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18/07/2010 2:05 pm
The Porsche in post #9938 is my 37th 917. Here's the 36th
Spark is helping me along on my goal of having a model of every 917 that ran at LM. This is the Zitro/Dominique Martin entry from 1971, a DNF. Note the middle spoiler added at the rear and the unusual rear view mirror on the roof.
Spark also makes car 20, a Gulf entry driven by Siffert/Redman but also well known as McQeen's car in the movie. I also need to get the Ebbro #10 and #15 cars from 1969, the former ill-fated as it was in a 1st-lap fatal accident, but I can find no record of the #15 car - was it a DNS?
18/07/2010 5:51 pm
Correct DNS
Listed as a Porsche System Engineering (ie Works) spare car.
http://www.formula2.net/
Despite the name a great resource for LM and Targa Florio entries.
19/07/2010 11:15 pm
Porsche 917 at Le Mans
Hello Harvey, if you are a 917 fan you may be aware of the following books already, but you may like to look out for them if not.
"Les sport & prototypes - Porsche au Mans 1966-1971"
by Fran?ois Hurel. (In French, but lots of details of every Porsche Prototype at Le Mans during that period, i.e. all the 917s apart from the recreation of 1981.)
Also "Porsche 917" by Reynald H?zard (English/French text) has a drawing of every livery and 917 chassis.
The #15 from 1969 was pretty much a T-car (i.e. testing) and didn't race. There are pictures and details in the first book above, I'll dust down my French later and see what I can glean from the book.
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20/07/2010 1:01 pm
Thanks Mike. BTW, I saw that '81 917K (K=Kremer in this case) and everyone should take note that Spark got the color WRONG. The actual car was fluorescent yellow (with a tinge of green), not ordinary lemon yellow. Photos are very bad at reproducing day-glo colors, especially in sunlight, which explains why Spark erred. Maybe they will release a correct version someday.