Brand Details
About RUF
- Category
- Car
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Europe
- Founded
- 1939
- Founder
- Alois Ruf Sr.
- Headquarters
- Pfaffenhausen, Germany
- Format
- Transparent PNG
Shown for identification. RUF and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner.
Brand History
The RUF Story
RUF Automobile grew from a Bavarian garage founded by Alois Ruf Sr. in 1939, which under his son Alois Ruf Jr. became the most celebrated independent developer of Porsche-based cars. Recognized by German authorities as a manufacturer in its own right, RUF builds cars on its own chassis numbers, and its 1987 CTR "Yellowbird" was famously clocked as the world's fastest production car of its era. Later models like the CTR3 and the carbon-chassis CTR Anniversary continued the tradition.
Logo History
Evolution Of The RUF Logo
Model Evolution
RUF Through The Years
2 milestone models from 1987 to 2007.
1987Photo: Norbert Aepli, Switzerland (User:Noebu) · CC BY 4.0
2007Photo: Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England · CC BY 2.0
Current Lineup
RUF remains a family-run manufacturer in Pfaffenhausen, building limited-run sports cars and restoring classic models.
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