PORSCHE 959SC

Bruce is an unassuming man, roaming through the corridor of the Canepa showroom or upstairs museum. His short and stocky stature is accompanied by soft expressions and a welcoming demeanor. What you don’t often see as a spectator is the fiercely passionate expectations when it comes to work performed in the restoration side of the 65,000 square foot facility. I’ve been fortunate enough to work fairly closely with this world-class shop for the last decade, providing Ferrari parts, historical documentation and appraisals for his clients. But what I didn’t expect to get close to are the newest editions to the Canepa legacy, the 959SC’S.

Tucked away in the small Northern California town of Scotts Valley, you’ll find a massive and modern looking building, which to the common eye might look like your typical tech company’s office. But some of the best facilities in the world cannot be identified from the outside, and the same holds true here. Arriving early one morning to look at a car for a client, I stumbled across a white Porsche 959 with interior stripped down to almost nothing and the rear decklid removed. Bruce was hopping in the car, his own personal example, and ready to rip down the 5000 blocks of Scotts Valley Drive for a quality control check in the 959SC test mule. It honestly was an awe-inspiring moment which rang through my eardrums for the remainder of the day. This couldn’t be a stock and standard 959 restoration and I needed to investigate further. After a lengthy conversation with marketing