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    Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!

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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    03/13/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    One of the best things to come out of the 60's. The 917.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/13/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    This little piggy went to racing, this little piggy wrapped around the go-pedal on a 917, and the rest of the little piggies hung on in fear and atavistic prehensile style like an orangutan's foot on a branch.

    What a beast!
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    I vote for Peter Orsoz for having quality writing skills.


    I like the new guy.

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    Image of RunLikeAnAntelope RunLikeAnAntelope
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Le Mans was a terrible movie with an awesome car.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    03/13/09

    @RunLikeAnAntelope: No, LeMans is awesome car porn.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Remember what we talked about last week, AutoInsider:

    ...a certain Fantastical Garage...?
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Despite the aero problem, I read that Piech had plans for a flat-16. I think they built two motors (I hope they still exist?), but the advent of turbocharging and the 1972 Le Mans rules kiboshed those plans.
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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    03/12/09

    @brandegee: Yeah, Piëch was planning to do like his grandfather Ferdinand Porsche did with the Auto Union Typ C and its V16 engine for CanAm, but then they realized the flat-12 with turbos would be more than enough. And he had to wait three decades to finally get his sixteen cylinder engine in the Veyron!


    But then who else can claim to have had a hand in building such a rocketship of an engine? Giorgio Moroder and Claudio Zampolli and that would be it.

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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Looked through my pics and found some of a '72 Can-Am 917/10. Look, and be awed!








    I'll be in the bathroom for a bit. (fapfapfap)

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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    03/12/09

    @joneez is tired of all the Pinto hate: Just brilliant. Thank you for posting these.
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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    03/12/09

    @Peter Orosz: Anytime! These pics are no fun just sitting on a cd on my shelf. Too bad they just pushed this thing on and off a transporter, I would have loved to have gotten get a video clip of it running.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/14/09

    @joneez is tired of all the Pinto hate: That's an upskirt shot everyone can love.
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    Image of akier akier
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    it has snails the size of basketballs. it's an oil-cooled 180-degree V12. the glassed-in lights have an effect remarkably like a tight sweater on Megan Fox.


    i would definitely sacrifice some toes for the pleasure.

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    Image of beta.rogan beta.rogan
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Video is Derek Bell in a 956, 1983 I believe.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    03/12/09

    @beta.rogan: Yeah, I agree. He appears to pass a WM (or something else with a Cosworth V8) and at least one 911. It's either late in the race or the field was small that year.
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    air cooled v12?

    god damn!
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    Image of 03SVT Defender of SUVs, friend to the douche 03SVT Defender of SUVs, friend to the douche
    03/12/09

    @damnelantra™: flat 12
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/12/09

    @03SVT: where could one find such a magnificent motor?
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    Image of ungulation ungulation
    03/12/09

    @damnelantra™: In a Porsche 917 ;-)
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/12/09

    @ungulation: well that does not help me
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    Image of Alfa-November Alfa-November
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Don't forget; the 917K, for all it's brutish glory, also had room in the trunk for luggage.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    03/12/09

    @Alfa-November: Der ah rulez!
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Heck, finding one of these for your own private fantasy garage is no problem at all; they can't give these away. Okay, so this one is not quite totally authentic. Several slight liberties were taken...


    Laser 917 Still For Sale

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    Image of 413wedge 413wedge
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Fuck the Mulsanne chicanes!
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    03/12/09

    @bigblockautoX: Exactly.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    A whole lot more car than was strictly necessary for the task. But so amazing. Saw one of its little brothers at the Nurburgring, and it was impressive in its own right, though looking junior sized.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    03/12/09

    In reply to Porsche 917: Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!
    Mark Donohue has some great comments on the 917/30 in "The Unfair Advantage". He kept telling the Porsche engineers that he wanted more power and they kept delivering. I think he was basically able to break traction on any starightaway at almost any speed.
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    Image of Armand Armand
    03/12/09

    @P161911 misses weekday Murilee: "Herr Donohue, does it have enough power?"

    "I'm not spinning my tires at the end of the longest straight yet. Let's turn the boost up a little higher."


    Every car person should read that book.

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