We know that Safari Porsches are all the rage these days and this trend shows no signs of slowing. Even Porsche themselves are pushing out a Porsche 911 Carrera 992-based safari and no, it will not be cheap due to the flippers that will buy them all. But Porsche enthusiasts are immune to all the shady flips or dealer mark-ups out there because they just buy old P-Car chassis and build the car that Stuttgart didn't.

Enter the 'Schwimm-Porsche' an outrageous rally fan creation that wasn't built for posting up at a car show all detailed to perfection. We unearthed this gritty Rothmans-livery Porsche 911 Safari out in the wild in Germany, and we couldn't be more thrilled with it. Although much of the project details and specs remain as murky as the rivers it crosses. Umm, what?

Forget your ground clearance specs and fancy torque-splitting all wheel drive systems to forge through streams, how about you just float over all that nonsense? We're talking an over-engineered solution to a problem no one asked, it's the German way! And the Munich-based Porsche Safari here is a humble backyard build that is only part of a growing collection.

Posted by Facebook user, Max Schroder, the Schwimm-Porsche was spotted on the streets of Munich in traffic. It's ridiculous wide fender flares jutting out were outshined by massive mudders that appear to be around 33-inch sizing. The amount of ground clearance is impressive with a lift on the suspension to maximize what Porsche 911 Safari builds can capable of. The requisite off-road gear like: excess lights, a sizeable roof rack, and a winch to get out of trouble are all present and well integrated into the project.

But here is where Schwimm-Porsche gets weird. If you haven't figured it out by now 'schwimm' means swim in German and this Safari Porsche does just that. A modified chassis has welded brackets to accept custom pontoons to make the sealed body float. And how does it propel itself, like an Amphicar? Nope, there are custom engineered paddles on each of the rear drive wheels. At low speeds, the direction of the front wheels acts as rudders.

We absolutely couldn't believe the video of the Schwimm-Porsche in action. It enters a slow moving river, appears to stall and then fires right back up semi-submerged as the air-cooled flat-six bellows smoke. The resulting rooster tails of water kicked up left us wondering, does this old 911 still qualify as air-cooled?