14.5.2019. Stuttgart. This year, one of the most important racing cars of the Porsche Motorsport celebrates the history of his 50. Birthday: the Porsche 917. This anniversary is a tribute to the Porsche Museum as part of a comprehensive special exhibition. Under the title “50 years of the Porsche 917 – Colours of Speed” to be of 14. May to 15. To see the September 14 exhibits a ten – 917-models-including with together 7.490 HP.
Content
- In the original state from 1969 back 917-001 offset
- 917 short – tail, the Le Mans winner of 1970 and 1971
- The fascinating technology of the Porsche 917 in the Detail
- The 917 as the Inspiration for Porsche’s engineers and designers
- Interactive element, and an anniversary book
In the original state from 1969 back 917-001 offset
As a group 4 sports cars, the 917 was designed specifically for the 24 hours of Le Mans and the brand’s world Cup. The number One to be created in 1969 as the first of a total of 25 for the Homologation of the necessary copies. The 917-001 marks the start of an unprecedented run of success and is the highlight of the special exhibition. More than a year long-Museum of mechanics, former technicians, and engineers from Zuffenhausen and Weissach, the Historical archives of Porsche AG, as well as the partner companies have worked together on his Return. He now presented for the first time in that state, as at 12. March 1969 was presented on the Geneva Auto-Salon of the world public.
917 short – tail, the Le Mans winner of 1970 and 1971
Other highlights of the special exhibition the two winning cars in the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood succeeds in 1970, the 917 KH with the starting number 23 at the world-famous red to gain white Salzburg-Design the first-of-19 overall victories for Porsche at the Sarthe. In the following year, Helmut Marko and Gijs van Lennep to manage to repeat this success. With an average speed of 222,3 km/h and a distance of 5.335 km you want to set two records that should have 39 years.
The fascinating technology of the Porsche 917 in the Detail
In addition to seven other copies of the 917, including the 917 PA Spyder, which was the test car with 16-cylinder engine, as well as the long – tail and Turbo versions – granted, the special exhibition, therefore, presents a deeper insight into the technology. Many small-scale exhibits, such as the crank shaft, disk sets, camshafts, and turbochargers to illustrate the high art of the Hans Mezger-designed twelve-cylinder engine. Glass fiber components from the restoration phase of the 917 – 001 showing the former high level to the car Body.
The transfer of technology from racing in the series, the 911 Turbo. After having previously been in the 917/10 and 917/30 used successfully, is keeping the Turbo technology for the first time in 1974 to enter in a Porsche sports car. A short time later for the model year in 1978 – the benefits of the 911 Turbo, finally, a brake system, as they had previously been in a very similar shape for the 917 developed. The brake calipers fixed caliper design, like the race car from lightweight metal and feature four-piston.
The 917 as the Inspiration for Porsche’s engineers and designers
How much of the 917 remains for decades in the minds of the Porsche engineers and designers arrested, two other exhibits: From the 1970 a Studio scale model of 1:4, which is one of the designs that were developed during the development of the 917/20 “the Pig” comes from. This model is developed by the employees of the former Design chief Anatole Lapine, a visionary of the future vehicle, in addition to its wind schlüpfigen body even on a Computer unit.
More than 40 years later, the designers are picking up on the theme of 917 again, this time in the Form of a Design study called “917 Living Legend”, the Porsche Museum presents special exhibition for the first time to the Public. This 1:1 model in plasticine, 2013, on the occasion of the return of Porsche to the LMP1 class, and thus in the long racing track. A small Team of designers, more aerodynamic core, Package specialists, chassis and powertrain engineers designing this tribute to the legendary 917 with start number 23 in the “Salzburg-Design” in only six months.
Interactive element, and an anniversary book
The visitors experience the “century of cars” on the basis of a total of six tool boxes: in addition to the fascinating technology of the 917 they dealt with the vehicles of the racing world of that day, the brand sponsorship and the transfer of technology in the 917 and later – racing-and series. Interactive media stations to experience the history of the 917 – multi-media, with gripping inserts movie scenes of then Run.
Numerous Rennplakate and small exhibits round out the most HP-most powerful special exhibition at the Porsche Museum. 50. Anniversary of the racing icon of the Museum shop also offers a special selection of 917 products for sale, including the anniversary book “Colours of Speed – 50 years of the Porsche 917” from the series “Edition Porsche Museum”, as well as a barbecue Sagittarius, which is designed as a tribute in the Design of the 917/20 “the Pig”.
The Porsche Museum is open Tuesdays to Sundays from 9 am to 18 PM. All information is available under www.porsche.de/museum .
The first Porsche 917 was at the 12. March 1969 at the Geneva auto salon presents. (Photo: Porsche AG)
