Photos of cars outside the factory...
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jith said:
I cannot imagine passing up the opportunity to drive a brand new 917!!
This is the engine :-
What a kick in the back that is!!
J
The first 917's were scary things to drive as the chassis' were a bit schizophrenic!This is the engine :-
What a kick in the back that is!!
J
By that I mean that they didn't react the exact same way to corners, dips, crests etc., on circuits, on every lap they did due to chassis flex.
Here is what Australian driver, Frank Gardner had to say about the early 917's (From: http://www.boxthislap.com.au/_blog/boxthislap/post... ) :
"The chassis flexed so much that the position of the gearchange was never the same twice in a row. You'd reach out for the lever and it wasn't there anymore. I was asked to drive it at Le Mans, the money was great too, but I told them 'I never wanted to be the quickest bloke in motor racing - just the oldest- and that Porsche was going to interfere with my plans."
"Then there was the engine. You had about 300 horsepower at 5000 revs, and then between 5000 and 6000 you picked up another 300! So it was a bit of delight, really, and it was on narrow nine-inch rims all round. The computer had said that nine-inch rims would make the car very quick in a straight line, but the computer wasn't strapped in the bloody seat up in the Eifel mountains, where you tend to get the odd corner..."
"David did one lap at the Nurburgring and said he was too young to die. It snowed and poured, the car was snapping sideways and aquaplaning at the same time. It was one of the few times I extended my concentration levels above and beyond what I possessed, but we finished 5th".
"Late one Friday in 1969 the telephone rang. Hello Frank, this is Husche (von Hanstein). We would like you to drive our new car at the Nurburgring 1,000 kilometres this weekend. I said I was busy and recommended he call Brian Redman. 'Brian has had a crash, and is in hospital.' Jo Siffert was my next suggestion. 'Jo has had a crash and is in hospital.' 'What the bloody hell is going on there?' Our new car is not easy to drive, Frank' - and he wasn't kidding!"
austin said:
They have keys???
Yes, Race going Porsche 917's have standard Porsche road car ignition barrels and keys (along with a starter switch) - Turn the key in the ignition, flick the starter switch, dab the throttle and then have the life scared out of you! 
Sorry, it's a link rather than a pic, my tablet skills are stone age. Sierra Cosworth RS500s.
Maybe someone can fix it to show the pics?
http://www.rs500cosworth.com/3.html
Sierra Cos fans might like these pics :-)
Maybe someone can fix it to show the pics?
http://www.rs500cosworth.com/3.html
Sierra Cos fans might like these pics :-)
Edited by sun.and.rain on Saturday 23 April 18:56
Old Merc said:
Now guys where is this and what are the cars? don't ask me I haven't a clue.
Unsold cars (many of them imported from European countries) clog up an airport runway near St. Petersburg in Russia.
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