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917-008

Porsche 917 chassis 917-008

Road registred : S-N 8272

24 heures du Mans 1969, car n°12, driver : Vic Elford & Richard Attwood

october 1969 Zeltweg test with Redman, Kinnunen
02/1970 converted to K specs
04/04/1970 Le Mans pre-training car n°22, driver : Redman
April 1970 Nürburgring, car n°22, driver : Hans Herrmann & Paul Frère
July 1970 test car for Siffert
1971 : Kept at the factory as spare car for the Gulf Racing Team
06/1971 dismantel by the factory
car rebuilt Manfred Freisinger with 5L engine
1988 - 1992 : complete restoration by Freisinger Motorsport
2012 : Le Mans Classic
2018 : Le Mans Classic

OWNERSHIP HISTORY :
1969 Porsche KG, racing department
1971 Manfred Freisinger
1972 Claude Haldi
1990 Gérard Dantan-Merlin
2018 Amstar S.A.M.
2023 STPO
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Marc Demoulin19-Mar-2018 07:04
Great document, very interesting. vVv
Marc
JJ 26-Feb-2018 08:23
917-008 was very close to Win the 24 hours of Le Mans 1969, 2 hours before the end of the race the car was in 1st position
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)25-Feb-2018 19:40
Nice shots.V
Paolo
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