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Chassis:
One of two naturally aspirated 917/10s built in the summer of 1971, chassis 002 was raced for the 'Porsche Audi' works team in that year's Can-Am championship. Sporting a very striking STP livery, the car was placed in the top five in all six rounds with two second place finishes as the best results. The successful car was subsequently sold to Willi Kauhsen, who fielded the car in the European Interserie championship. He won the second round and added several more podium finishes to the chassis' tally. Halfway through the year, a turbocharged engine was fitted to improve performance.
Unfortunately, the career of 917/10-002 was cut short at the Nürburgring Interserie round where Kauhsen qualified on pole but crashed out. Instead of wasting time repairing the car, Kauhsen opted to buy a brand new 917/10K from Porsche. The wreck was stored and did not resurface until the late 1990s when it was carefully rebuilt by former Porsche race engineers. It was restored to the striking STP livery and 1971 Can-Am specification complete with a correct naturally aspirated engine. Soon after the work was completed, the 917/10 was sold to a prominent American collector. In 2008, it was acquired by a German collector, who in turn sold it on to Claudio Roddaro.
Since acquiring 917/10-002, he has restored it to its original configuration and white livery the car sported when it was shipped to the United States. The unique, angular body was also modified and a much rounder body was fitted. In this guise, it was raced by Jürgen Barth and Gérard Larrousse in the 2015 Dix Mille Tours at the Circuit Paul Ricard. In 2017, it was sold again and this time to a French enthusiast. He had the car returned to the STP livery used by Jo Siffert. It was also fitted with headlights so it could be raced in the Peter Auto CER series.
Chassis details |
Manufactured in |
July 17, 1971 |
First owner |
Jo Siffert |
Last known location |
French Historic Racer |
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