2024 Porsche Dakar Children’s Car
Charming 40th anniversary tribute to the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally-winning 953
Wears the two-tone iconic Rothmans livery painted by hand
Features a 400-cc engine generating 15 horsepower for speeds of up to 50 mph
Founded in 1979, the Paris-Dakar Rally is one of the most difficult off-road endurance races around. Spanning over 4,500 miles in a 14-day period, both amateurs and professionals are welcome to race, but professionals make up about 80% of all rally participants. From its inaugural season, the Paris-Dakar Rally had primarily been won by true off-road machines. That was until 1984, when Porsche entered for the first year, where René Metge and co-driver Dominique Lemoyne claimed a remarkable victory, finishing with a time of 16 hours 58 minutes and 55 seconds (almost 3 hours ahead of the runner-up) aboard a modified sports car: the 911 Carrera 3.2 4x4.
The famous model driven in the winning 1984 year is now on display at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. But 40 years later, UK based “Halfscale Cars” wanted to recreate the now famous model that won the Paris-Dakar rally. After over 100 hours of work for each recreation, they released a working and faithful representation of the car that had won one of the hardest rally’s 40 years prior. Fitted with working head and taillights, 12-inch-off road wheels, and leather seats all adorned by the famous two-tone Rothmans livery, the Dakar was made for the enjoyment of children with the luxury of a high-end car.
Specifications:
Engine: 400cc 4 stroke
Power: 15 hp
Speed: 50 mph (top)
Suspension: wishbone suspension with coil over shocks
Brakes: Brembo hydraulics