adam_

Leave it to dock to argue with someone over there choice of nicknames...

This:

Misplacedyankee

Congrats. Looks fantastic. Enjoy!

Dock

I'm not arguing. If you make an attempt to read my posts you'll clearly see that I stated "It's just a difference of opinion" and "different strokes for different folks".

Dock

The Pink Pig 917 was a one-off 917 designed by by SERA, a French designer company, and it and doesn't at all represent the racing successes of the Porsche factory 917.

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The 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé was meant to be a test car for the Canadian-American Racing Cup. It was designed by SERA, a French designer company, and not by Porsche itself.-The result of the design was both amazing and uninspiring. On the positive side, the 1971 Porsche-917/20 Coupé managed to improve on several things. It combined stability and downforce which-they derived from the 917 KH. It was also a combination of the long tail and short tail design, two-designs that the other Porsche 917 famously employed (the Porsche 917 KH was a short tail, which-some say is one of the reasons why it outperformed the long tail Porsche 917 LH). During the test-runs, the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé did perform very well too. ...............................

.......................However, the general design of the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé was meant with-criticism. In fact, it has been said that even the officials at Porsche (then and now) would admit-that the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé was not exactly the most beautiful cars. Critics said it-looked like a “fat pig,” which Porsche took head on by painting the 1971 Porsche 917/20-Coupé pink with pig parts painted on it—hence its nickname, le Cochon Rose, or the Pink-Pig in English. Surprisingly, it qualified for the 1971 Le Mans.

It was used by the Martini Racing Team (who won the race with the Porsche 917 KH-Coupe) after proving at the qualifiers that it is better than its pre-race performance. Still, the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé did not perform spectacularly. It met-an accident during the halfway point of the race, finishing at 32nd place (still, it-wasn’t the lowest ranking Martini Racing Team car that year; that distinction went to the-Porsche 917 LH). Nonetheless, the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé did prove that it had great-aerodynamic qualities and a commendable speed.

So the 917 KH won the 1971 Le Mans and the Porsche 917 PA Spyder won the Can-Am a year later, leaving the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé as one-off car. Although not successful, it remains to be rather popular due to its unusual-history.

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Here is the article...http://www.carshowclassic.com/listings/cardetails/53

jumper5836

Mine aint that heavy, the book says 3395 lbs and on the scales with fliuds and full take of gas with rear seat delete mine weighed 3385 lbs. That is not a pig . Comparing it with the water cooled tt's it is the lightest.

Ridin Dirty

"a Pig is a filthy animal" -Pulp Fiction

oMenRC51

I'm thinking about removing the tint the previous owner had installed to all of the windows. I'll either buy a steamer and bang this out myself or hire someone to do the trick.

Anyone done this before?

ltc

928: Shark
928 Forum: Shark tank

955: P!g (Cayenne)
955 Forum: P!g Pen

The 996 Turbo was referred to as 'TOP' inside the factory. You would see boxes marked 'TOP', indicating they were for the 996 Turbo.

Now, if you keep the front bumperettes (warts) installed, I can see calling it a Warthog ...

oMenRC51

+1 warthog

PAULUNM

Yeah, pay a professional to do it. It is not easy. You also run the risk of damaging the defroster on the rear window.

oMenRC51

That is what I was concerned about. Thanks Paulunm.