Join now and share your passion with thousands of other 911 enthusiasts. In 1984, porsche entered several 911 carrera 4x4, which were development cars for 959s 4wd system, although without the variable torque split function. Porsche 911 coupe 911 series s technical specs, dimensions. Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 dealers and find the perfect car. It provides an indepth look at all the 911 versions including the turbos, gt cars, and the limitedproduction specials that have collectively forged the 911 legend over the past 50. That didnt stop the 959 from triumphing at the parisdakar rally in 1986 with rene metge and dominique lemoyne, two years after the duo had scored their first dakar win in the fourwheel drive porsche 953 a rally raidspecification 911.
In the latest video from porsche, seventime pikes peak hill climb winner jeff zwart drives the porsche 953 that won the 1984 parisdakar rally. The section on the paris dakar rally and rally raids is also fraught with minor factual errors. Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3. Restoration file with photos present service book present and fully stamped to date last service in 2015 at 123000 kms unrestored under. Back in 1984, the german automotive producer came up with the 953, which was.
Named for the companys original project number, the 911 can be found in many forms today. All models are fully described and illustrated providing a definitive production history plus an accurate guide to original specs and equipment. Porsche 961 paris dakar rendered as the 911 rally car porsche. The author refers to the 1984 dakar winning car as simplified 959, rather than as the fourwheeldrive 911 or type 953. It is sometimes referred to as the 911 4x4, as it used the developmental, manually controlled fourwheel drive system that was intended to be used on the 959. This beautiful carrera targa comes with all books,records,tools,and a clean carfax. Nov 28, 2012 by john glynn classic porsche blog, porsche people, race and rally november 28, 2012 porsche 911 dakar rally with rene metge tuthill porsche safari contender, franz wunderlich, will follow in the tyre tracks of the original parisdakar rally when he takes part in the sonangol africa eco race, which kicks off over christmas. 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.
The work is a yearbyyear overview of the complete porsche 911 production. The porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 parisdakar rally. It has a small introduction to the world of porsche at the begging but its mainly about 911. The porsche 911 has been one of the most popular sports cars in the world since it was first introduced by porsche ag in 1963. As with the 356 before it, the 911 was and is defined by continual performance innovations punctuated with the occasional styling update. Rizzardi decided it was time to put a porsche back in the desert. From the first 911 of 1964 to todays technologically advanced, classleading sports car, porsche 911 red book offers all the data and detail desired by 911 fans. In the 2000s it was campaigned in vintage racing events at le mans, nurburgring, and spa, among other european tracks. The porsche 953 ink print 1984 parisdakar rally winner. Rene metge and dominique lemoyne won the car class with a porsche 953, which was often called the 911 scrs 4x4, and gaston rahier won the motorcycles class. Porsche 953 news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2019. Our search technology instantly finds porsche 911 for sale from our database of thousands of luxury and exotic cars. Porsche 911 dakar is real, build inspired by jacky ickxs paris. Article by damon lowney photos courtesy porsche excepot where noted.
Leffingwell is the author of numerous books, and many of them are on the subject porsche. Compare prices of all porsche 911 s sold on carsguide over the last 6 months. Porsche 911 dakar is real, build inspired by jacky ickxs parisdakar 953. Released in 1964, the 911 was conceived as a larger, more powerful, more comfortable evolution of the 356. Porsches greatest motorsport era 276 into the desert. Back in 1984, the german automotive producer came up with the 953, which was built to bring the paris dakar trophy to the. Introduced to the public in the fall of 1963, the porsche 911 is known for featuring a rearengine design. Jamesedition makes it easy to find porsche 911 cars youre looking for, we feature porsche 911 for sale by dealerships around the world. 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. Those who recognise the reardriven variant as being the one true 911 should consider that the allwheel drive setup goes back to the legendary parisdakar rally of 1984, when the porsche 953 based on the 911 wrote its own chapter in sport and engineering history.
Tamiya 58059 porsche 959 paris dakar winner duration. Ernst piech being ferdinand porsches soninlaw and they kept 50% of the shares for themselves. A year later, porsche introduced its secondgeneration carrera which was its first model to utilize the tiptronic transmission both manual and automatic. Equipping your porsche 911 with the right part at the right price is what were all about. The porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 paris dakar rally. A must have ebook for any porsche fanatic, this ebook is a reference book for porsche enthusiasts.
Feb 23, 2018 for instance, the 80s were the golden era of porsche rally efforts. Porsche 911 coupe from 1984 specs, dimensions, facts. Porsche sold the scrs in 255bhp street form and as a 280bhp rally car inspired by the gruelling parisdakar enduro that porsche had begun contesting. 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. Paris originally started life as a 1980 911 sc in excellent condition with zero rust.
However, both enthusiasts and porsche still refer to the models as 911. We have knowledge of oem and aftermarket parts and much more to keep your car operating at a top level. Porsche 911 1984 1989 with an assured future ahead for the porsche 911 series, 1983 saw the launch of a replacement for the successful sc series. The definitive list of the greatest porsche 911s ever made. Sun lover vehicles have convertible tops or removable roofs. Productionwise, porsche continued to crank out highquality sports cars in very high numbers. Porsche 911 parisalgerdakar rothmans rally tribute.
Blueprints cars porsche porsche 911 parisdakar 1984. The classic 911 lines started getting soft after the 198788 model years, and of course, a few years later, the classic aircooled engine, which some refer to as bulletproof, was gone. Porsche sound nacht 2015 porsche 911 4x4 parisdakar, 1984. Three examples of the porsche 911 participated in the 1984 paris dakar event, and rene metge and dominique lemoyne survived the desert as dominant winners. Read book volvo 240 service manual 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988. Find great deals on ebay for porsche 911 1984 and porsche 911 1985. Both were stark and stunningly fast, with a claimed 5. Therefore, porsche cleverly used this event for advertising purpose, and simultaneously wanted to test the reliability of 959 in the worst conditions. We cover literature for porsche 19501998, we are specialized in 356, 911 and 959 porsche carrera rs sales brochure 1972. The porsche 911 992 secret no one is talking about. Use our free online car valuation tool to find out exactly how much your car is worth today. Porsche 911 parts genuine and oem porsche 911 parts. Porsche logo, history timeline and list of latest models. When porsche presented the vehicle at the paris motor show in october of that year, the french car manufacturer peugeot objected to the model designation.
Balanced an blueprinted motor,webb race cams,ported and polished. The car was acquired a decade ago in paris by the current owner and subsequently moved to spain, where a. Like youve never seen them before chris harris on cars duration. That includes the book porsche 70 years on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of porsche. Vic elford gave the 911 its first big international rally victory in the 1968 monte carlo rally. From stock to performance we can supply all of your needs. I have spent thousands and thousands of hours building her. So weissach took a series of 20 final production 3. Shown images are of much lower quality, due to resizing. The 1984 parisdakar winning porsche 953 driven by rene metge and dominique lemoyne. If you are searching for porsche 911 parts, you will find that we offer everything you need at. Compare prices on porsche 911, read specifications and descriptions and see porsche 911 images from our global listings. I didnt know it actually had a new designation but it makes total sense since this was a prototype.
Porsche 961 paris dakar rendered as the 911 rally car. The porsche 911 became more and more powerful as displacement increased, initially to 2. The 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 parisdakar rally. Discover all there is to know about the greatest porsches ever made. The company had been controlled by the porsche and piech families from the start dr. The 1974 porsche 911 coupe 911 series s has 175 ps 173 bhp 129 kw horsepower. The desert, the dunes and the sand are what would have become a target for him.
By this time, porsche had introduced the new 911 carrera 3. The hagerty classic car valuation tool is designed to help you learn how to value your 1984 porsche 911 sc 3. The car has had services by the book with items that are weak in this model repaired throughout its history,i. As there are literally dozens of brochures and at least 100 variants of the 911 over this period, i have tried to include some representative brochures for the 911 reign 19641989. Fortunately the companys new american ceo, peter schutz, realized what a mistake that would be and kept the 911. The course was extended through ivory coast, guinea, sierra leone and mauritania. Paris dakar 1984 scrs photos porsche 911 technical forum. Porsche revisits the 911s dirty side with rally history film. The first 4wd911 in the sahara sands 342 rough, uncharted territory. However, only a limited number of these porsche cars were built, but it became the first sports car to win the paris dakar. Available for early style 7481 and later style 8184 sport seats in original porsche leatherette or porsche full nappa leather. Fun in the corners, by the way, is guaranteed by both drive layouts. Rothmans porsche 959 team paris dakar 1986 porsche.
Built to win the 1984 parisdakar, which it did, the 953 introduced the fourwheel drive system porsche would evolve for the 959 in 1985 and the. The porsche 953, sometimes referred to as the porsche 911 rally or the porsche 911 4. May 30, 2015 porsche 911 1984 and 959 1986 dakar rothmans livery is splashed through all type of machines since the from the porsche 956 in group c world sportscar championships races, dusty dakar rallies in to two wheel wonder like honda and recently on a 911 cup on japan. Ferry porsche described the exceptional versatility of his masterpiece to a tee. Africa is nothing like a european rally where you have the road book and. The porsche 911 is available as a convertible and a coupe. Learn how it drives and what features set the 1984 porsche 911 apart from its rivals. Of the 552 entries in the rally, just 146 completed the 14,000km race. Complete restoration kit for the 2 front seats of porsche 911 models 19741984 with original recaro sport seats. Like it, share it and subscribe to my channel i finally get to drive the porsche 911 922 carrera s and i want to tell you a secret about it. The porsche 911 coupe 911 series s weighs 1080 kg 2381 lbs. The car started life as a regular 911 sc before undergoing a comprehensive rebuild in the hands of porsche s best and brightest.
Using technology developed from the racing porsche 917, the car often referred to as the 930 turbo and marketed as the 930 turbo carrera outside of europe retained the earlier porsche 911 2. Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 6 1984 911 models nationwide. Porsche, porsche, porsche the history of the porsche company. The paris dakar versions of the 911 made their debut in 1984 and were the first examples of the 911 with fourwheel drive, and direct predecessors of the type 964 911 carrera 4. Oct 09, 2015 this is a book about the legendary 911. The porsche 911 carrera is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the rear, and a 2 door coupe bodyshell. Im fan of the 911 series therefore this book was one that should be on my shelf a long time ago.
Porsche 953 of rene metge in 1984 wikimedia commons. Porsche museum museum book to celebrate the club anniversary. With the new generation of the all wheeldrive porsche 911, porsche is set. Engine management general porsche 911 1984 1989 porsche. Brilliant comeback, wistful adieu 362 porsche in crisis. There were few other changes, but the previous year had seen a displacement increase from 3. For instance, the 80s were the golden era of porsche rally efforts. In the mid to late70s, porsche was preparing to drop its most popular model, the rearengined, flatsixpowered 911, and replace it with the frontengined, v8powered 928. This 1965 porsche 911 coupe was delivered new in paris, france in june of 1965 and was later converted into a race car. In 1989 porsche began designating the 911 line with new assignments such as the 964. The porsche 911 lineup entered 1985 with coupe, cabriolet, and targa body styles, all renamed carrera. Porsche syberia rs upholds the long tradition of 911 as rally car.
Woodland hills, ca 964 903 miles from you 1984 porsche 911. It was a short lived model, as it was replaced in 1985 by the 959. In 1978, the frenchmen ran jeanpierre nicolas and vincent laverne to monte carlo victory in a 3. Yet, it is only when all individual parts work as one that we see a particular principle emerge. The final car produced from porsches seventh generation of 911 sports cars is a special 2019. The 911 is the only car that you can drive from an african safari to le mans, then to the theatre and onto the streets of new york. Porsche porsche 911 parisdakar 1984 porsche 911 parisdakar 1984 download image. Vehicles free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Jan 15, 20 check out this 1984 porsche 911 carrera rally car we built with help from gsr autosports for the ebay built challenge. How much does a porsche 911 coupe 911 series s weighs.
Porsche 911 cabriolet 1987 1997 porsche 911 coupe 1984 1998 porsche 911 targa 1987 1997. Since it was first introduced, this famous sports car has experienced continuous development. Wonderful photos and a lot of text for the curiosity minds like me. 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. What is the top speed of a porsche 911 coupe 911 series s. The porsche 911 930 series is a turbocharged sports coupe built between 1975 and 1988. 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. Lecimy po 2000 subow porsche 911 sc o numerze startowym 175 z rajdu paryz dakar 1984. In 2011, randy leffingwell published the complete book of porsche 911. After seeing the legendary porsche 959 parisdakar, agostino matures the desire to experience the sensations of driving a porsche rally raid.
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