The Porsche 917 was built from 1968-1973 and this Porsche 917 PA Spyder only in 1969, the Porsche 917 are all pure racing cars that were trimmed for performance and low weight and this with appropriate design forms. The PA Spyder was specially used on the CanAm in 1969 and drove up to 360 km/h.
The content under the bonnet, however, is gigantic: 16-cyl. 180°-V engine, displacement 5992-7166 cc with a power output of 770-880 hp (533-647 kW).
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…