SOLVED: si_959 - si_959-0.2_Porsche - 959 Cabriolet - 1988

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sichel

February 26, 2026, 01:51:09 PM
Who made this convertible? What was it built on? When was that?
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

sichel

#1
March 05, 2026, 05:53:20 AM
Which expert has the answer?
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

BERTRAND

#2
March 06, 2026, 04:13:22 AM
Porsche 959 convertible one off;  Its first owner was reportedly Jürgen Lassig, runner-up at Le Mans in 1987 and winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1995. He owned the car in 1988, before tragically being involved in a serious accident on the Autobahn that same year. He then sold the shell to the renowned Porsche driver and craftsman, Karl-Heinz Feustel, who spent 4,000 meticulous hours restoring it to running condition... and cutting off the roof to create a truly unique model.

sichel

#3
March 06, 2026, 03:46:24 PM
That's it!
Unfortunately, my source does not name the body builder who carried out this complex conversion. The client is said to have been Auto-Becker, Düsseldorf.
Thank you for your detailed description.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

grobmotorix

#5
March 10, 2026, 05:30:20 PM
Two different leaflets of this one-off 959 convertible with glued-on b/w photographies which I collected at the fair stand of Auto becker at the Frankfurt IAA fair back then

sichel

#6
March 10, 2026, 06:26:39 PM
Great! Thanks.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

Delorean

#7
March 10, 2026, 08:04:33 PM
But those are 2 different cars? The cars have different windscreens and different folding roofs ...

Wendax

#8
March 11, 2026, 03:58:24 AM
The brochure above talks about three variations: a hardtop coupe with sliding roof, a speedster and a convertible with an electric top. The brochure obviously shows the speedster version. Maybe interchangeable windscreens and roofs?  ;)
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