It’s gotta be a real downer to absolutely destroy the beautiful car you’re looking to sell. It’s gotta be even stranger to check out the Mecum Auctions site and find a 1987 Porsche 959 Komfort with a shitload of front-end damage without a single mention as to, uh, why the hell the passenger side front wheel is missing.

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The great news is that it still runs. The bad news is that it’s probably not the kind of quality ride you’d expect from Porsche.

Road & Track dug into the mystery and reported that the poor car was just a victim of bad circumstances. The trailer hauling the 959 disconnected from the vehicle towing it and whacked into a tree. The Porsche just suffered the consequences of some bad connections.


But that doesn’t matter to a car fiend. You know there are plenty of people out there who are going to look at a beautiful 959 with a messed up front end and see potential. When it went up for auction, plenty of people got a little glimmer in their eye.

This bad boy ended up going for $467,500 on Friday at Pebble Beach, heavy damage and all. It is, after all, only one of 249 959 Komforts made. It’s worth a little investment to get you started.



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