In today’s world, there aren’t too many manufacturers who see the value in building true race ready versions of their road cars. True, Dodge keeps on track with toys like the Challenger Super Stock and Ford has it’s FR500S, but there aren’t too many others. Beyond Porsche that is.

Porsche’s reputation has had a rock solid base in racing throughout the company’s history. There has almost always been full on race cars from the Porsche stable that are based on production cars and are available to the sporting consumer.

The latest in this line is the newest 911 variant: the GT3 Cup S. Based on the road going GT3 RS, the Cup S is a 3.6 liter, 440 horsepower race only car. If you have a spare 250,000 Euros lying around, you too can enter the Super Cup or Carrera Cup.

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I’ve been wondering when we were going to hear more news about the progress of Number 27, the Ranta Porsche 901 that is currently being restored in Pfaffenhausen by the Ruf team. The original plan had been to have the car finished some time this summer. It looks like that probably won’t happen, but it’s nice to see that things are progressing well.

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The cars of the Ruf team are some of the fastest and most exotic of the world’s supercars. They are also the most reliable, which endears them to serious enthusiasts all over. Now, from the Ruf stable comes the CTR3. Originally thought by many to be based on the Cayman S, the car is actually based on a 911 with new Ruf built carbon fibre and aluminum structure. One thing is for certain. This beast is fast! With a 0-100 k time of 3.2 seconds and a 235 mph top speed, this will be the vehicle of choice for a few lucky Gumballers and Bullrunners for sure.

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We got a nice surprise in the inbox yesterday, sent from Herr Ruf. Our old friend #27 is safe and sound in the Ruf facility, awaiting the beginning of a full restoration. In each of the shots, the car is posing with Alois Ruf on the right. On the left is Hans. He has 34 years of working on Ruf cars under his belt and is the guy who restored Ruf’s other 901, #37. This guy is the real deal, and will begin work on #27 soon.

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It’s that special time of year when fantasies sometimes come true. Over in the Jalopnik Garage, Robert Farago is sharing his fantasy with all ye faithful readers. Before you start getting all dirty, this is porn of the automotive nature. Over the next weeks, Farago will post a new addition to the Fantasy Garage every Friday and he’s looking for your help. Readers will get to vote each week’s choice in or out.
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Our coverage of Number 27’s voyage back to zee motherland continues with these pics of the Porsche 901 at it’s temporary stopover point in rural Quebec. After leaving the Ranta garage, the car survived it’s trip and finished up in style with a more than worthy stablemate. It is currently sharing garage space with a Ruf Turbo.

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Today was a bittersweet day. Number 27 left the Ranta household after living there for the last 43 years. It has begun it’s journey back to Germany, where it will be lovingly restored by the crew at Ruf Automobile in Pfaffenhausen under the watchful eye of Alois Ruf. Following it’s resto, the car will tour Europe as it did in the sixties and then finish up in the Ruf Porsche Museum.

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Test mule is a good name for this one, because this thing looks like the back end of a donkey! The Panamera is the much anticipated GT from Porsche and this mule does seem to have a few traditional Porsche styling cues. It looks sorta like a 911 that’s been cut in half & had an IS300 center section grafted in place.

I wouldn’t be too surprised if we see another style of 4 door 911 from our fave Porsche tuner soon. I’m sure it would be more attractive.

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A couple of weeks ago at the Quail Lodge Motorsports Gathering, Porsche super tuner Ruf released their newest creation, the RK Coupe. Based on the Porsche Cayman, the RK Coupe blends the power and reliability that Ruf cars are known for with some Italian styling from StudioTorino.

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The green monster. German super tuner Ruf has released their newest 911, the R Kompressor. The 3.8 liter flat six sports a supercharger, twin intercoolers and a new intake manifold. These upgrades, along with a modded computer and high flow cats brings power output to over 400 hp with 347 lb of torque just waiting to turn those expensive Z rated tires to blue smoke. The car receives bigger brakes and a smokin body kit.

Things have been so busy here in The Garage that the guys at Jalopnik beat me to the punch on this one.

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