It would be a great experience to drive on public roads in an air-conditioned flat-12.
The Porsche 911 is one of the most significant racecars of all times. It brought Porsche its first ever victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and played a prominent role in the Steve McQueen movie Le Mans. However, the company did not intend for anyone to drive the 917 on the road. Claudio Roddaro, an amateur racer, decided to make the iconic racer street-legal.
This crazy project was possible due to an oddity in Porsche 917 history. Count Rossi, a member of Martini & Rossi’s company that sponsored many Porsche racecars, purchased a used 917 from this company in 1974. He made minor modifications, such as adding mufflers to the car, to get it to be road legal. Historic Motorsport Central. The paperwork was used to legalize the vehicle for European street use.
Roddaro needed to make the same changes to his car as there was precedent for a road legal 917 in order to be accepted by European authorities to allow it to be used on the roads. The process was not easy because Roddaro had to go through two months of negotiations with authorities before he received all necessary paperwork.
This car is a replica of the famous racecar. It still has a 4.9-liter flat 12 engine that produces 600 horsepower. The entire vehicle is just 1,323 lbs (600 kg). It is difficult to imagine how this machine would feel driving on Monaco’s narrow roads and in traffic jams.
Roddaro’s fascinating history doesn’t mean that he will wreck an important Porsche. This chassis was built by Porsche as a spare, but it has never been raced. Gunnar Racing started the process of getting this vehicle ready to race on the track in 2003. The extensive project was documented online by and the model raced at the 2004 Rennsport Reunion.
a Porsche 911 chassis registry states that Roddaro purchased this car in 2016. He has also used it extensively at track events, including the Monza Historics as well as the Oldtimer GP at Nurburgring.