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> 917 on 85 northbound, couldn't believe my eyes
Jenny
post Aug 23 2007, 12:53 AM
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Driving home today on 85 (south) and I spot one of these

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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) heading north. WTF?!?!? I must admit I swerved quite a bit while rubbernecking to get a better look. Anyone know whose it is?

Bad ass!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

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post Aug 23 2007, 12:56 AM
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on a trailer Jenny, or driving?

if driving it is probably one of the '70s fiberglass replicas on a VW chassis. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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post Aug 23 2007, 12:58 AM
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Driving! I've never seen one on the road before.

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post Aug 23 2007, 01:50 AM
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in Austria we have one of these Australian replicas, exactly the same look as in your photo
the guy told me that it won't be street legal in Austria - but he found a way to drive it legally - he got it registered in Australia (where this car sems to be street legal) and gets the same right like an Australian tourist who brings his car ...
kind of strange but way cool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I guess I would be really scared if a 917 (even a replica) overtakes me on the Autobahn (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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post Aug 23 2007, 02:11 AM
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It would be a fun ride to work in one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 23 2007, 05:42 AM
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This one ?


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post Aug 23 2007, 06:14 AM
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I recall reading an article in Road & Track several decades ago, about someone wanting to make a 917 street legal. The DOT and EPA were not as strict as they are now and put the car in a special cars class as long as it had a muffler.

Wonder what became of that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Aug 23 2007, 07:00 AM
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I don't recall who (Count somebody), but someone registerd a 917 in ALabama way back in the early 70s. There were at least 2 on the US roads
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post Aug 23 2007, 07:17 AM
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If you were up around Michigan - it could be one of the RCR replicas. They should be getting one close to drivable by now?? Body and exterior on the RCR917 is near exact duplicate of the original - I believe molds pulled off original bodywork.

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post Aug 23 2007, 07:44 AM
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QUOTE(SGB @ Aug 23 2007, 05:00 AM) *

I don't recall who (Count somebody), but someone registerd a 917 in ALabama way back in the early 70s. There were at least 2 on the US roads


I think that was Rossi of Martini and Rossi fame. The car was silver. There are several 917 sites that track the serial numbers and you can find out where they all are.
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post Aug 23 2007, 07:55 AM
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post Aug 23 2007, 08:39 AM
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there was some rumor in a german forum that there were 3 street legal 917
one was owned by Rossi, an other by Herbert van Karajan and I can't remember the 3rd one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)



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post Aug 23 2007, 09:11 AM
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OK, I have the other one. I tried to keep it a secert but word gets around.
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post Aug 23 2007, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Aug 23 2007, 03:42 AM) *

This one ?


Nope. Same paint scheme as the pic I posted. Gulf, right? It was beautiful... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

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post Aug 23 2007, 12:26 PM
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Was this it?

http://www.baileyedwardscars.co.za/PORSCHE_917.HTML

or this

http://www.baileyedwardscars.co.za/PORSCHE_917.HTML
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post Aug 23 2007, 01:24 PM
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Um... yes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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post Aug 23 2007, 02:10 PM
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I saw a VW 917 replica version on a hauler going toward Florida about 2 months ago. Still a replica, but cool to see since you don't see many of them around here anymore.

I had the opportunity to sit in the Hippy 917 about 5 years ago. This is the purple one with the swirly green and white graphics. My friend drove it into the museum under our pushing power after the owners mechanic fired it up and drove it out of the truck.

Pretty cool, but intimidating car. If I remember correctly, it had a battery tray that was made out of a wooden frame. I thought it was pretty odd at the time.

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post Aug 23 2007, 03:16 PM
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this one ??



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