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Originally Posted by Jeff Alton
Calling them a "safari" car is the sad part. I get the marketing angle and capitalizing on a current popular trend and nomenclature. I have no issue with trying to build an offroad car. Porsche did a great job of that later on with the 911 SC/RS and Paris-Dakar 959. How would I do it? I wouldn't, as I have no way to use a car like that. If a client wanted us to build one, we would do our research and build a vehicle that suited their needs perfectly. But we would not call it a Safari....  All the hype around "safari' reminds of when it was popular to update a long hood car to a short hood car. Then decades later, backdate a short hood to a long hood. All trends come and go, I get it. But the Safari thing is near and dear to me personally.
I have no doubt the car in question is very capable. I have been to the Singer Factory and have a unique parts connection to their road cars. I like what they do. |
Then what is a Safari car?