1990 Ruf BTR III For Sale in Scotts Valley , 2146378147 Tweet

With the arrival of RUFs newest design, the BTR, RUF began gaining critical acclaim and a worldwide reputation as a highly regarded Porsche tuning house. Starting with humble beginnings as a small repair shop in Pfaffenhausen, Germany, Ruf Automobile GmbH transformed over the years into a manufacturing and tuning firm, creating excellent modified Porsches and eventually their own vehicles from the ground up. The BTR started at and was inspired by the FIAs Group B regulations, employing the 930 Turbo body and 935-sourced engine internals as a starting point, yielding a 375 horsepower and 190-mph sports car, tested against the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, and even the cars that RUF based theirs on, Porsche. While RUF did provide BTR upgrades to individuals with their own Porsche vehicles already, RUF had a special relationship with the Porsche factory that allowed them to do things a bit differently than many other companies. RUF was able to purchase bodies in white directly from Porsche, without a Porsche VIN. This allowed RUF to inscribe their own chassis number, starting in W09 and build their cars from the ground up. While the exact number of BTR examples produced is not known, it is estimated that there are less than 25 examples of BTR vehicles built on bespoke RUF chassis, during their entire production run from 1984 until 1993. This includes early iterations of the BTR, to the most advanced and powerful examples like this car, the BTR IIIs, making them exceptionally rare. Research from experts indicate that less than 10 Slantnose examples were built on a RUF W09 chassis. This 1990 RUF BTR III Slantnose was sold to the Canada RUF dealer in March of 1990 according to the cars certificate of origin. In addition to the rare body configuration that was often reserved for Porsches own Sonderwunsch (special wishes) department, which included the Porsche 935-esque Slantnose and Turbo S rear air ducts, the car was specd in the stunning Grand Prix white, matching white RUF wheels by Speedline, and a black leather interior. The BTR IIIs pice de rsistance of course is its 3.4L flat six, air-cooled engine developed by RUF producing 408 horsepower. A single K27 turbocharger builds boost, with power control being carried out by a Bosch DME Motronic engine derived from Porsches own legendary endurance racer, the Porsche 962. Press outlets in period noted that BTR III builds in this specification were capable of excess of 205 miles per hour. An exceptional engine requires an exceptional transmission, and RUFs own 6-speed manual transmission developed in-house provides plenty of gearing for maximum speeds. This BTR III also included the fitment of air conditioning, Recaro CSE seats, an Alpine sound system, power windows, 17-inch Speedline alloy wheels, sport mirrors, and a leather wrapped sports steering wheel along with bespoke instrumentation including a boost gauge. In September of 1993 the RUF BTR III was purchased from J.S. Automobiles and went to its first and only registered caretaker with 2,984 miles. This caretaker would keep the car in their possession for over 20 years, with documented maintenance since new ensuring the car was taken care of and was in optimal condition. Amassing