Intro and 4x4 911

[tharram]

Hello all
Ive been lurking around here for a while while searching for a first 911 -looking for a 70s Targa with 70stastic chrome trim and brushed stainless Targa bar. Any how it seemed fair to join and just thank the contributors and hosts for having such a great forum-ive barely got time to actually work what with reading all of the advice/information and than searching the net for ropey cars on which I know ill ignore all of the aforementioned wisdom, anyway, if this photo uploads here is an interesting car that I saw advertised on alocal site that may interest some of you. And a description of the beast I found somewhere else.

(sorry if this to long I didnt see any designated 'introduce yourself section'

It was back in 1981 that the first four wheel drive 911 was displayed as a concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The car’s experimental transmission system was destined for the forthcoming 959 supercar and it was decided to enter a trio of so-equipped works 911s in the Paris-Dakar Rally Raid in 1984, a vehicle-hammering 7,500 mile race for cars, motorbikes and lorries starting in the French capital, and traversing the formidable terrain of both the Sahara and Tenere deserts, before finishing in the Senegalese capital. Porsche entered three examples of its new 953 in the 1984 Paris-Dakar and from a field of 500 purpose-built vehicles, the car driven by Rene Metge/Dominic Lemayne triumphed with a resounding debut victory some two hours and eighteen minutes ahead of the second placed Range Rover, strongly backed up by the 953s of Jacky Ickx/Claude Brasseur in sixth place and Roland Kussmaul/Erich Lerner in 26th position.
Concurrent with the Frankfurt Motor Show concept car, however, had been an independently developed four wheel drive 911 built by JCD Sport at its Toulouse base over 1981/1982. Proprietor Jean-Claude Dayraut had asked Porsche for parts to convert a standard 911 but the factory refused and JCD instead developed its own four wheel drive system using a combination of in-house engineered components together with some from other manufacturers. Over the next two years three JCD four wheel drive cars competed successfully in several Spanish Baja events with the lead car driven by Dayraut and a best result of a second place overall.
Sponsored by international agency AIR, this particular car also took part in the 1985 Paris-Dakar in which it ran as high as second place overall before injury to its co-driver forced retirement; later that year chassis 914 44003 also competed in the Baja Saragosse. Another entry, again driven by Dayraut, in the Paris-Dakar was made in 1986 and, now with backing from ACTO RESTORE, the Porsche won the first stage but would retire at half distance after sinking in quicksand; notably the highest placed works Porsche was in tenth place at the same point with a 959, after which Porsche’s engineers showed great interest in the JCD car’s four wheel drive system which had proved to be much more effective than their own!.

[kach22i]

The photo shows a car with the engine removed, tail raised and light going through it.

Interesting history lesson, thank your for posting.

EDIT: found more images.
Porsche 911 4x4 ( ex Dakar 84/85 JCD Sports) / Rally cars for sale

Price: 16000 EUR

Country: France
Transmission: 4x4
Class: historic


Seller Name: Borg
Country: France
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*Porsche 911 4x4 (type ex Dakar 84/85 JCD Sports) *Moteur 3.2l *Boite 915 *Carte grise + Passeport *Echange possible *Véhicule ŕ restaurer Tel:06.87.61.51.96

Those wheel flares may be unique to that car. Anyone care to chime in?