Some might say that building, buying, and hooning a Safari 911 is a blasphemy. We digress. Porsche has such a solid connection with the world of rally racing (including Dakar and Monte Carlo back in the day) that a Safari-style Neunelfer feels as natural as breathing.

And while a lot of entities have been performing this sort of conversions on vintage 911s, we didn’t expect one such contraption to come from suspension specialist H&R. But it did, and it’s awesome.

1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R

1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
1968 Porsche 911 Syberia RS by H&R
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Full of juicy bits and bobs

According to Offroadium, the creator behind the 911 Syberia RS is Kai Burkhard of Burkhard Industries. He had a chat with the outlet, and revealed a bunch of interesting stuff about the build, including the fact that it was inspired by the Humvee.

Mr. Burkhard and his mechanics handled the technical side of the project, while H&R came up with a fully-custom suspension setup. The base car - a 1986 911 G 3.2 RWD was, in fact, imported from Japan, but soon the upgrades started pouring in:

-* custom suspension

-* new interior

-* fly-off handbrake

-* winch

-* roof rack

-* roll cage

-* LED lights

-* perforated bumpers

-* customized Recaro seats

On top of those add-ons, the body is made of metal and carbon fiber, the transmission is a short-ratio type 915, and the wheels are 16 x 7/8 Fuchs shod in Hankook tires.

There’s no word on what sort of grunt lies under that off-roadlicious body or on how much the conversion will set you back. Either way, expect a six-figure price including the donor vehicle.