There is as much Porsche customization as sand on the beach, and even the company itself is actively involved in selling custom cars to wealthy clients. Facelifted 911s are now available direct from the factory, but are they as cool as this special 928?
The story of 928 Surfari began many years ago thanks to the hard work of a father and son who built a camp and water sports business on the Hel Peninsula on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. What has always connected them is not only the family business by the sea, but also their passion for cars.
Tadeusz Elwart, the current manager of the Chałupy 6 camp and the initiator of the Hel Riders festival, was influenced by Porsche from an early age, which led him to a unique idea: the 928 Surfari.
Goal? To build a Porsche that can overcome off-road terrain and bring its passengers to the sea in style as soon as big waves are spotted. Unique, unusual and almost impossible to achieve – what would sound like an insurmountable challenge to many, was motivation for the Hel Riders team.
The Porsche 928 in Elwart’s garage provided the perfect base. Anyone who has heard a classic Porsche V8 engine knows how special it is, and that power is not a problem. But other challenges soon arose: for example, how to adjust the gearbox, differential and suspension to turn the 928 into a beach buggy.
This is where Tomasz Staniszewski enters the scene. The Polish engineer and rally driver has just completed the Classic Dakar Rally in his personally modified Porsche 924. Staniszewski found a number of solutions to achieve the goal of creating a 928 with a surfing soul.
The design of Surfari is the work of the Lange brothers. These twins have been part of the Chałupy 6 scene for decades and are responsible for the look of the car.
After his debut at the Hel Riders festival, it was time for a Surfari trip: Elwart headed to Sylt for the famous Petro-Surf festival and then continued to the island of Rømø in Denmark. The trip turned out to be the perfect opportunity to thoroughly test the surfmobile.
Source: www.magazinauto.com
