Ruf Ctr Yellow Bird

We nicknamed it yellow bird after the color and how it moved.

Ruf ctr yellow bird.

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. 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. 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.

Ruf brought its new model the ctr group c turbo ruf to volkswagen s test track at ehra lessien germany. The body is from a normal slim hipped 911 carrera 3 2. Yes it was a factory power kit version as far as i know only a handfull of this were delivered. The engine is too but ruf bored it out to 3 4 litres added twin turbochargers.

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. 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. In the end ruf built 29 yellow birds of which this is one. 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.

The ruf ctr yellow bird 87 is a road car produced by ruf based on the porsche 911 930.