Porsche 911 "safari" conversions are rooted in a dirt-slinging rally
Upping its game, Porsche in 1971 entered the East African Safari Rally, considered the world's toughest, with a five-car team of 911 STRs. (Two were practice cars.) The 4000-mile multi-stage race took entrants over horrendous routes through Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Only one of the factory 911s finished, taking fifth.
You Can Own Ken Block's Porsche 911 Safari Rally Car
The 1978 Porsche 911 SC is still covered in the dirt from its participation in the 2022 East Africa Safari Classic Rally. The internet's favorite rally driver, Ken Block, split up with longtime ...
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2023 Porsche 911 Safari spy shots and video: High-riding sports car
Recall, the automaker launched the 911 SC Safari rally car in 1978. Porsche also built a trio of 911-based 953 rally cars which it entered in the Dakar Rally and eventually took home the victory.
Ken Block's Porsche 911 SC "Safari Rally" Car Is For Sale
This is the highly-customized Porsche 911 SC that was driven by Ken Block in the 2022 East Africa Safari Classic Rally. It was built by the globally renowned experts at Tuthill Porsche, and it's now being offered for sale online. It's important to note that even though this vehicle was built as a safari rally car it's 100% street legal ...
The Porsche history for such a Safari-style proposal is certainly there, since the automaker first built rally cars out of 911s back in the 1960s—lifted to take part in off-road races such as the Paris-Dakar in the 1970s and '80s. It would make sense to see such an addition to the Porsche lineup, especially after the "wagon" incarnation of ...
Porsche 911 SC "Safari Rally Car" ex. Ken Block
During the Goodwood Festival Of Speed I have filmed the Porsche 911 SC "Safari Rally Car". It was driven by Ken Block in the 2022 East Africa Safari Classic ...
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Porsche's first entry in the Safari Rally came in 1971, when it brought a multi-car team made up of 911 coupes in STR trim. The ST stood for a combination of the S drivetrain with the T trim level (which focused on weight reduction), and the R stood for rally.
996 and 997 Porsche 911 Safari Builds From Dakar Rally Land ...
Case in point with SafariProjek, which uses 996 and 997 iterations for its 911 Safari builds. Porsche's rally car efforts kicked off in the 1960s, featuring the air-cooled model that we now know as the 911 classic. By the 1980s, the German automaker, which was building the G-Series 911 at the time, converted this into the 953, an AWD race car ...
What Are Safari Porsche 911s And Where Did They Come From?
While Porsche was experiencing success on the racetrack with mid-engined cars like the 904, 906, and 917, the 911 steadily advanced in power and performance on the private market. By 1984, Porsche had taken the 911 into the G-Body era and decided to modify an impact-bumper 911 into a car that could compete in the Paris-Dakar Rally.
Porsche 911 Secrets: SC East African Safari Rally car
Despite being a tarmac legend, the Porsche 911 succeeded also in many off-road challenges. Learn more about the 911 SC "Safari", the first 911 to get an off-...
In the '70s, this nearly-stock Porsche 911 owned African rallies
In 1978, a basically stock Porsche 911 could enter the hardest, most grueling rally around, seriously damage its rear suspension, and still finish in second place. This is that car.
Tuthill Bespoke: Porsche 911 Safari Rally car for the road
The 911 is now equipped with a full rally-spec wiring harness, powering our high-intensity driving lights in the door mirrors and a colour-coded light pod on the bonnet. Also note the classic carbon-fibre rally roof vent, painted in body colour. Suspension is the best money can buy and identical to our Safari cars, as are the in-house Tuthill ...
Ken Block's 1978 Porsche 911 Safari is for sale
The 911 was built by Tuthill Porsche, which has been building 911 rally cars since 1992, according to the listing. The firm started by stripping an original late1970s/early 1980s-era 911 SC down ...
For Sale: Porsche 911 Safari Rally Car
It's a 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera MFI that was built to safari rally specification by the world renowned experts at Tuthill Porsche in Britain. The car has an extensive competition history, the pinnacle of which was an outright win in the East African Safari in 2017 in the hands of suitably named racing driver Ryan Champion.
Ruf Rodeo here to rival off-road-ready 911s
Ruf is the latest company to launch an off-road-ready sports car in the mold of the iconic Porsche 911 rally cars that competed in the East African Safari Rallies of the 1970s. However, unlike ...
Lupo Safari Porsche Boise, Idaho
Designed to turn your Porsche 911 into an unforgettable driver experience in the form of a rally car, the Lupo Safari Porsche build is one-of-a-kind. Whether you want to get your adrenaline running on a rally course, or take this rig camping the Lupo Safari Porsche opens up so many opportunities for these 911s.
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Tuthill Porsche rally cars have won all over the world, from The East African Safari Classic to British and European Historic Rally Championships. Our Porsche 997 R-GT rally car was the first 911 to compete in the FIA World Rally Championship for almost thirty years - and won the 2015 FIA R-GT Cup with François Delecour.
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Foreshadowed by a concept of the same name in 2020, the 2025 Ruf Rodeo is "the only off-road sports car with a carbon-monocoque platform." It capitalizes on Porsche's rich rally history and the current fascination with "safari" builds. As far as the off-road bits go, ride height has been increased to 9.5 inches, and the forged center ...
Is RUF's Safari-Style Off-Road Sports Car Better Than the Porsche 911
There's the 911 Dakar—and then there's this new RUF Rodeo, a truly exotic off-road sports car. Four years ago, the RUF Rodeo Concept gave us a glimpse of the brand's take on an off-road ...
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Porsche Celebrates 50 Years Of Turbocharging With Yet Another 911
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The first 911 to get a turbocharger was also a race car, the 1974 911 Carrera RSR 2.1 Turbo. That car made an incredible debut at Le Mans, racing to second overall with a production-based 911 chassis.
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A Porsche 911 driven by Romain Dumas became the highest earthbound vehicle ever when it reached the summit of Ojos del Salado - the tallest volcano in the world. The story behind this moment has never been fully told, until now; the culmination of over four years of effort, three attempts involving two cars - all with the aim of securing ...
Tuthill's GT One Is a Tribute to the Baddest 911 There Ever Was
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What you can see in Safari Park In the Safari Park unique animals from around the world are collected, which are listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation - more than 250 species of animals and birds. In the number of inhabitants of the safari park: kangaroo; hippos; monkey; hyena; camels; lemurs and other, no less amazing animals.
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Upping its game, Porsche in 1971 entered the East African Safari Rally, considered the world's toughest, with a five-car team of 911 STRs. (Two were practice cars.) The 4000-mile multi-stage race took entrants over horrendous routes through Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Only one of the factory 911s finished, taking fifth.
The 1978 Porsche 911 SC is still covered in the dirt from its participation in the 2022 East Africa Safari Classic Rally. The internet's favorite rally driver, Ken Block, split up with longtime ...
The Porsche 911 Dakar Harnesses Rally Spirit; The Safari 911 Is the Ultimate City Car; Driving the RUF CTR 'Yellow Bird' Emmet White. Associate Editor.
Recall, the automaker launched the 911 SC Safari rally car in 1978. Porsche also built a trio of 911-based 953 rally cars which it entered in the Dakar Rally and eventually took home the victory.
This is the highly-customized Porsche 911 SC that was driven by Ken Block in the 2022 East Africa Safari Classic Rally. It was built by the globally renowned experts at Tuthill Porsche, and it's now being offered for sale online. It's important to note that even though this vehicle was built as a safari rally car it's 100% street legal ...
The Porsche history for such a Safari-style proposal is certainly there, since the automaker first built rally cars out of 911s back in the 1960s—lifted to take part in off-road races such as the Paris-Dakar in the 1970s and '80s. It would make sense to see such an addition to the Porsche lineup, especially after the "wagon" incarnation of ...
During the Goodwood Festival Of Speed I have filmed the Porsche 911 SC "Safari Rally Car". It was driven by Ken Block in the 2022 East Africa Safari Classic ...
Porsche's first entry in the Safari Rally came in 1971, when it brought a multi-car team made up of 911 coupes in STR trim. The ST stood for a combination of the S drivetrain with the T trim level (which focused on weight reduction), and the R stood for rally.
Case in point with SafariProjek, which uses 996 and 997 iterations for its 911 Safari builds. Porsche's rally car efforts kicked off in the 1960s, featuring the air-cooled model that we now know as the 911 classic. By the 1980s, the German automaker, which was building the G-Series 911 at the time, converted this into the 953, an AWD race car ...
While Porsche was experiencing success on the racetrack with mid-engined cars like the 904, 906, and 917, the 911 steadily advanced in power and performance on the private market. By 1984, Porsche had taken the 911 into the G-Body era and decided to modify an impact-bumper 911 into a car that could compete in the Paris-Dakar Rally.
Despite being a tarmac legend, the Porsche 911 succeeded also in many off-road challenges. Learn more about the 911 SC "Safari", the first 911 to get an off-...
In 1978, a basically stock Porsche 911 could enter the hardest, most grueling rally around, seriously damage its rear suspension, and still finish in second place. This is that car.
The 911 is now equipped with a full rally-spec wiring harness, powering our high-intensity driving lights in the door mirrors and a colour-coded light pod on the bonnet. Also note the classic carbon-fibre rally roof vent, painted in body colour. Suspension is the best money can buy and identical to our Safari cars, as are the in-house Tuthill ...
The 911 was built by Tuthill Porsche, which has been building 911 rally cars since 1992, according to the listing. The firm started by stripping an original late1970s/early 1980s-era 911 SC down ...
It's a 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera MFI that was built to safari rally specification by the world renowned experts at Tuthill Porsche in Britain. The car has an extensive competition history, the pinnacle of which was an outright win in the East African Safari in 2017 in the hands of suitably named racing driver Ryan Champion.
Ruf is the latest company to launch an off-road-ready sports car in the mold of the iconic Porsche 911 rally cars that competed in the East African Safari Rallies of the 1970s. However, unlike ...
Designed to turn your Porsche 911 into an unforgettable driver experience in the form of a rally car, the Lupo Safari Porsche build is one-of-a-kind. Whether you want to get your adrenaline running on a rally course, or take this rig camping the Lupo Safari Porsche opens up so many opportunities for these 911s.
Tuthill Porsche rally cars have won all over the world, from The East African Safari Classic to British and European Historic Rally Championships. Our Porsche 997 R-GT rally car was the first 911 to compete in the FIA World Rally Championship for almost thirty years - and won the 2015 FIA R-GT Cup with François Delecour.
Everyone knows of the Porsche 959, but that car owes its existence to the 953, which pioneered its AWD system and raced to victory in the 1984 Paris-Dakar rally in a dominant display of Porsche's ...
The 911 has been a rally favorite for decades, so much so that Porsche built the 911 Dakar for off-pavement fun directly from the factory. But this is no Safari 911. But this is no Safari 911.
Foreshadowed by a concept of the same name in 2020, the 2025 Ruf Rodeo is "the only off-road sports car with a carbon-monocoque platform." It capitalizes on Porsche's rich rally history and the current fascination with "safari" builds. As far as the off-road bits go, ride height has been increased to 9.5 inches, and the forged center ...
There's the 911 Dakar—and then there's this new RUF Rodeo, a truly exotic off-road sports car. Four years ago, the RUF Rodeo Concept gave us a glimpse of the brand's take on an off-road ...
Old-car guys — the only people likely to remember that Porsche won the famed Paris-Dakar rally in 1984 in just such a 911 — were beyond covetous, envy writ large on faces that would normally ...
This Rally-Ready 996 Porsche 911 Is a Safari Build Done Right This Rally-Ready ... Porsche 911 Hybrid vs. Chevy Corvette E-Ray: Electrified Sports Cars Compared Porsche 911 Hybrid vs ...
Porsche first began turbocharging its racing cars with its all-conquering 917/10 and 917/30 Can Am monsters for the '71 and '72 seasons. The first 911 to get a turbocharger was also a race car ...
The first 911 to get a turbocharger was also a race car, the 1974 911 Carrera RSR 2.1 Turbo. That car made an incredible debut at Le Mans, racing to second overall with a production-based 911 chassis.
A Porsche 911 driven by Romain Dumas became the highest earthbound vehicle ever when it reached the summit of Ojos del Salado - the tallest volcano in the world. The story behind this moment has never been fully told, until now; the culmination of over four years of effort, three attempts involving two cars - all with the aim of securing ...
After causing quite a stir when photos of a 911 GT1-esque car arriving at LAX went around on social media, UK firm Tuthill Porsche has released the GT One. It's a tribute to the Porsche 911 GT1 ...
Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia Resides Here--InfoThe car was stolen and crashed in Russia. Donetsk, Donetska oblast, Ukraine Previous Owner--Gallery. Contributors Micoach. Edits & History. ... Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (964) 3 4 0 60% Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (964) 0 0 0 ...
What you can see in Safari Park In the Safari Park unique animals from around the world are collected, which are listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation - more than 250 species of animals and birds. In the number of inhabitants of the safari park: kangaroo; hippos; monkey; hyena; camels; lemurs and other, no less amazing animals.