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Originally Posted by fbarrett
Ulrich:
The 909 is one of the coolest Porsches ever. See story in current (or recent) Christophorus. They built only two, for hillclimbing, and Piech went mad to save weight. Would you believe a spherical pressurized fuel tank (to avoid a the wieght of a pump)?
Unusually, Richard von Frankenberg set a drag race record (I forget the ET and speed) in a 909. Only one factory poster shows the 909 (three show the 904, three show the 914, and only one shows Steve McQueen).
Frank
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That fuel tank was made out of Titanium to boot.