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"Jeff Zwart is a seven time Pikes Peak Hill Climb class champion, one of the co-founders of a successful multi-media company, and he even graced the halls here at Road &amp;amp;amp; Track as a photographer for a time early in his career. He&amp;#039;s like the Leonardo da Vinci of car guys.  As an unabashed Porsche nut and rally enthusiast, he&amp;#039;s no stranger to combining these two passions. In this new video, Porsche gave Zwart the chance to drive the rally-prepped Type 953 911 that Jackie Ickx drove in the 1984 Paris Dakar Rally. Ever since that year, he&amp;#039;s been fascinated with the Dakar 953s, so clearly, this drive was a real treat for him. The Type 953 saw significant modifications over the 911, on which it was based, for the rigors of the Paris Dakar Rally. Engineers added four-wheel-drive, raised the suspension, and its (awesome sounding) flat-six produced 300 hp. The program was short-lived, however, since the far more technically advanced 959 was tapped for Dakar duty the following year.  And these famous rally 911 variants might be the inspiration for a concept homage, the rumored 911 Safari. We&amp;#039;ll have to wait until the Beijing Auto Show to see if that one comes about. Before that, watch this video.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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