There aren’t many Porsche enthusiasts who haven’t heard the name ‘Ruf’ – the small outfit from Pfaffenhausen that’s made an ordinately big impact on the history of the performance car. And no Ruf has done more to cement that legacy than the original CTR, once the fastest production car in the world.
Thirty-six years after first driving it, Jesse Crosse returns to the Bavarian town Ruf calls home to revisit the legend of ‘Yellowbird’. Drawing on his original, unpublished notes and photographs from 1989, Jesse shares a fresh interview with Alois Ruf – and a personal perspective on one of the most iconic 911s ever made.
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