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Old 04-22-2005, 04:59 PM   #1
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Default How to make a Carrera Gt driver jealous? - Ultimate Porsche

Did you know Porsche build one streetlegal 917
It was made for Count Rossi exclusivly, the chief of the MArtini& Rossi Racing Team

0-62.5 mph in 2.7 seconds
Top Speed 220 mph (aprox. 352 km/h)
Some Versions 246 mph (aprox. 394 km/h)






One German rebuild a 917 to german roadspecifications

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Old 04-22-2005, 05:01 PM   #2
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Holy shit thats just AMAZING! I am gonna go google to see if I can find some more information.
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Old 04-22-2005, 06:01 PM   #3
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not all is translatet so try the argentinian site
http://www.porsche917.com.ar/

German site about 917-Strasse and the GRossman 917
http://www.izdebski.de/Porsche_917/9...7-strasse.html

Restauration of a 917
http://project917.itgo.com/index.html

Registry of the chassis numbers
http://962.com/history/917/index.htm

The 917 of Grossman is possibly convertet to racecar again (last remain is
Rearmirror)
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Old 04-22-2005, 06:03 PM   #4
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Ah thanks for those links buddy!
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Old 04-22-2005, 06:06 PM   #5
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One HELL of a car! Thanx 944SR!

This a CRAZY pic :shock:

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Old 04-22-2005, 06:09 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
I had no idea about that!!! And if I were a CGT driver... it would make me jealous for sure!!!
Ya really! I have seen this picture countless times! But always thought it was fake until now!
http://www.izdebski.de/Porsche_917/9..._Rossi_k03.jpg
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Old 04-22-2005, 06:11 PM   #7
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lmao i want that car...look at how low and wide it is...that thing's gonna blast past any other road car ever ( and look at those rear wheels hahah, its jsut insane
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Old 04-22-2005, 07:02 PM   #8
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The picture is not a fake. The driver is count Rossi driving his 917 from Stuttgart to Paris.
His car got its registration an license lates in Alabama, with one condition, never show up there...
Porsche could not get it road legal in Germany.
But it was road legal in teh states. The car was a former testbed for a anti brake locking System ABS. Its fate is unknown to me.

The white 917 was road legal in germany, you can see the original german license plates. It was buildt up from frame resepcting german laws for roadlegalisation.
It is not easy to get a racing car through the german TüV (Technical Observation Union), but somehow he managed it.
Bye the way I saw a report about a road legal Porsche 910.
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Old 04-22-2005, 07:04 PM   #9
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His car got its registration an license lates in Alabama, with one condition, never show up there...
lmao, nice guys over there, weird they didnt wanna see it tho :roll:
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Originally Posted by 944SR
The picture is not a fake. The driver is count Rossi driving his 917 from Stuttgart to Paris.
His car got its registration an license lates in Alabama, with one condition, never show up there...
Porsche could not get it road legal in Germany.
But it was road legal in teh states. The car was a former testbed for a anti brake locking System ABS. Its fate is unknown to me.

The white 917 was road legal in germany, you can see the original german license plates. It was buildt up from frame resepcting german laws for roadlegalisation.
It is not easy to get a racing car through the german TüV (Technical Observation Union), but somehow he managed it.
Bye the way I saw a report about a road legal Porsche 910.
Ah thanks alot for this information buddy! I cant tell you how amazingly interesting this cars history is! If anyone has more please tell us more!
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Old 04-23-2005, 05:08 AM   #11
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sure goes fast, but it looks like shiet.
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Old 04-23-2005, 07:22 AM   #12
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sure goes fast, but it looks like shiet.

Definetly not my Opinion. I Think a 917 on the road will draw more attention then a Carrera GT...
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Old 04-23-2005, 05:37 PM   #13
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Definetly not my Opinion. I Think a 917 on the road will draw more attention then a Carrera GT...
there's a difference between beautiful and attention-drawing ofcourse...that orca thingy car from switzerland (google it if u dont know what im talking about) will draw LOADS of attention, but if that's a beautiful car, im santa...
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Old 04-23-2005, 07:51 PM   #14
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The 917 was also elected for most beautiful racingcar....
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Old 04-24-2005, 06:25 AM   #15
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for a racecar it looks pretty good, altho to be honest i think there are better-looking racecars. Still i htink the CGT looks better...but hey opinions differ...
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