Porsche 911 rally cars, preferably in rothmans livery, have been around since the 1984 dakar rally. Today we have a classic for you from the unofficial porsche vocabula. Paris dakar 1984 porsche 911 carrera 32 type 953 action. Dec 30, 2019 the 911 paris dakar aka 953 can also legitimately claim to be the first allwheel 911 courtesy of the awd system borrowed from the equally legendary 959. Porsche 911 dakar is real, build inspired by jacky ickx. The porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 parisdakar rally. For the record, this was one of the three cars entered, albeit with the example. Dec 17, 2018 ickx drove a mercedes gwagen in the 1983 paris dakar rally and had enjoyed himself immensely, so he approached porsche about entering their allwheeldrive 959 for the 1984 event. Jun 20, 2018 today we remember the 953 as the testbed for the legendary porsche 959, it would be the 959 that would race in the paris dakar in 1985, and a year later it would take a 12 finish. Before the 959 porsche dominated the dakar with the 953. After initial reluctance, porsche agreed to field a threecar team with rothmans sponsorship and ickx managing. Porsche 953 and walter rohrl unite at an alpine playground. Porsche revisits the 911s dirty side with rally history film autoblog. If youve ever wanted to know the full story of the 911, this is your book.
Surrounded on all sides by snowcapped peaks and pristine ice as far as the eye can see, the porsche museums 953. The ultimate development of that dream was the allwheel drive 959s for the paris dakar. Driver amy lerner poses with her 1982 porsche 911 in jeddah, saudi arabia. Jul 23, 2020 see, porsche settles for nothing but the victory and it was the case back in 1984, at the paris dakar rally. After porsche s surprise paris dakar win in 1984 with the 953, the company moved on from what was essentially a 911 carrera with the experimental allwheeldrive system to a. Although the 911 is built to offroad spec, the brief was to create an atmosphere that resembled.
Jan 15, 20 check out this 1984 porsche 911 carrera rally car we built with help from gsr autosports for the ebay built challenge. That is what the two professional porsche mechanics from berlin thought when the idea was born to get a off track off road porsche 911. Jan, 2021 while the 959 had allwheel drive, the 964s wheelspinsensing system was evolved from an earlier setup, that found in the speciallybuild 911 that won the 1984 paris dakar rally. The vendor will carry out a service before new owner takes delivery, and reports that the car also comes with lots of history, including its original. The porsche 911 gmodel 19731988page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this. Should it be a 1978 east african safari 911 or a 1984 paris dakar 911 953.
Nov 30, 2020 the first allwheel drive porsche 911 and winner of the 1984 paris dakar rally the popularity of those early rally cars has led to some companies offering safaristyle conversions for old 911s. Lego moc porsche 911 dakar 953 by besbas rebrickable. One of you needs to buy this parisdakar porsche 959. The vendor will carry out a service before new owner takes delivery, and reports that the car also comes with lots of history, including its original service book. To schedule driving experiences at pec atlanta or to book restaurant 356. This spurred the porsche team on to repeat that success. Before the 959 porsche dominated the dakar with the 953, the. Behold the porsche 959 family that dominated the dakar rally. Porsche 953 paris dakar 1984 n 175 143 spark s4881 selection. The author refers to the 1984 dakarwinning car as simplified 959, rather than as the fourwheeldrive. Five of the most famous porsche rally cars by porsche. Based on the 911 sc rs, but internally classified as the type 953, these cars were fitted with manually controlled fourwheel drive, and the standard 911 bodywork was modified with the substitution of aluminum doors, deck lids, and plexiglass for. Rene metgedominique lemoyne team dominated the event, taking a welldeserved victory.
Three cars finished the grueling event in 1984, and next year. As 1983 began to fade away, so did the sc designation on the porsche 911. Rather than using the twinturbo engine intended for the production 959 they used a version of the naturallyaspirated 3. The course was extended through ivory coast, guinea, sierra leone and mauritania. The author refers to the 1984 dakarwinning car as simplified 959, rather than as the fourwheeldrive 911 or type 953. Als besonderheit war erstmals ein allradantrieb in einen 911er eingebaut. Porsche 911 type 953 paris dakar 1984 n 175 143 spark s4881 selection rs collection miniature car mini 911 model reduced layout design porsche design. Surrounded from all sides with snowy peaks and flawless ice, the museums porsche 953 has found itself far from its natural habitat. Sep 17, 2018 for the 1985 paris dakar porsche built three special 959s but it proved to be more of a development year with the largely new cars that were still very much preproduction prototypes.
Recently they met on the ideal alpine playground for cars. He left porsche officially at the end of 2008, but our. Mar 08, 2021 for the first time, two porsche legends of the 1980s rally program, the porsche 911 carrera 3. It had 4 wheel drive a pre fourwheel drive system that was used on the 959. Two limitededition literary releases tell the tale of porsches 959 and 918. The 1984 parisdakar winning porsche 953 driven by rene metge and dominique lemoyne. Jan, 2021 the porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 paris dakar rally. The porsche 953 was a heavily modified 911sc, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 paris dakar rally. We wont spoil the top five rundown for you, so click play and enjoy. The sixth dakar rally went as planned, although the special stage in burkina faso was cancelled from niger due to trouble with border transit procedures. Jun 29, 2018 porsche entered the 959 in the dakar at the behest of driver jacky icxk, who ran the 1984 event in a 953, a heavily modified fourwheel drive 911 that was a predecessor of sorts to the 959. In the latest video from porsche, seventime pikes peak hill climb winner jeff zwart drives the porsche 953 that won the 1984 paris dakar. Remembering the triumph and tragedy of the 1986 parisdakar rally. Porsche 953 news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2019 the 1984 parisdakar winning porsche 953 driven by rene metge and dominique lemoyne.
Africa is nothing like a european rally where you have the road book and. As a special heritage addition, the hazard light switch was taken directly from the 1985 porsche 959 safari factory car driven by jacky ickx giving it a dash of paris dakar provenance. The 959 itself was inappropriate, so porsche took 911. The engine found in the 1984 porsche 911 was an overheadcam sixcylinder unit that offering 200 sae and 185 lbs. In its place was a new name, the carrera which had been used on various specials and racing porsche models from the early 1950s. So weissach took a series of 20 final production 3. The three 959s entered by the factory dominated the rally, and the final result was a 12 for porsche. The porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 paris dakar rally.
Two legends of porsches 1980s rally programme come together in the perfect alpine playground. Dec 23, 2020 a lifted porsche 911 wouldnt win the race in 2021, yet in 1984, thats exactly what happened thanks to rene metge, who was followed by teammate jacky ickx in sixth place. Sep 10, 2020 the 959 wasnt ready for production and homologation in time, though, and this left porsche with the paris dakar rally and the 953. Surrounded on all sides by snowcapped peaks and pristine ice as far as the eye can see, the porsche museums 953 is a long way from its natural habitat. The 1984 paris dakar winning porsche 953 driven by rene metge and dominique lemoyne. Porsche museum porsche takes on the greatest challenge. Bought in july 2019 took to a porsche mechanic and repaired motor, new gas tank, transmission, tires and brakes. Offroad 911 getyourclassic porsche 911 dakar safari. Jan 05, 2021 the porsche 953 was victorious in the 1984 paris dakar rally in the hands of rene metge and dominique lemoyne on its very first encounter. Limitededition books document porsche 959 and 918 supercars. Mini racing kit to mount 143 porsche 911 4x4 rothmans rally paris dakar 1984. Jacky ickx, who conquered the 1984 dakar rally in a similar vehicle. The new hardcover book, 111, porsche stories that you should know is filled with tales and historic photographs that reveal many fascinating aspects of this remarkable car, such as.
Under the rothmans banner, ickx fielded a porsche team of three cars at the 1984 paris dakar rally. It was a short lived model, as it was replaced in 1985 by the 959. The porsche 911 dakar was conceived after a german entrepreneur approached the tuner with a rather unusual request. Porsche takes on the greatest challenge in offroad racing and tackles the paris dakar rally for the first time in 1984. Get behind the wheel with video of famed driver jacky ickyx in the 1984 paris dakar winning porsche 953 the first 4x4, allwheeldrive from porsche. For many years, the eminence grise of porsche s competition department, but now in retirement, roland kussmaul seems busier than ever. The three porsche 911s were able to compete in of 21 special stages, showcasing their impressive speed.
The 953 you see here has been painstaking recreated with no livery to showcase the car itself. This porsche 911 4s by delta4x4 looks ready for dakar. Porsche 911 vespa p200e rallye paris dakar dr 650 rallye raid r80 old paris travel route rally car. The 1986 paris dakar rally brought victory back to stuttgart. By this time, porsche had introduced the new 911 carrera 3. Rally car offered alongside 959 prototype rm sothebys brings one of. Like the 911 which won paris dakar in 1984, a synthetic body made the vehicle considerably lighter. First place in dakar went to rene metge followed by jacky ickx a double victory for porsche. It finally became a 1984 paris dakar, with a little flair of the 1978 east african safari 911. Porsche exploited a loophole in the rules for the fia world rally. The dakar began in 1978 from paris to dakar, but due to security threats in mauritania, which led to the cancellation of the 2008 rally, the 2009 dakar rally was run in south america argentina and chile.
The ultimate development of that dream was the allwheel drive 959s for the paris dakar raid. Porsche sound nacht 2015 porsche 911 4x4 paris dakar 1984. The section on the parisdakar rally and rally raids is also fraught with minor factual errors. The porsche 953 ink print 1984 parisdakar rally winner.
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