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Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 17 2014, 10:27 AM

Happy 917 day, It brought victories home for Porsche from the Interseries, Europe, Can Am, North America, 24 hour victories , a Can Am tribute 914, and a gearhead movie by Steve McQueen...just to mention a few.
Kudos to the factory under Piech's watch for making this happen, and to todays custodians of these cars for bringing the 917s out to play.
I know many of you have some pics...Please post 'em up
Marty

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Sep 17 2014, 10:35 AM

Copied from a slide, taken at Riverside International Raceway. Not sure of the date.


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Posted by: Racer Chris Sep 17 2014, 10:53 AM

From Rennsport I









Somewhere I have pics of the Sunoco turbo 917 circulating LRP at lunchtime, with Roger Penske driving one of them.

Posted by: Johny Blackstain Sep 17 2014, 01:51 PM

Hoodcrest? Mirrors? Street legal?!


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Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 17 2014, 04:44 PM

Racer Chris, nice pic of #35 Hippy.
Now just waiting on Ury to drop some awesome 917 pics here...it's 917 until midnight !
Then it's 918 day.
Marty

Posted by: wndsnd Sep 17 2014, 07:12 PM

Lifted from the bird but very cool.

John

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 17 2014, 07:22 PM

Must have the precious 917 engine...

Posted by: wndsnd Sep 17 2014, 07:53 PM

Posted by: Johny Blackstain Sep 17 2014, 08:01 PM

Flat 16 prototype


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_DqV1xdf-Y



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Posted by: beech4rd Sep 17 2014, 08:18 PM

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 17 2014, 08:28 PM

Those Weissach guys could have partied like this , when they first lit it off !

Posted by: dlkawashima Sep 17 2014, 09:13 PM

Posted by: KELTY360 Sep 17 2014, 11:24 PM

917/30 at Riverside Raceway with Mark Donohue at the wheel.

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 17 2014, 11:50 PM

917 Gulf

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 17 2014, 11:51 PM

917 #23

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 17 2014, 11:57 PM

1973 Riverside Raceway race program with the 917/30 #6 as the Cover car.
Marty

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 18 2014, 12:02 AM

Top pic, short straight at Riverside between 6 and 7 . Great archives Kelty !

Posted by: ripper911 Sep 18 2014, 06:56 AM

Posted by: Rocketv Sep 18 2014, 07:26 AM

I know it's now 918 day, but I'll use my way-back machine and post this pic of the L&M 917-10 at Mecum a few years ago.

Posted by: KELTY360 Sep 18 2014, 10:56 AM

That was a great section of track; downhill into a sharp left entry at 7 and then a 90 degree right at the exit. Lots of mixing it up for position. In contrast, Donohue just went zip...zip...done. That 917 could just square off a corner using it's awesome power like it was on a slot car track.

Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Sep 19 2014, 09:33 PM

I liked #23 better when it bore the scars of racing and victory, rather than all pristine and primped as it now sits in the museum.......


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Posted by: Dave_Darling Sep 19 2014, 11:32 PM

IIRC, the actual chassis that won the 1970 edition of the 24 hours went to a collection in Japan. The "23" car in the museum is a different 917 which has been painted as the Le Mans winner.

--DD

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Sep 20 2014, 01:12 AM

and not to mention the #23 917 replica tribute rolling around Southern California car show circuit with a 3.2 911 engine. You can't miss the flat mounted Nutone ceiling fan mounted to the bodywork

Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Sep 20 2014, 08:47 PM

Porsches' first 24 Hr LeMans winner, and they let it get away......just how in the hell did THAT happen!