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917 chassis registry::

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It is our intent to make this chassis registry the most accurate reference anywhere in the world. We know, however, that this registry will be a living work, not just an archive, that will evolve as the often complex historical facts of these wonderful and rare machines present themselves.

It also must be noted that determining the definitive history of most 917s is extremely difficult. When these wonderful cars were raced, the chassis was often treated like any other expendable component on the race car. Often, worn or damaged chassis were returned to the factory which in turn would 'refurbished' by removing the chassis plate and putting it onto a new chassis. Salvageable chassis were then occasionally 'recycled', to emerge as a spyder or other derivitive. To further complicate matters, the multicar teams sometimes moved chassis plates between cars to avoid burdensome import/export paperwork between events.

In our sleuthing, we will use any credible source and balance the conclusions as fairly and accurately as possible. We fully appreciate that there will be disputes as to the history of some chassis numbers and welcome any additional background, corrections, and/or updates that you might have to submit.

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Finally, a special thanks to Andrea Dolermo of DVA Dolermo Models who provided much of the research presented in this registry. We would also be remiss if we did not pay tribute to the work of Gerry Sutterfield whose research published the 1991 Vintage Motorsport issues 3 and 4 represented a landmark in the documentation of Porsche 917s and their history.

Coupe with detachable long-tail: 917-001 to 917-025
917K short-tail coupe: 917 to 026, 029 to 032, 034 to 036, 044, 051 to 053
917PA Can-Am/Interserie spyder: 917 to 027, 028, 033
917LH long-tail coupe: 917-040-043, 045
917/10 Can-Am/Interserie spyder: 917/10-001 to 008, 010, 011, 015 to 018
917/20 Lemans coupe: 917/20-001
917/30 Can-Am spyder: 917/30-001 to 004

Total number of cars believed to still exist:

917 Coupe - 24 (16 in private hands)
917 PA & Spyder - 4 (3 in private hands)
917/10 - 11 (9 in private hands)
917/30 - 6 (4 in private hands)

(Click on the chassis number to access the detailed history of that car)

CHASSIS

YEAR

TYPE

FIRST RACE TEAM

CURRENT OWNER (as of)

PHOTO

917-001

1969

L

(show car)

Porsche Museum (2002)

917-002

1969

L

Porsche AG

scrapped

917-003

1969

L

(testing only)

scrapped

917-004

1969

L

Porsche AG

McCaw (2002)

rebuilt using chassis 017

917-005

1969

L

Porsche AG

scrapped

 

917-006

1969

L

Porsche AG

scrapped, rebuilt as 040

917-007

1969

L

Porsche AG

Rosso Bianco Museum (2002)

converted to PA spec at the end of 1970 season

917-008

1969

L

Porsche AG

scrapped

917-009

1969

L

JW Automotive

scrapped

917-010

1969

L

David Piper

Piper (2002)

917-011

1969

L

Porsche Salzburg

scrapped

917-012

1969

L

Porsche AG

scrapped

 

917-013

1969

L

JW Automotive

Finburg (2002)

scrapped, rebuilt using chassis 034

917-014

1969

L

JW Automotive

Porsche AG, on loan to Langenburg Museum (2002)

rebuilt using chassis 029

917-015

1969

L

JW Automotive

Cox (2002)

rebuilt on chassis 035

917-016

1969

L

JW Automotive

McAllistar (2002)

917-017

1969

L

JW Automotive

chassis used to rebuild 004

 

917-018

1969

L

Soler-Roig

Stoddard (2002), photo courtesy of Joe Kunecki

917-019

1969

L

Porsche Salzburg

Collier (2002)

917-020

1969

L

Porsche Salzburg

Europe (2004)

917-021

1969

L

Team AAW

Barazi (2004)

917-01-021

1970

Spyder

Team AAW

Cox (2002)

917-022

1969

L

Solar Productions

Seinfeld (2002)

917-023

1969

L

Porsche Salzburg

Palmaz (2002)

917-024

1969

L

Siffert

Private Owner in Germany (2002)

 

917-025

1969

L

Zitro Switzerland

Collier (2002)

917-026

1970

K

JW Automotive

Hayes (2002)

917-PA-027

1970

PA

(spider prototype)

Porsche Museum (2002)

 

917-PA-028

1970

PA

VW of America

Collier (2002)

917-029

1970

K

JW Automotive

spare, used to rebuild 917-014

 

917-030

1970

K

Martini Racing

Rossi (2002)

converted to on-road specification 1975

917-031

1970

K

JW Automotive

Amalfitano (2002)

917-032

1970

K

(testing only)

scrapped

 

917-033

1970

PA

(spare only)

corporate owner (1991)

 

917-034

1970

K

JW Automotive (as spare)

used to rebuild 917-013

 

917-035

1970

K

JW Automotive (as spare)

used to rebuild 917-015

 

917-036

1970

K

(spare only)

Private Owner in France (2002)

 

917-037

   

(not constructed)

   

917-038

   

(not constructed)

   

917-039

   

(not constructed)

   

917-040

1970

LH

(testing only)

scrapped

917-041

1970

LH

(testing only)

scrapped

917-042

1970

LH

Martini Racing

Porsche Museum (1991)

917-043

1970

LH

Martini Racing

Simeone (2002)

rebuilt using chassis 044

917-044

1970

K

(spare chassis and body)

used to rebuild 917-043

 

917-045

1970

LH

JW Automotive

LeMans Museum (2002)

917-046

   

(not constructed)

   

917-047

   

(not constructed)

   

917-048

   

(not constructed)

   

917-049

   

(not constructed)

   

917-050

   

(not constructed)

   

917-051

1970

K

(testing only)

magnesium chassis, scrapped

 

917-052

1970

K

(testing only)

magnesium chassis, scrapped

917-053

1970

K

Martini Racing

Porsche Museum (2002)

magnesium chassis

917K81

1981

Special

Kremer Racing

Bradley (1991)

917/10-001

1971

CanAm

(prototype)

Kauhsen (2002)

917/10-002

1971

CanAm

Jo Siffert

McCaw (2001)

917/10-003

1972

CanAm

Penske (L&M)

McCaw (2001)

917/10-004

1972

CanAm

Team AAW

Heemeyer (1991)

917/10-005

1972

CanAm

Penske

Porsche Museum (2002)

 

917/10-006

1972

CanAm

Vasek Polak

Heemeyer (1991)

917/10-007

1972

CanAm

Brumos Porsche

Brumos Porsche (2002)

some records indicate chassis 008

917/10-008

   

(not constructed)

   

917/10-009

   

(not constructed)

   

917/10-010

1972

CanAm

(prototype)

scrapped

 

917/10-011

1972

CanAm

Penske (L&M)

magnesium chassis, scrapped

 

917/10-012

   

(not constructed)

   

917/10-013

   

(not constructed)

   

917/10-014

   

(not constructed)

   

917/10-015

1972

CanAm

Bosch Racing

Rosso-Bianco Museum (2002)

917/10-016

1973

CanAm

Boeri

Ottokar von Jacobs (2002)

917/10-017

1973

CanAm

Georg Loos

Bruce Canepa (2002)

917/10-018

1973

CanAm

Vasek Polak

Vasek Polak (1991)

 

917/20-001

1971

Special

Porsche AG

Porsche Museum (2002)

917/30-001

1973

CanAm

(test chassis with adjustable wb)

Porsche AG (2002)

 

917/30-002

1973

CanAm

Penske

Porsche Museum (2002)

917/30-003

1973

CanAm

Penske

Setton (2001)

917/30-004

1973

CanAm

(never raced)

Drendel (2002)

917/30-005

1973

CanAm

(never raced)

Private Owner in Sweden (2002)

917/30-006

1973

CanAm

(never raced)

Gruys (2002)

 

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