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Found some more photos of the street-legal 917. Apparently, there are 2: one is the Count Rossi car from an early thread and described in the book 'Porsche Specials'; a second one was registered in Germany in 1977.
     
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Crazy to think of those being driven on the street!
BTW, looks like 2 different exhaust set-ups in the first 2 pictures.
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The guy getting out of the first 917 looks like actor Jeff Daniels. The other guy looks like a young "Taxi Driver" era, Robert Dinero..."you talkin to me?"
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DAMN!
I shoulda been a Count, they have ALL the fun! Any guess-timates on the value of one of these E-ticket machines?
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I remember when Vasik Polack had one for sale in socal. Who's was
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Man, those things would kick but if they were flat 6 powered. I'd love to have one of those, some sort of decent repro with a turbo motor, or a 3.6 or 3.8 would be nice.
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Try here...
http://project917xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.homestead.com/917v20.html I wonder if this guy is still making them... maybe someone could find out and post here! Regards, Karl
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...there is no way she is going to ever -- ever -- sleep with you. Those are awesome cars, but I think they belong on the track.
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Jack, you may be right, but if I had one (a nice replica) and it was street legal, I would occasionally have it on the street. Probably not everyday, but from time to time, definitely.
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How much does a 917 weigh?
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Imagine a go cart with a flat 12, it weighs that much. Logically, a 917 with a lower reved 12 in it (practical lower end torque) probably would be cool to drive on the street.
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Those are some crazy pictures, it's hard to believe they're real...
I'd still rather have a Dauer 962. 
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I still think that's Bernie Lomax in the passenger seat .....
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Go away, troll.
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Here's one that is local....it showed up at a PCA Ax this summer......
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Just wicked! Would we ever see anything like this on today's streets?
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I remember reading about Count Rossi's car in Road & Track back in the day (around 1974 I seem to recall). Porsche gave it to him in appreciation for all of his sponsorship of the race teams.
I don't think it was de-tuned; just refurbished with the vertical tail fins removed and painted silver. Race Car Replicas here in Michigan builds a replica. I haven't seen one in person but their other replicas are nice.
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