4 Attachment(s)
911 130 0637; 911 130 0647 and 911 130 0683
Frank has already posted some information on "his" 911 130 0683 safari rallye car so we may as well look at all these three 2.2 rallye "Safari" ST's together.
They were:
911 130 0637; S AA 4826; car #1
911 130 0647; S AA 4825; car #33
911 130 0683; S AA 4827; car #19
Edit may 2009: car #33, S AA 4825 may not be chassis 911 130 0647 even though it has been portrayed as such at a number of auctions in the past 10 years. Brian Long's book and other records show 5 safari cars were constructed, of which 3 were official werks entries and two were practice cars, which were lent to other competitors for the event and that chassis number is not recorded as one of the 5 cars constructed
this is from the Jan B Leuhn site which is selling 911 130 0637.
"For 1971, Porsche restricted their main effort to the African Safari Rally. Three new cars were built specifically for the African event whilst two more were constructed for more traditional events and were mainly used as testing cars.
All retained the standard 180bhp S engine, the Safari cars getting Monte Carlo ratios and suspension raised to its highest level for maximum ground clearance and spring travel. Weighing 980kg (20kg more than before) all three Works-Safari-spec cars encountered problems en route. Porsche's best placed finisher was Zasada in fifth, Waldegaard crashing and Andersson being forced out with broken rear suspension."
happily all three are still around today.
photos of all three together