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Porsche 917
Greatest sports racing car Even when it wasn't winning, back kin '69, even when evil aerodynamic instability of the early cars killed poor John Woolfe, everyone knew the Porsche 917…
BRIEF SPECIFICATION
Engine ,• Eight cylinders. Two blocks of four cylinders at 90 degrees. Bore 78 mm., stroke 95 mm., capacity 3,630 c.c. R.A.C. rating 30.01 h.p. Side valves. Double downdmught carburetter. Coil ignition.
Gear-box : Three Speeds and reverse. Synchro-mesh second and top, Ratios 4.11, 6.59 and 11.59 to 1.
Suspension : Transverse half-elliptic springs.
Brakes : Cable operated.
Dimensions : Wheelbase 9 it. 4 hi.
Track : Front 4 ft. 7 in. Rear 4 ft. Of in.
Weight of four-door saloon 26 cwt.
Price : £250.