Porsche 911s styled just like the rally vehicles that competed within the East African Safari Rally again within the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s have develop into standard lately. Porsche even launched its personal final 12 months within the type of the limited-edition 911 Dakar.

Nonetheless, Porsche wasn’t the one automaker that discovered success within the Kenyan rally. Nissan was one other, initially in 1970 with the Datsun Bluebird 1600SSS. Nissan even gained the occasion a number of extra instances, together with in 1971 with a Datsun 240Z.

On the upcoming 2023 SEMA aftermarket present, Nissan plans to pay tribute to the rally-winning 240Z with a contemporary take based mostly on the current-generation Z sports activities automobile. It is known as the Nissan Safari Rally Z Tribute, and it is a one-off idea constructed by South Carolina’s Tommy Pike Customs, the identical firm that constructed the Datsun Sunny Truck powered by a Nissan Leaf electrical powertrain for final 12 months’s SEMA present.

Among the many upgrades is a customized suspension containing components from Nismo and KW. It raises the trip peak by 2.0 inches and helps to accommodate prototype 17-inch Nismo Safari wheels wrapped in chunky Yokohama Geolandar M/T (G003) tires.

Duplicate of Datsun 240Z rally automobile that gained the 1971 East African Safari Rally

Underbody safety, together with a entrance guard and skid plate, can be featured, as is extra lighting lifted out of the Nismo Off Street catalog. Inside upgrades embody a customized roll bar with harnesses and Recaro Pole Place bucket seats with customized trim.

Extra energy was additionally added to the Z’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6. No determine was given, however Illinois’ AMS Efficiency has tuned the engine for greater than the inventory 400-hp score.

Nissan will current the Safari Rally Z Tribute on the SEMA present along with a reproduction of the 240Z that gained the 1971 East African Safari Rally. There is no phrase on whether or not the automaker plans to supply a model of the Z alongside the strains of this SEMA construct.

The present runs Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 in Las Vegas. Nissan may even present up with the lately revealed Sentra DET idea.