Deep into the development of its monstrous 959?which ultimately would earn its fame on the sands of North Africa in the Paris-Dakar Rally?Porsche teamed up with David Richards?s fledgling Prodrive operation to field the homologation-special 911SC RS in Group B rallying competition. Sports-car racer Leh Keen?s 911 SC is a rational, daily-driver-esque tribute to the cars of that magnificent era. And in the video below, produced by Will Keown and Clint Davis for the Porsche Club of America?s in-house magazine, Porsche Panorama, Keen slides the thing around and drives it into a river.

Just like the racing machines, Keen?s 911 is armed with a rack of period-correct off-road lights mounted at the leading edge of the SC?s hood, although whereas the RS wore a wider, 911 Turbo?sourced body shell, Keen’s car retains its narrower SC bodywork. The 3.0-liter flat-six exhales through stainless SSI pipes into a Dansk exhaust can, which is a pretty standard-issue setup on an air-cooled Porsche. Given Keen?s apparent penchant for fording streams, the stainless heat exchangers make a whole lot of sense.
The lifted suspension comes courtesy of the Porsche suspension experts at Elephant Racing, and it echoes the high-riding Baja Buggish stance of the racing machines. Unlike the SC RS, which wore a gigantic decklid ornament reminiscent of the 1980s ?tea tray? rear spoiler, Keen opted for a smaller ducktail unit from the classic ?73 2.7 RS. He also had the shocks on the 5-mph bumpers sh...