J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
5/4/25 8:25 a.m.
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This doesn’t look like your typical Porsche 959. That’s because Porsche racer and craftsman Karl Heinz Feustel decided to turn it into a Speedster, the only one of its kind.

Jürgen Lässig, who would go onto win the 1995 24 Hours of Daytona, bought the 959 new. Lässig w…

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Vince_D
Vince_D New Reader
5/5/25 12:00 p.m.

Wow. I was this many years old when I learned one of these actually exists. A convertible 959 was the unicorn I had in mind as my dream car in the late 80's/early 90s.  I remember seeing a few fakes--911 cabrios with replica 959 body kits--but I eventually came to believe that the real thing didn't actually exist.  I happily stand corrected. 

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
5/5/25 12:27 p.m.

In reply to Vince_D :

Similar to you, I was surprised to learn that this is the only 959 cabriolet.

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