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Top 10: What we saw at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart

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Dan Heyman
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1969 917 PA Spyder

Eight cylinders not enough for you? Well, how about slapping two to a common crank, for a V16 with a 360 km/h top speed? Yep, that should do it.

1969 Porsche 917 PA Spyder
1969 Porsche 917 PA Spyder | Photo: D.Heyman

917K

There have been many versions of the “Kurzheck” short-tail 917s – you can see two of them here – but this one is a little special - not because of its unique tail fins, but more because of what can’t be seen: the magnesium frame underneath. Porsche was so secretive about the tech that in order to fool Automobile Club d’Ouest officials, they didn’t even tell drivers Gijs van Lennep and Helmut Marko about it.

Porsche 917K
Porsche 917K | Photo: D.Heyman
Porsche 917K
Porsche 917K | Photo: D.Heyman
Dan Heyman
Dan Heyman
Automotive expert
  • Over 12 years' experience as an automotive journalist
  • More than 70 test drives in the past year
  • Participation in over 150 new vehicle launches in the presence of the brand's technical specialists