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Porsche 917-20 Pink Pig Le Mans 1971 Joest Reinhold is a painting by Yuriy Shevchuk which was uploaded on February 27th, 2013.
Porsche 917-20 Pink Pig Le Mans 1971 Joest Reinhold
Porsche 917-20 Pink Pig Le Mans 1971 Joest Reinhold
watercolor on pape
45x70cm
2013
www.shevchukart.com
A total of 59 examples... more
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Title
Porsche 917-20 Pink Pig Le Mans 1971 Joest Reinhold
Artist
Yuriy Shevchuk
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
Porsche 917-20 Pink Pig Le Mans 1971 Joest Reinhold
watercolor on pape
45x70cm
2013
www.shevchukart.com
A total of 59 examples of the Porsche 917 were built, 41 as short or long-tail coupes with naturally aspirated engines of up to 5.4-litres, and 18 as CanAm or InterSeries Spyder versions with 1,400bhp turbocharged engines. One model is slightly different; the 917/20, of which only a single example was ever built.
A mixture of the long and short-tail coupes, the goal of the designers of the 917/20 was to combine the high speeds of the long-tail version with the easier handling of the short-tail example. The work of Porsche engineers and the aerodynamic specialists at the SERA company created a car that was extremely wide and had especially large overhangs at the side and rounded wheel arches. The track remained unchanged and the wheels were deeply hidden in their arches. The car�s nose was almost as low and flat as that of the long-tail coupe, but the front was shorter than that of the original and the same was true of the rear.
This car participated in the initial Le Mans practice session in April 1971 without previous testing, but won the three-hour race at the end of the three day test period, driven by Willi Kauhsen/Reinhold Joest. In the actual 24 Hours race, its aerodynamics proved to be very effective, but it was forced to retire at the end of the race, following an accident while lying in fifth place.
- See more at: http://www.automobilesreview.com/auto-news/1971-porsche-917-20-pink-pig/15664/#sthash.27rlpq4a.dpuf
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February 27th, 2013