1970 Porsche 917

PORSCHE 917K RECREATION - A TRUE SUPER CAR WITH A DIFFERENCE!

You will have seen Steven McQueen’s race / film 917K for sale at Mecums recently, this one last changed hands at US$14M and is expected to fetch US$25M this time around and you will have read about Jerry Seinfeld turning down USD 21 million for his. Given these are the real deal, race history, well worth it!!!

What if you also want a 917K but don’t have spare US$ 21M floating around?

I have the solution!!!!

Here is your chance to own a superb 917K recreation which has many features as a nod to the original and has an engine that’ll give you as close to the performance of the real thing as any car!!!!!

This is a recreation of a 917K, in full Gulf colours, an absolute beast (not far off the hp / power to weight of the race cars!!!) and fully road legal with MOT!!

The car was specially commissioned from K. D. Motor Engineers of Warrington and is based on a mid-engined 1970 914-6 donor car, 'ARP 496J', and is both registered and taxed as a Porsche. It is completely road legal, has an MOT & it has covered just under 12, 000 miles!

The power train is a, its dry-sump 3. 3 litre type 930 flat-six engine fed by twin variable-boost GT2 turbochargers, topped by dual intercoolers and a horizontal multi-blade fan, this formidable powerplant is coupled to an inverted manual 911 Turbo gearbox complete with its own oil cooler and oil pump. I was told she has 650hp!

'ARP 496J' also features highly modified suspension and 911 Turbo sourced disc brakes. The lightweight fibreglass bodywork is, I think, made by a company called Laser and is, I guess, as close to the original they were able to get. It is finished in Gulf Oil's evocative light blue and orange colours. It also boasts a fully plumbed-in 'wet' nitrous-oxide injection system for those moments when 650hp in a car weighing around 700kgs isn’t quite enough!

Sparse but functional, the replica's cabin sports high-backed seats, a centre-mounted instrument binnacle, Camus LCD display screen (a camera shows behind the car with screen in-cabin), in cabin intercom system for communication between driver and passenger, fire-extinguisher pull, ignition cut-out switch and starter button. A truly unique proposition, this incredible Porsche supercar is worthy of the closest inspection.

The car also has some wonderful additions: the tailfin was signed at Brands Hatch in 2006 by Richard Chamberlain, Mark Finsburg, David Piper and Richard Attwood and the seat belts are from the 1996 Championship Williams driven by Damon Hill (now a bit faded).

I have had this car 10 years now and it has spent almost all of her time with me in storage. I have just recommissioned her with a new clutch, new clutch and brake master cylinders, new clutch master cylinder, new gearbox oil, new plugs, oil filter and oil, a lot of engineering time spent on making the gear selection rods work better, refurbished turbos, FvD kit to drain the turbos when engine is off and a new, lightweight, mini battery; all carried out by respected Porsche specialists. This alone was around £10, 000 worth of work.

This recreation looks amazing in the flesh!