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1972 Porsche 917/10 Spyder

Thor Thorson
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Perhaps the world’s most recognized Porsche 917:
  • Team Penske Racing, sponsored by L&M
  • Driven by racing legends Mark Donohue and George Follmer
  • Debuted at Mosport ’72 Can-Am driven by Mark Donohue
  • Dominated the ’72 Can-Am series, taking first at five of nine races
  • Can-Am Champion in ’72 driven by George Follmer
  • Raced as #6 by Donohue and #7 by Follmer in ’72
  • Penske then sold 003 to Rinzler and it was cam­- paigned as the #16 car in RC Cola livery for the ’73 Can-Am season
  • Second place overall in ’73 driven by George Follmer
  • Powered by a 5.4L Twin Turbo 12-cylinder engine
  • Capable of making over 1,150 horsepower, 0–100 mph in 2.9 seconds
  • A true icon for automotive racing history
  • This car earned Porsche their first Can-Am Championship and is one of the most significant race cars ever built
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Thor Thorson
Thor Thorson is president of Vintage Racing Motors, a Seattle-area collector-car dealer and vintage-racing support operation. He has been actively involved with racing for over 40 years, dealing with racers from Ferraris to Sprites, but is mostly seen driving Elva sports racers. He has been writing the race-car profiles for SCM since 2003.
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