For what it's worth, I just tool a look at both the models I have (I
have a lot of 917 models) and a couple of books. It looks like the
dash in the movie is a 917K. The open cars (like the 917/30) had a
bar shaped dash, while the closed cars had a more conventional
looking arrangement.
Can't say what's making that bypass sound, though I imagine any 917
made a lot of very interesting sounds.
The track is certainly more modern, and some of the cars he's passing
look like fairly modern sports racers.
On Jul 15, 2006, at 1:32 PM, <triumph_marx@freenet.de>
<triumph_marx@freenet.de> wrote:
> Gary:
>
> Right!
> The closed version came first and the turbo version was run at the
> Can-Am series.
>
> But have a look at the cars the Porsche is passing...those are not
> 70ies style.
> They are looking more than Kas GTP cars from the 80ies.
>
> I assume the movie is wrong named and not a Porsche 917.
> At the time when the 917 was competing at Le Mans the pits and the
> track wasn't saperated by a wall.
>
> So this must be a newer race where they have taken that video.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary" <vintage.racer@comcast.net>
> To: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>; <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [FOT] in car videos: nice idea for FOT racers perhaps?
>
>
>> Chris:
>>
>> The 917 was also a coupe as raced at LeMans and in the Steve
>> McQueen movie
>> "LeMans". This same website had two other short videos featuring
>> a 917 in
>> the blue/orange Gulf color scheme so perhaps the in-car video was
>> taken in
>> the that car.
>>
>> Gary
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>
>> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 9:57 AM
>> Subject: Re: [FOT] in car videos: nice idea for FOT racers perhaps?
>>
>>
>>> Is that really a Porsche 917?
>>> I am asking because there is a turbo bypass valve noise when he is
>>> shifting or going off the accelerator.
>>>
>>> Could be a later model. When I look at the dashboard it could be
>>> a 956
>>> form 1982 or later.
>>>
>>> The 917 turbo model was a open spyder version.
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tony Drews" <tony@tonydrews.com>
>>> To: <Guyots3@wmconnect.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 4:18 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [FOT] in car videos: nice idea for FOT racers perhaps?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Nice!
>>>>
>>>> I particularly liked the in-car from a Porsche 917 at
>>>> http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=1364173336824248734
>>>>
>>>> - Tony
>>>>
>>>> At 11:04 PM 7/14/2006, Guyots3@wmconnect.com wrote:
>>>>> Look at this, and other videos, nicely made:
>>>>>
>>>>> <A
>>>>> HREF="http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?
>>>>> docid=-1536433470404300035">http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?
>>>>> docid=-1536433470404300035</A>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Leon
>>>>>
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>>>>> HREF="http://community.webshots.com/user/vitesse1963";>http://
>>>>> community.webshots.com/user/vitesse1963</A>
>>>>
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