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    Porsche 917 Le Mans race car at OPC Canary Wharf 15-21 June (*with pics*)

    The local Canary Wharf newspaper states that a Porsche 917 Le Mans race car will be on display from 15-21 June 2010 at the small Porsche showroom in Montgomery Square in Canary Wharf to commemorate the 40th anniversary since a Porsche 917 race car first won an outright victory at Le Mans in 1970 Smiley

    I will try to take a few photos Smiley

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    The OPC is also holding a champagne drinks reception this evening to mark the event. Numbers are limited so if you are interested, you should contact them soon.


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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    I popped into the Porsche showroom to see the car at lunchtime today. Luckily there was almost no one else there when I arrived so I was able to get some really nice high resolution photos. I will post them here this evening  By the time I left, it had become busy with people so my timing was just right

    As for the car, it was beautiful - something really special - I'm sure you'll feel the same when you see the photos later


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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Here are the photos  Enjoy 

    BTW they are all high res photos so if you click (and double click) on them you should see larger versions of them Smiley

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Front view

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Another front view

    1276634667894RT3.jpg              


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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Driver's compartment

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Another view of the driver's compartment

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Rear view

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    View from above

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    That's it - hope you liked them  


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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Beautiful! What an incredible race car. Must be quite a handful to drive. Thanks Easy!


    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Thank you for the pictures! If you continue like that we will send you to all important events as Rennteam´s official photographer. Smiley


    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    A big thank you Easy!   

    I never get tired of looking at a 917. In my mind, it is one of the most beautiful race cars of all time. By the way, I think you are on to something Ferdie.

     

    A few more?

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Don't want to hijack your thread easy, just want to share some pictures of a 917 Kuerzheck I took in the prototyp museum in Hamburg last winter (Do I stand a chance of assistant official photographer? )

     


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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    I agree 917962, the 917 is the best looking closed cockpit race car of all time and BEST SOUNDING!

     

    Thanks Easy. Did it move under it's own power?


    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    @racerx: I wasn't there for its arrival - I assume it was brought on a trailer or flatbed and then rolled into place. It doesn't have UK number plates so it isn't public road legal.

    @Ferdie, @917962, @Joost, @trip: thanks guys for your appreciation Smiley

    'Official RT photographer'? I'm not a good enough photographer for that honour - there are some pro photographers on RT who would be far more deserving of that honour than me  I guess I make up for my technical inadequacy with enthusiasm and effort

    @Joost, @917962: guys, please feel free to add other 917 pics if you wish - I don't mind in the least Smiley

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    ahm... only other one that I have is this one.
    I have a running joke thing going on with a rubber ducky in my photogrpahs, kindof a sort of signature... in case you wondered ;-)

    Edit: found some more of the same car:

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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Rubber ducky or not, it really makes me want to cry when I see what Porsche were doing in motorsport in those days , and what they are doing now. 1276839247816overreactsmiley.gif


    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    and those guys and their brain power and knowledge helped develop the 928 from a blank sheet. That is why it is such a great car. I have a pic somewhere of the 928 being mocked up in one of the garages at Porsche with a 917 right behind it.

     

    Joost - your ducky pick gives a unique angle that I have not noticed before. Shows how sleek it is.


    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    @Joost: rubber duck - my wife thinks that's so cute


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    Re: Porsche 917 Le Mans race car on display 15-21 June at OPC Canary Wharf

    Spyderidol:

    Rubber ducky or not, it really makes me want to cry when I see what Porsche were doing in motorsport in those days , and what they are doing now. 1276839247816overreactsmiley.gif

    I am right there with yah. I'm afraid that the majority of my passion for Porsche comes from their history.

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