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Staying with the 917 stories, back in the '60's one of my favorite drivers was Jo Siffert. My draw to him was his ability to drive anything and that he was also a businessman, known for his Alfa/Porsche dealership and the stories of him selling Swiss watches to his fellow drivers (back then the drivers were much more of a fraternity than now).
Additionally, the Canadian-American Challenge Cup (CanAm) was going strong in North America and Porsche decided to participate in the 70's with a modified 917 chassis/body...they even experimented using a 7.2L flat 16 but then went the twin turbocharged 12 cylinder route...dominating and winning decisively in '72.
Here's a photo of Jo's dealership and also a photo of that flat 16.
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