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Old 05-01-2011, 01:53 PM  
Minte
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Encountered a rare beauty

I went to the first cars and coffee of the season and one of the guys showed up with this.
In over 20 years of owning Porsche's and attending more car shows than I can remember it's the first time I've ever seen one. A few years ago I drove to Chicago to see Michael Jordans and it turned out that he had picked it back up from service the day before.
This is a 959 and it's probably the most desirable Porsche ever built. Interesting story behind the 959.. Bill Gates bought one when they first came out. For 13 years it sat in customs in Seattle. After years of lobbying, he finally convinced Bill Clinton to set up the Show & Display law which allowed him to finally drive it here.

The local fellow that owns this 959 spent 6 months over the fall and winter traveling Europe to finally locate this car in Belgium. It is immaculate.

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