"phenotyp" (phenotyp)
10/16/2020 at 14:10 • Filed to: porsche 907, porsche, racing, history
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"phenotyp" (phenotyp)
10/16/2020 at 14:10 • Filed to: porsche 907, porsche, racing, history | 7
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The 907 has always been at the top of my list of favorite Porkers.
It was just the smallest, most-efficient, and ruthlessly-fast racer of the era. Like, almost beat the GT40 at LeMans.
The longtail ones were pretty rad:
But I’ve always like the short-tailed ones more.
I dunno. I think they remind me of my bike-racing days, when I was getting into car design, and GT1 in the 90s was just the coolest thing.
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> phenotyp
10/16/2020 at 14:30 |
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I’m more of a long tail guy, myself, but I agree that the 907/908 were some of the best looking cars
Fun fact - The film “Le Mans” was shot with a 908 being used as the camera car. McQueen himself got second place at the 12 hours of sebring in the same car prior to it being converted for that role.
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> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
10/16/2020 at 14:37 |
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Yep.
906 and 908 get a lot of love, deservedly.
RallyWrench
> phenotyp
10/16/2020 at 14:38 |
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Magic. The 908s are very slightly cooler to me because there are just so many variants and the coupe’s rooflines are prettier, but these are a joy to see. If I recall correctly, it was a 908 that came closest to winning Le Mans in ‘69, that famous Hermann/Ickx battle, 908 v GT40 1075.
Your reference to bike racing is apt. If ever a racecar was aimed for lightness and aerodynamics at all costs as racing bicycles often are , it was these early Porsche prototypes.
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> RallyWrench
10/16/2020 at 14:52 |
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Yeah, the floorboards of these cars— cheeseplates.
lone_liberal
> phenotyp
10/16/2020 at 14:59 |
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They were cool, but the 917 was the Conan of Porsches. It crushed its enemies, saw them driven before it, and heard the lamentation of their women.
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> lone_liberal
10/16/2020 at 15:02 |
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No dis
agreement.
Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
> phenotyp
10/16/2020 at 15:02 |
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The 907 and 908 are probably the most elegant of the early prototypes.
Shoutout to the (confusingly) earlier 909 and 910 too. W hich, while uglier, were terrifyingly light as well. Each weighed under 1000 lbs in certain trims. Imagine having 270hp in a sub 1000 pound car, it’d be absolutely bonkers to drive.
I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> phenotyp
10/16/2020 at 15:05 |
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This is going to sound a bit weird but almost all racecars look terrible to me. The only exception are the ones of this style:
I don’t care very much at all for anything with aero.
Stef Schrader
> phenotyp
10/16/2020 at 18:42 |
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it’s good parsh
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> Stef Schrader
10/16/2020 at 18:52 |
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Yep.