Porsche built the fourwheel drive 953 generation of 911 in 1984, which won the paris dakar race. A modern interpretation inspired by the infamous 1984 parisdakar 953, driven by no other than jacky ickx himself. Five of the most famous porsche rally cars by porsche. Learn more opens in a new window or tab any international. Porsche 911 dakar is real, build inspired by jacky ickx. I didnt know it actually had a new designation but it makes total sense since this was a prototype. Learn more opens in a new window or tab any international shipping and import charges are paid in part to pitney bowes inc. The examples used 959 running gear tuned for offroad abuse as well as naturally aspirated 911 carrera engines. Under the rothmans banner, ickx fielded a porsche team of three cars at the 1984 parisdakar rally. The team came back with a vengeance the following year and earned a. Porsche 911 parisalgerdakar rothmans rally tribute.
Based on the last all wheel drive, naturally aspirated 3. Fun in the corners, by the way, is guaranteed by both drive layouts. Porsche 911 dakar 953 in 1984 porsche entered three highly modified 911s in the parisdakar rally. The 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 paris dakar rally. The porsche 953, sometimes referred to as the porsche 911 rally or the porsche 911 4. Learn more opens in a new window or tab international shipping paid to pitney bowes inc. Porsche syberia rs upholds the long tradition of 911 as rally car.
The 959 supercar came after in 1985, with the 964 series bowing in 1989. Porsche 961 paris dakar rendered as the 911 rally car porsche never built. The first 911 to be equipped with 4wheel drive, the 953 pioneered the drivetrain for the iconic 959 supercar. Porsche 961 paris dakar rendered as the 911 rally car. Africa is nothing like a european rally where you have the road book and. Porsche eventually settled its account with the african continent in the paris dakar rally. As the predecessor of the victorious 959 paris dakar, the 953, as this car is also known, took part in the 1984 paris dakar rally. Porsche 953 and the 1984 paris dakar rally rennsport. Purposebuilt for the event, the dubbed 911 4x4 featured a nearstandard, reduced compression 3. Made by mitsuwa, the little porsche 956 and 962 models are more cartoonlike than a scale model depiction of the real thing, according to the listing. The author is authoritative on the subject, at least where it concerns the 50s, 60s and 70s. Dakar rallyraced porsche 959 heads to auction hemmings. Shown images are of much lower quality, due to resizing.
Porsche exploited a loophole in the rules for the fia world rally. She was built as a tribute to the winning porsche 953 raced from paris to dakar in 1984 piloted by rene metge and dominique lemoyne. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The porsche 953 ink print 1984 parisdakar rally winner. Porsche 911 paris dakar 1984 porsche 911 paris dakar 1984 download image. With the culmination of the rothmans porsche rally team at the end of 1986. Porsche 911 carrera s cabriolet porsche middle east. Porsche 911 dakar 953 in 1984 porsche entered three. Fresh from his 1983 dakar race victory belgian formula 1 driver jacky ickx was provided the now legendary porsche 953 a heavily modified variant of the 911, developed exclusively for the 1984 paris dakar rally.
For 911 fans its a question of faith, for tech lovers its an issue of performance. It was a short lived model, as it was replaced in 1985 by the 959. Before porsche s 959 supercar was announced for production at the 1985 international motor show in frankfurt, germany, it had already been tested in. Porsche turned its attention to endurance racing to show off the hightech supercar.
Rene metge and jacky ickx driving porsche at dakar rally porsche 911. The rally story is a fascinating overview of porsches rally history. In 1984, porsche entered three 953 cars in the race and won outright. Porsche 959 that raced from paris to dakar wins at sotheby. Built to win the 1984 paris dakar, which it did, the 953 introduced the fourwheeldrive system porsche would evolve for the 959 in 1985 and the 964series 911 in 1989, as well as the now. With all the rsrsr clones out on the market, dare to be different with a unique tribute to this important part of porsche. The 953 you see here has been painstaking recreated with no livery. Remember the time when a lifted 911 based, twin turbocharged, four wheeldrive car participated in a race called the paris to dakar rally. Watch jeff time attack pikes peak and then drive the porsche museums paris dakar winning type 953, the allwheeldrive 911 precursor to.
The 1984 911 scrs was a 4wheeldrive international group b homologation special scbased rally car an example won the car class on the 1984 parisdakar rally driven by rene metge and dominique lemoyne and again in 1986. In the latest video from porsche, seventime pikes peak hill climb winner jeff zwart drives the porsche 953 that won the 1984 paris dakar rally. Learn more opens in a new window or tab any international shipping. Rm sothebys has announced that the only works paris dakar porsche 959 rally car in private hands will be offered for sale in its porsche 70th anniversary sale at the porsche experience centre atlanta on october 27th. Porsche syberia rs upholds the long tradition of 911 as. Built to win the 1984 parisdakar, which it did, the 953 introduced the fourwheeldrive system porsche would evolve for the 959 in 1985 and the. In the latest video from porsche, seventime pikes peak hill climb winner jeff zwart drives the porsche 953 that won the 1984 parisdakar.
Porsche revisits the 911s dirty side with rally history film. The porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 paris dakar rally. Using a fourwheel drive system that was the precursor to the system used on the 959, the 953 was often referred to by some as the 911. Porsche revisits the 911s dirty side with rally history film autoblog. Here are 4 books and publications which can be used as a reference. These handmade rally cars can be thought of as a precursor of the groundshaking 959 of 1986.
The ultimate development of that dream was the allwheel drive 959s for the parisdakar raid. Get behind the wheel with video of famed driver jacky ickyx in the 1984 parisdakar winning porsche 953 the first 4x4, allwheeldrive from porsche. International shipping and import charges paid to pitney bowes inc. She is an absolutely stunning freshly completed porsche 911 paris, alger, dakar winning 953 off road rally tribute car that has been painstakingly built over last year. Vehicles free delivery possible on eligible purchases. The ultimate development of that dream was the allwheel drive 959s for the paris dakar raid. The porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 parisdakar rally. 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. The year was 1984 and the choice of weapon was a heavily modified allterrain porsche 959 built for the dakar rally. Porsche 911 1984 and 959 1986 dakar porsche panamera, porsche motorsport. To start out their top 5 list, porsche chose to highlight their 1984 paris dakar winning porsche 911.
The 1984 parisdakar winning porsche 953 driven by rene metge and dominique lemoyne. Check out this 1984 porsche 911 carrera rally car we built with help from gsr autosports for the ebay built challenge. Paris dakar 1984 scrs photos porsche 911 technical forum. One of only seven porsche 959 rally cars produced, its also one of only two in private ownership and is fitted with a correct type 95385 paris dakar engine. Back in 1984, the german automotive producer came up. Those who recognise the reardriven variant as being the one true 911 should consider that the allwheel drive setup goes back to the legendary paris dakar rally of 1984, when the porsche 953 based on the 911 wrote its own chapter in sport and engineering history. Porsche had already won the parisdakar rally in 1984 with a 911 rssc 4x4, and then won the 1986 event with the same driver, rene metge, in one of the two 959 models entered. In 1984, one even won the paris dakar rally in rothmans. Based on the 911 sc rs, but internally classified as the. By this time, porsche had introduced the new 911 carrera 3. Blueprints cars porsche porsche 911 parisdakar 1984. Before the 959 porsche dominated the dakar with the 953, the.
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