A Porsche 959 with an attention-grabbing historical past is developing for public sale.

Broad Arrow Auctions plans to supply this 1988 instance of the Porsche supercar at its sale working March 1-2 and coinciding with the 2024 Amelia Island Concours d’Magnificence.

In line with the itemizing, the all-wheel-drive 959 was initially bought by Nissan for use as a benchmark car throughout improvement of the R32-generation Skyline GT-R, a typical follow within the business.

Nissan allegedly tried to buy a 959 immediately by way of Porsche however was knocked again, so as an alternative the automaker bought the automotive by means of Belgian dealership D’Ieteren Brothers after the automotive was first registered with a Belgian nationwide. The automotive initially left the manufacturing facility as a 959 Komfort completed in Polar Silver.

1988 Porsche 959 SC – Picture credit score: Broad Arrow Auctions

After Nissan was completed with the automotive, it was allegedly offered to one of many engineers engaged on the R32 GT-R. The engineer held onto the automotive for a lot of years, although by no means drove it.

The engineer in the end offered the automotive to a resident within the U.S. and its most up-to-date proprietor in 2019 had the automotive submitted for conversion to SC specification by the 959 consultants at Scotts Valley, California-based Canepa. In line with the itemizing, the automotive had simply 1,400 kilometers (roughly 870 miles) on its odometer on the time it was acquired by Canepa.

Canepa’s SC conversion isn’t any easy restomod. The entire course of for this automotive took 4 years at a price of $950,000, based on the itemizing. Canepa plans to supply the SC conversion for 50 vehicles solely, and accepts solely low-mileage, extremely authentic 959s for the job. The vehicles are fully stripped of each panel and system, right down to the final part half. The whole lot is then restored or upgraded.

1988 Porsche 959 SC – Picture credit score: Broad Arrow Auctions

The proprietor who commissioned the SC conversion for this 959 selected an Oak Inexperienced exterior together with an inside trimmed in tobacco brown leather-based.

Like all 959s, the automotive is powered by twin-turbocharged 2.8-liter flat-6 engine mated to a 6-speed guide transmission. A part of the SC conversion sees energy output dialed to over 800 hp by way of Canepa’s Stage III improve package deal. The brand new output is near double the inventory 959’s 444 hp.

The pre-auction estimate for the automotive is between $3.25 million and $3.75 million.