It is not often that a pattern begins to form around a name as elusive asRUF, and yet, in recent weeks, duPont REGISTRY Live has done just that. The platform recently recorded the sale of a 2001 RUF RGT, one of 17 examples, which closed at $295,575 in late February.
Before that, a 1996 Porsche 911 RUF Turbo R, showing roughly 55,000 miles, sold for $337,050 back in January. Both those cars were factory-built RUFs with documented lineage and a defined place within the company’s production history; this latest example to be listed on dR Live is even rarer.
This is the RUF Ultimate based around the (Type 964) 1992 Porsche. People in Porsche circles recognize the RUF CTR Yellowbird. The car seen here is dubbed “Bluebird” and was completed in 2022. Originally commissioned by a close friend of Alois Ruf, it is one of just two ever built and is the only known RUF finished in a blue-on-blue configuration, a one-off paint to Sample exterior over a Nachtblau leather interior.
Handcrafted in Pfaffenhausen, in southern Germany, its mechanics mirror the original Ultimate prototype introduced in 2016. It retains identical engine and gearbox specifications. Power comes from a 3.6-liter twin-turbocharged, air-cooled flat-six that delivers 580 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque, and it pairs with a six-speed manual and Rear Wheel Drive.
This example uses a wide-body steel conversion, with carbon-fiber doors and a carbon-fiber hood. With a curb weight under 2,650 pounds, it can hit 62 mph in under three seconds and top 211 mph.
Showing just 3,032 original miles, the car carries a Porsche-sourced WP0 VIN. One explanation suggests it may have enabled the creation of a second Ultimate after the original prototype had already been positioned as a one-off. Click the link below to bid on this exquisite automobile and also find out the other possible reason.
