716
@jeffbecker8716 3 года назад
I wonder how many millions we're talking? ... and dreaming of hitting the lottery and getting on this list.
@sibunit38
@sibunit38 3 года назад
Wow, what hell🔝Beast of a machine and engineering point right on 🔝Notch level🖤 Much love for that dream car and huge congrats to the owner for having letting as see what he built & uses as it it’s meant to be 😃 👊🏼🤘🏼
@Terre328
@Terre328 4 года назад
I could watch 30 mins or more of bruce telling the 959 story. Hope to meet that guy someday.
@jdoesmath2065
@jdoesmath2065 11 месяцев назад
Just stop by his shop in Scotts Valley, CA. Better than even chance he'll be there. He's a cool guy.
@DuckWhale
@DuckWhale Год назад
Great video!
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica Год назад
Thanks for watching and supporting our channel!
@williamcafuski4060
@williamcafuski4060 3 года назад
WOW!!! What a car.....
@user-uz4wk3np1j
@user-uz4wk3np1j 2 года назад
Моя мечта!!!!
@markh3279
@markh3279 3 года назад
Beautiful
@larrybean379
@larrybean379 3 года назад
It's been said before. There is no substitute.
@hammmodjabeer7278
@hammmodjabeer7278 3 года назад
The best sport car in the world
@aspenyukon6845
@aspenyukon6845 2 года назад
11sec flat quarter mile is only about 550hp. Small T3 turbos are good for a max 300hp each so enough air for 600hp max.
@82_930
@82_930 2 года назад
@@thedynoshed4390 it’s legit. I watched one dyno, 807.4whp 760.9 Torque. Makes just over 830 at the crank. The sound is insane also, got to drive it and make some pulls in it a week later. From a roll it would put Tesla plaid to shame.
@82_930
@82_930 2 года назад
@@thedynoshed4390 I don’t know the manifold pressure they were running or the dyno, I do know they were running 93 octane and 2.6 bar of boost though, and about 8300rpm max.
@82_930
@82_930 2 года назад
@@thedynoshed4390 nope torque kept rising until 6700 rpm. But yes I think it was bored out to 3.6 liters. I don’t know everything they were running this took place 6 years ago. And no this AWD system is super efficient. They said 90 something percent of the engine power gets to the wheels
@82_930
@82_930 2 года назад
@@thedynoshed4390 Yeah I drove the 959 I was talking about 2 weeks after it ran on the dyno, they didn’t pick the car up from me for another 5 months. Dude said he’d take it back in a week. I took it to 4 car meets, decimated a 1000whp R35 from a 40 roll, and went to an abandoned runway with it. Hit 226mph. Best 5 months of my life. What motor you got in your S4? The inline 5 variants are stupid quick and if it is an inline 5 you probably need a new trannie if your gonna build it past 600whp
@82_930
@82_930 2 года назад
@@thedynoshed4390 ohh I don’t know the Porsche 928 variants, I thought you was talking about an Audi S4 😂
@petrolheads6328
@petrolheads6328 3 года назад
living the dream
@onkouth
@onkouth 3 года назад
What Canepa do with the 959 is incredible, I have watched so many videos of them developing and rebuilding them and I am a little torn between loving the upgrades and being someone who loves originality, I personally would prefer a totally original 959 sport but some of the cars they have built are amazing particularly the Irish Green car!
@boogboog8097
@boogboog8097 3 года назад
Amazing, living the dream...
@93455Driver
@93455Driver 4 года назад
Great video, good editing. Should have more views. Less music more engine noise please.
@lacoolhand1017
@lacoolhand1017 3 года назад
Epic car 😎
@thebentley71
@thebentley71 3 года назад
You need to put a titanium roll cage in it for safety & it will still be lightweight & strong. In another video you stated it's only a 2.8 liter. I'm sure you could bore & stroke the engine to at least a 4.0 liter flat 6.
@82_930
@82_930 2 года назад
No maximum 3.6 liters
@bernardthefourth
@bernardthefourth 10 месяцев назад
Beautiful car. 996 Turbo with a few mods is kind of the same thing but 12 years later.
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica 10 месяцев назад
👍
@neiltitmus9744
@neiltitmus9744 10 месяцев назад
Such a practical supercar
@despizedicon
@despizedicon Год назад
one of the dream car on my wall as a ki
@toniwonkanobi
@toniwonkanobi 4 года назад
Seems like a super nice guy. Great car too ;)
@joaoportesantava1412
@joaoportesantava1412 Год назад
It’s incredible the 959
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica Год назад
Agreed. Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.
@geemanbmw
@geemanbmw Год назад
Legendary
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica Год назад
Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe.
@alextaylor8776
@alextaylor8776 Год назад
Does anyone know if they remove the original hydraulic suspension system when they do the modifications? That was one of the coolest features on the 959.
@challacustica9049
@challacustica9049 Год назад
They upgraded them with more modernized versions
@Eltalstro
@Eltalstro 2 года назад
Wow!
@type1krush205
@type1krush205 3 года назад
ITS AN ALLTIME BEDROOM POSTER HALL OF FAMER
@joshfoley8862
@joshfoley8862 3 года назад
Are the new 18" wheels hollow spoked?
@michaelschneider-
@michaelschneider- Год назад
@Josh Foley .. Yes. . Hollow spoked as the original wheels.
@koollee
@koollee Год назад
So much better with taller wheels on this one, id go even a lil taller, and bet in would stretch the gears and speed even more. If i had it id spend a mil on this.. the SC only tho, not regular 959
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica Год назад
Glad you enjoyed the video.
@danielesalvati4332
@danielesalvati4332 11 месяцев назад
When iT came out I love it only I like .Acura nsx love it
@lwwells
@lwwells 3 года назад
I hate to say, I think it's too much power for me! If I could afford something this amazing, I'd prefer to have 650hp.
@jstoli996c4s
@jstoli996c4s Год назад
Agreed. It weighs only 3,000 pounds, so it’s still a missile even at that hp!
@lwwells
@lwwells Год назад
@@jstoli996c4s Absolutely weapon.
@yt0500323022
@yt0500323022 3 года назад
Amazing machine; but you’d have an uphill battle convincing me that it’s faster and more capable than a 991 GT2 RS.
@Archangel54
@Archangel54 3 года назад
A 959 updated w/ 800+ HP and it is hard to believe it is faster than the GT2 rs ??
@82_930
@82_930 2 года назад
Dude a 959’s AWD system gets 94 percent to the wheels when STOCK, it would probably destroy an R35 GTR with 400 more horsepower.
@jeffv103
@jeffv103 2 года назад
Bruce Canepa has raced and owns a 917, a pristine 935 and his own GT2RS. I've seen the work he's done on the 959SC. If Bruce says it's faster than his GT2RS trust the statement cuz it's true.
@gianniskrouskas8786
@gianniskrouskas8786 2 года назад
good
@PatreonPreviewsofVictorTanzig
@PatreonPreviewsofVictorTanzig 7 месяцев назад
Strip all the emissions crap off, straight pipe it, and remap it to run off 100 octane and it should pump out over 1000 horsepower
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica 7 месяцев назад
That would be wild!
@DonatasPetrus
@DonatasPetrus 3 года назад
Wow
@rsjones9303
@rsjones9303 Год назад
Amen🙌
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica Год назад
Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe!
@GarthLovesTRAVEL
@GarthLovesTRAVEL 4 года назад
💥💥💥💥💥🤙
@paulv22
@paulv22 Год назад
This is my lottery win car.
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica Год назад
Yes! Be sure to subscribe.
@daviejay5326
@daviejay5326 3 года назад
What the hell are we doing to do when automakers stop building gas cars
@commasNculture
@commasNculture 2 года назад
I want so bad
@MohammadHussainIRP
@MohammadHussainIRP Год назад
I need
@PorscheClubofAmerica
@PorscheClubofAmerica Год назад
We all do right?
@jon89tsupra
@jon89tsupra Год назад
The 959 wasn't ahead of the curve. It set the curbe.
@svens.5139
@svens.5139 2 года назад
Scalpel.
@jostrander71
@jostrander71 5 месяцев назад
11.0 with 800hp seems a little off
@crissignori7482
@crissignori7482 4 года назад
makes me love my 993 turbo even more
@johnmontag
@johnmontag 3 года назад
Too bad they cost a new 911 turbo every few years in upkeep
@clifflee5404
@clifflee5404 3 года назад
He's got a gt2rs yet he prefers the 959....awesome
@stevefowler2112
@stevefowler2112 3 года назад
Faster then a stock GT2 RS...that says quite a bit, I own a '19 GT2 RS WP/Mags car and it will scare you white if you ask her to dance.
@frznrrfan.frznrrfan102
@frznrrfan.frznrrfan102 3 года назад
The 959 has 120 more horse power and all wheel drive, plus he said the entire car has been updated to modern 2020 specs including the twin turbo chargers, wiring harness and all suspension components, you couldn't buy a better car from the factory, even if they still produced them. As with your car, you better have some idea of what your doing if you plan on dancing as you say, but I believe the 959 will be a little more forgiving and willing to educate you over time.
@keithwhittygmail
@keithwhittygmail Год назад
A Nissan GTR with Alpha 7 upgrade.for 30K will be faster.,.more room and less money. Why bother with some old platform that costs soooo much more to maintain and run. It's kinda like hoarding but you've got the space and money it doesn't look freaky and.wierd.
@jstoli996c4s
@jstoli996c4s Год назад
It still won’t be a 959.
@jammycathcart
@jammycathcart Год назад
£2 million car these days ,
@davejoe2592
@davejoe2592 2 года назад
Isn't it fun y how a guy so associated with the Porsche name, can't pronounce Porsche correctly?
@NoName-dn8nv
@NoName-dn8nv 3 года назад
the only thing wrong with the 959 is the steering wheel
@82_930
@82_930 2 года назад
Agreed
@datura_boof
@datura_boof 2 года назад
I guess he doesn't like the 944
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