This 1981 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe is a RoW example that was sent to RUF of Pfaffenhausen, Germany, in 1991 to become one of approximately 25 customer-supplied Porsche chassis converted to CTR specification. The car was returned to RUF in 2013 for a refurbishment and was again refurbished by RUF in 2023 while under the ownership of a former Formula One team owner. Finished in Grand Prix White over widebody lightweight panels, the car is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3,367cc flat-six that is mated to a six-speed manual transaxle with a limited-slip differential. Additional features include an oil cooler, cross-drilled and ventilated disc brakes, staggered-width 17” RUF wheels with body-color centers, a fixed rear spoiler, an integrated roll cage, Recaro fixed-back bucket seats upholstered in black leather with Pepita cloth inserts, a manual boost controller, and a Webasto heater. This RUF CTR-specification Carrera was purchased by the selling dealer in September 2026 and is now offered in Costa Mesa, California, as part of the Iconic Collection from Private Collection Motors, with letters from RUF Automobile and the previous owner, specification sheets, an uninstalled Sabelt six-point harness, a tool kit, a maintenance booklet, a clean Carfax report, and a clean Montana title.

The CTR, or Group C Turbo RUF, was introduced in 1987 and soon earned acclaim after topping a field of contemporary supercars with a speed of 211 mph during Road & Track magazine’s top-speed shootout at Volkswagen’s test track in Ehra-Lessien, Germany. Carrying forward the “Yellow Bird” nickname given to the test car by journalists at the Road & Track event, the CTR made further waves in RUF’s 1989 promotional video “Faszination on the Nürburgring.”

Construction was based on Porsche’s 911 Carrera 3.2 chassis with reinforced and lightened bodywork as well as power from a bored-out, twin-turbocharged version of the Carrera’s 3.2-liter flat-six. In addition to 29 examples of the CTR built from bodies-in-white with RUF VINs, an additional 20-30 Porsche chassis are said to have been converted to CTR specification for customers.

Featuring a widebody configuration that was optional for the CTR, this example is said to be among the last Porsche chassis converted to CTR specification by RUF, to whom it returned in 2013 and again in 2023 for refurbishments. Lightweight panels include an aluminum hood, roof, and doors as well as CTR-specific fiberglass and Kevlar bumpers that include a front oil cooler opening flanked by brake-cooling inlets as well as wrap-around horizontal rear vents. The car is configured without a sunroof, and additional RUF touches include shaved drip rails and aero side mirrors.

RUF wheels measuring 17×8” up front and 17×10” at the rear feature Grand Prix White centers and bright lips and are wrapped in 225/45 and 255/40 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires. Stopping is handled by disc brakes with RUF-branded calipers and 330mm-diameter cross-drilled and ventilated rotors.

Trimmed to CTR lightweight specification, the cockpit houses a pair of Recaro fixed-back bucket seats upholstered in black leather with Pepita cloth inserts and white stitching, while the rear seats have been deleted. Additional features include an integrated roll cage with padded door bars, black-trimmed door panels with red pull straps, roll-up windows, color-matched carpeting with “CTR” script over the rear bulkhead, RUF logos embroidered on the headrests, shoulder belts, and a Blaupunkt push-button radio. The front compartment is trimmed in black carpeting and hosts a Webasto heater and a strut brace.

The RUF three-spoke steering wheel sits ahead of RUF-branded VDO instrumentation including a central 8k-rpm tachometer, a 350-km/h speedometer, and gauges monitoring fuel and oil levels, oil temperature, oil pressure, and boost. The six-digit odometer shows 55k kilometers (~34k miles), less than 300 of which are said to have been added since the 2023 refurbishment by RUF.

A manual boost control knob is situated centrally behind the seats.

The 3,367cc flat-six features twin turbochargers and intercoolers as well as uprated electronic fuel injection for a RUF-claimed output of 469 horsepower at 5,950 rpm and 408 lb-ft of torque at 5,100 rpm. An oil cooler is positioned at the front of the car.

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a RUF-developed six-speed manual transaxle that was fitted during the 2023 refurbishment and features a limited-slip differential.

A multipage specification list including CTR-specific equipment can be viewed in the photo gallery below along with a letter from the car’s previous owner outlining its history.

The Carfax report is free of accidents or other issues and lists two entries in 2024.