Chassis 01-021 was the AAW Racing Team 917 Spyder raced by Leo Kinnunen to victory in the 1971 Interserie Championship (the first of three back-to-back titles for Kinnunen in the premier European…
Read MoreChassis 028 was one of two 917s constructed by Porsche to Group 7 Spyder trim in anticipation of the company’s 1969 Can-Am programme. The sister car (chassis 027) remained in Germany as a…
Read MoreHaving made a solid debut in Can-Am with the 1969 Group 7 917 Spyder, Porsche had nevertheless been soundly beaten by the works McLaren M8Bs with their seven-litre 635bhp Chevrolet engines.
Read MoreThe USA was overwhelmingly Porsche’s largest export market and, although the World Sportscar Championship visited three times a year (Daytona, Sebring and Watkins Glen), most American fans…
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