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Great Race Porsche's - - Where are they now?

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  1. writerguy

    writerguy F1 Veteran

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    OK so I started this Ferrari thread on the same subject but I know there are LOTS more race prepped Porsche's floating out there in private collections than Race prepped Ferrari's so Lets see some great racers and where they are now...

    I know one collection in South West Texas that has some STUNNING examples in it... any and all pix too if you can
     
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  2. Teenferrarifan

    Teenferrarifan F1 Rookie

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    The hippie 917LH is in the hands of the Simeone Foundation Museum in Philadelphia along with many other historic race cars. see www.simeonefoundation.org
    Erik
     
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  3. amenasce

    amenasce Three Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    Seinfeld has one of the 917 used/raced in the Le Mans movie.
     
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  4. amenasce

    amenasce Three Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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  5. writerguy

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    Wow that is a great thing!
     
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    www.gunnarracing.com Check out the restorations on the 917 and there's also a lot of 904 906 stuff.
     
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  8. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa

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    I recently met a guy who would know....
     
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  9. writerguy

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    you just being a tease?
     
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    Bruce Canepa has more than a few; also the billionaire lawyer in H town has more than a couple examples of stunning race cars too (and tracks them!)

    Additionally, we found a local Detroiter who has the 2nd place finisher of the Targa Florio 1964 904.
     
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    I have a book on the 917 that claims many of the original 50 cars made to satisfy the prototype rules of the time were actually scavenged for parts supply for the ones that were actually raced.
     
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  12. writerguy

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    damn
     
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  13. darth550

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    No, I'm serious. :)
     
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    Barron Collier has a 917k. With a handful of original 550 spyders.
     
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  15. writerguy

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    oh he has the little car that could from the Carrera hummmmmm that is cool
     
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  16. onboost

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    There is quite a collection in NC that includes the Lowenbrau 962, a couple of 935s and a 934.

    Almafi Racing in Hollywod wood Fla had both a Warstiener 962 and 934, as well as a 917.
     
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    you may be thinking of matt drendle...he also has a sunoco 917/30 5.4 can am car!
     
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    Barron just got a factory 914-6 race car. He races in SVRA. I'm not a P-car guy, but that car looks like fun. The 917K has the original stickers from Leman.
     
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