This Sunday, the 10th of April, the folks in charge of Luftgekühlt will be running their third annual show at Modernica in Los Angeles, and this Safari 911 is scheduled to be something of the centerpiece if you will. Built in conjunction with what amounts to the entire Porsche building community, the car will be auctioned off at the show this …
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Porsches In The World Famous East African Safari Rally
Since the 1970's the World famous East African Safari Rally, deemed the toughest Rally in the World at the time, has seen a Porsche compete in one way shape or form, sometimes with factory support, but mostly without. The most famous Porsche "Safari" Rally driver of this era was Sobieslaw Zasada from Poland. He finished an incredible 2nd place …
Continue to the full articleBrilliant Footage Of Tuthill Porsche In The Car Killing East African Safari Classic Rally
For 18 months Tuthill Porsche prepared for the toughest rally in the world; the East African Safari Classic. Starting with a staggering lineup of 17 Porsche 911 rally cars the British firm attacked the race with a team led by two former World Rally champions (Björn Waldegård and Stig Blomqvist) and a team of over 120 people. For nine days they …
Continue to the full articleAre The Rumors That Porsche Plans To Build An Off-Road ‘Safari’ Version Of The 911 True?
Right around the Christmas holiday last week stories started popping up online about a 911 Safari concept. I don't know if it was the timing or the fact that the story seemed so far fetched, but it didn't get a lot of attention. According to Car and Driver, a magazine in Germany titled Motor Revue (a subsidiary of the much better known …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche 911’s Alter Ego – Rallying & Off-Roading
Rumors were flying over Christmas about Porsche showing a 911 'Safari' concept at the Beijing auto show in April. While we're skeptical about the possibility, we also think the video below, is an interesting coincidence. Watch as seven-time Pikes Peak Champion, Jeff Zwart, attacks Pikes Peak and then drives the Porsche Museum's Paris-Dakar …
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According to the description accompanying the video below, this is a nearly "bone-stock" Porsche 911 playing in the sand dunes of Ocotillo Wells, California. Porsche has produced some amazing purpose built 911s for rallying. This is not one of them! Kind of amazing when you see what it can do. If you can't see the video in your email simply …
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