{"id":371266,"date":"2016-12-21T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=129997"},"modified":"2024-03-26T02:38:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T02:38:25","slug":"paris-dakar-winner-rides-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/paris-dakar-winner-rides-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan Paris-Dakar Winner Rides Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>After 30 years away from the public eye, Nissan brought one of its most iconic motorsport machines back to life. The 1987 Nissan Patrol Fanta Limon Paris-Dakar rally car has been restored to its former glory and made a return to its spiritual home in the sand dunes of the Saharan desert.<\/p>\n<p>The Nissan Patrol took victory in the diesel category, and it was the first diesel car to ever finish in the race&#8217;s overall top 10, taking ninth spot. 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