Last year porsche tuner ruf showed us the modern reincarnation of its famous 1987 ctr yellowbird.
Ruf yellow bird.
Tell me the story of how you first came upon the ruf yellowbird.
The ruf ctr group c turbo ruf also known as the ctr yellowbird or simply yellowbird was a limited production high performance sports car manufactured by german automobile manufacturer ruf automobile introduced for the 1987 model year and based on the porsche 911 the ctr featured an enlarged and highly tuned version of porsche s 3 2 litre flat six cylinder engine lightened body panels.
Ruf brought its new model the ctr group c turbo ruf to volkswagen s test track at ehra lessien germany.
We nicknamed it yellow bird after the color and how it moved.
It is said to be offered by the original owner and to have been the only one created for importation into the usa.
There a rather ordinary looking 911 except for its yellow paint murdered all comers.
Now for this year s posh californian car garden party the quail both new and old yellowbirds.
A weight to power ratio of only 3 46 lbs per horsepower a first ever rear wheel drive bespoke carbon fiber monocoque chassis and an incredibly powerful engine are only some of the ingredients that make the latest ctr such a compelling work of automotive art.
1989 ruf porsche ctr yellowbird this 1989 porsche is claimed by the seller to be one of the original 28 ruf yellowbird ctr s produced and one of only 6 lightweights holding vin 9111111097.
Ruf tooled up for production the world beat a path to his dyno room and the bird became one of the most beloved european cars in.
The body is from a normal slim hipped 911 carrera 3 2.
Entering its fourth generation the latest high performance ruf supercar pays homage to the 1987 ctr yellow bird in both form and function.
The engine is too but ruf bored it out to 3 4 litres added twin turbochargers.