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Ex-Ernst Kraus/Jurgen Barth 1972-73 European Interserie and David Hobbs/Mike Hailwood Gulf-JW Automotive team 1970 Le Mans, 1972-73 Porsche 917 Interserie Spyder née 1970 Gulf-JWA Le Mans 917K Coupe Chassis no. 917 026 (until Le Mans 1970)/917 031 Engine no. 917 031
United States • 13 Aug 2010
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This listing is for a 1972-73 Porsche 917 Interserie Spyder, chassis number 917 026/031, with a rich racing history, including participation in the 1970 Le Mans. Originally a Gulf-JWA Le Mans 917K Coupe, it was later converted to a Spyder configuration and campaigned in the European Interserie Championship.
The car features a 5.4-liter flat-12 engine, offering 630 horsepower. Recently restored and track-tested, it presents a unique opportunity for collectors and racing enthusiasts, with potential for restoration back to its original Le Mans coupe form.
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The car has undergone extensive restoration work on its body and chassis, bringing it to a high standard. It is equipped with a well-maintained 5.4-liter engine and has been recently track-tested, performing flawlessly. Overall the car is in good condition, but the user would have to reach out for specifics.
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Here we are thrilled to have been appointed to offer this remarkably interesting example of what enthusiasts have repeatedly voted as being ‘The World’s Greatest Sports Car’ – the flat-12 cylinder, air-cooled Porsche 917.
Over three tumultuous seasons of World Championship endurance racing, Porsche of Germany’s initially 4.5 and later 4.9 and 5.0-liter 917s fought a no-holds-barred battle with Fiat-Ferrari and their Italian 5-liter V12 Ferrari 512s.
The Porsches proved dominant, and their 917K Coupes played the major role in securing for the Stuttgart marque a hat-trick of World Championship titles during 1969-71.
The Porsche 917 is plainly too well known and understood to require a detailed introduction here.
Suffice to say that it is the iconic Porsche model which gave this legendary marque its first overall race victories in the Le Mans 24-Hours and that despite the design’s present age of over 40 years 917 performance will still – as one past World Champion driver put it “…stil...
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