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Scalfaro LM917 Hans Mezger watch edition - air-cooled and special

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Created on June 27, 2014

Reading time 5min

Written by:

Werner Bartholai

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Scalfaro

Bruno von Rotz

Balz Schreier

Jacques Breuer

Scalfaro

Bruno von Rotz

Balz Schreier

Jacques Breuer

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Porsche 917 (1971) - Le-Mans-Sieger 1971 - mit der wunderschönen Martini-Lackierung

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Hans Mezger - der Mann hinter dem Motor des Porsche 917

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Scalfaro LM917 Hans Mezger Edition - technische Details

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Scalfaro LM917 Hans Mezger Edition - die wichtigsten Elemente

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Scalfaro LM917 Hans Mezger Edition - Rückseite

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Porsche 917 K (1970) - Sieger bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans 1970 - in der Sonderschau Le Mans am Genfer Automobilsalon 2014

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Porsche 917 K (1970) - Sieger bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans im Jahr 1970 - in der Sonderschau Le Mans am Genfer Automobilsalon 2014

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Porsche 917 (1970) - im Plateau 5 (1966-1971) an der Le Mans Classic 2012

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Porsche 917 K Le Mans (1969) - Racing Legends an den Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2013

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Porsche 917 Gulf (1971) gefahren von Richard Attwood (Le Mans Sieger 1970 auch in einem 917K) - im Plateau 5 (1966-1971) an der Le Mans Classic 2012

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Porsche 917 Gulf (1971) - im Plateau 5 (1966-1971) an der Le Mans Classic 2012

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Porsche 917 (1969) - neu aufgebauter 917-021 in seiner ganzen Schönheit

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Summary

The Porsche 917 is one of the most famous racing cars of all time and has truly earned its immortality, not least with two Le Mans victories. Behind the 917 was Hans Mezger, the ingenious Porsche designer to whom we owe many famous Porsche engines. Scalfaro has now created a watch based on these two legends, the 917LM Hans Mezger Edition, of which there are only 917 examples.

This article contains the following chapters

The legendary Porsche 917 racing car
Many successes after difficult beginnings
The designer Hans Mezger
The watch honors the racing car and its designer
"Air-cooled"
Elegant and racing
The makers behind the watch
Technical data of the Scalfaro LM917 Hans Mezger watch edition

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Perhaps the most famous car ever to have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the Porsche 917, an endurance racing icon. If the victories in 1970 and 1971 were not enough to achieve icon status, Steve McQueen went one better with the film "Le Mans". The Porsche 917 is considered the "ultimate racing car of the 20th century". Its creation in 1968 can be traced back to the initiative of Ferdinand Piëch, who was responsible for research and development, including racing, as a young engineer at Porsche at the time. The racing sports car was developed under his direction by Hans Mezger. The first Porsche twelve-cylinder engine initially produced 542 hp on the test bench, and by mid-1969 it had reached 580 hp and 8400 rpm. The torque amounted to 51 mkg at 6600 rpm. The engine weighed just 240 kg and was coupled to a five-speed gearbox which, like the new lightweight tubular frame chassis, was derived from the Porsche 908. The chassis weighed just 48 kg, while the body of the prototype weighed 38 kg.

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