page_title: Edgar Herrmann
hierarchical_section_title: Edgar Herrmann
caption_attribution_description: 1971 Datsun Fairlady 240Z, the winning car of 19th East African Safari Rally
context_page_description: Edgar Herrmann is a German-born Kenyan former rally driver. He also competed in sports car racing, driving mainly a Porsche 911. Herrmann notably won the Safari Rally in Kenya both in 1970 and 1971. Sports Illustrated journalist Robert F. Jones described him as "a lean, hard-eyed operator" and "a confident, competent man usually trailed by good-looking women."
context_section_description: Edgar Herrmann  (born 20 February 1932) is a German-born Kenyan former rally driver. He also competed in sports car racing, driving mainly a Porsche 911. Herrmann notably won the Safari Rally in Kenya both in 1970 and 1971. Sports Illustrated journalist Robert F. Jones described him as "a lean, hard-eyed operator (a resort hotel on the coast at Malindi; a car dealership in Nairobi)" and "a confident, competent man usually trailed by good-looking women."
caption: Herrmann's 1971 Safari -winning Datsun 240Z.
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