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Country of origin:Germany
Produced in:1972
Numbers built:13 (All 917/10s)
Internal name:917
Predecessor:Porsche 917 PA Spyder
Successor:Porsche 917/30
Author:Wouter Melissen
Last updated:April 04, 2011
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Chassis: 917/10-003
One of three Porsche 917/10Ks purchased by Roger Penske for his 1972 Can-Am effort, this car started the season as one of the spare chassis. It was pressed into service from the second round when an injured Mark Donohue was replaced by George Follmer after crashing the team's primary car in an accident. Follmer immediately scored a victory at Road Atlanta after starting second. He won four more races in this car that year as he became the first non-McLaren driver to win the Championship since John Surtees in 1966. At the end of the year, it was sold to Bobby Rinzler, who fielded it in the Interseries and Can-Am championships for the likes of George Follmer and Charlie Kemp but it did no better than a pair of seconds in Can-Am races with Follmer at the helm. It last raced in the fall of 1973 but was retained by Rinzler for many more years. It eventually joined the formidable collection of Bruce McCaw. In 2012, the 1972 Can-Am winning car sold at auction for $5.5 million. Today, it is part of a Chicago-based collection that consists mainly of McLarens.

Chassis details
Manufactured in 1972
First owner Roger Penske Enterprises
Major wins
1972 Can-Am Road Atlanta (George Follmer)
1972 Can-Am Mid-Ohio (George Follmer)
1972 Can-Am Road America (George Follmer)
1972 Can-Am Laguna Seca (George Follmer)
1972 Can-Am Riverside (George Follmer)
Last known location American Private Collection
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