We nicknamed it yellow bird after the color and how it moved.
Ruf ctr yellow bird.
The ruf ctr also known as the ctr yellowbird or simply yellowbird was a limited production high performance sports car manufactured by german automobile manufacturer ruf automobile.
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.
In the end ruf built 29 yellow birds of which this is one.
There a rather ordinary looking 911 except for its yellow paint murdered all comers.
The ruf ctr yellow bird 87 is a road car produced by ruf based on the porsche 911 930.
The ruf ctr yellow bird certainly presents a compelling case against singer and gunther works creations not necessarily as something better but rather something different with a history all its.
The body is from a normal slim hipped 911 carrera 3 2.
A spec and gran turismo sport.
The engine is too but ruf bored it out to 3 4 litres added twin turbochargers.
It is said to be offered by the original owner and to have been the only one created for importation into the usa.
And during the tests they come to the point that the ruf ctr yellow bird had much more than the claimed power they belived north of 500hp.
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 an integrated roll cage upgraded suspension and braking systems a custom designed transmission and several unique trim pie.
Yes it was a factory power kit version as far as i know only a handfull of this were delivered.