The Safari Rally Z won two overall championships of the East African Safari Rally in 1971 and 1973. Succeeding the legendary Bluebird rally car (Datsun 510) that put Nissan on the world rally map ...

The trend of turning sports cars into rally cars via a “safari” build continues with the Nissan Safari Rally Z Tribute at this year’s SEMA Show.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nissan pays homage to its motorsports heritage with the Safari Rally Z Tribute 1 built by Tommy Pike Customs and a replica Datsun 240Z Safari rally car at this ...

This 1971 Datsun 1600 SSS Begs to Be Driven On a Dirt Road. ... The 240Z actually won the East African Safari rally in 1971 and 1973, and some of Datsun's sedans raced there as well.

Check out the Nissan Safari Rally Z Tribute, built for the SEMA show to honor Nissan's victory at the 1971 East African Safari Rally.

The Safari Rally Z won the 1971 and 1973 East African Safari Rallies. Whereas the street-trim 1971 Datsun 240Z produced 151 hp, the Rally Z's race-tuned 2.4-liter SOHC 12-valve I-6 produced a ...

It's called the Nissan Safari Rally Z Tribute, and it's a one-off concept built by South Carolina's Tommy Pike Customs, the same company that built the Datsun Sunny Truck powered by a Nissan Leaf ...

Nissan Pays Homage to Rally Racing Heritage with "Safari Rally Z Tribute": A 400+ HP vehicle inspired by the 1971 African Safari Rally champion Datsun 240Z.

Watch out, Porsche 911 Dakar.We love a sports car turned rally car, don’t we?For this year’s SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show, Nissan is showing up with a rally-inspired ...

Nissan won the 1971 East African Safari Rally in a 240Z, and its latest build for the 2023 SEMA show pays tribute to that success. Built by Tommy Pike, the one-off rally Z has been raised with KW ...

The Safari rally was, and still is, one of the most grueling in the world. Stretching 3,852 miles across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, it was normal for 80 percent of the cars not to finish.

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