Only 337 Porsche 959s rolled off the production line between 1987 and 1993, the then new price of DM 431,550 (AU$325,000) less than half of what it cost Porsche to build each car. Yes, that’s right, Porsche lost money for every 959 sold. But what it lost in deutsche marks, it made up for with a phenomenal display of technology that left its rivals reeling.