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106.208.70.139 wrote: Lets get educated on the history and magnificence of the 917. Gather around children.

The 917 had 6 variants in total.

1) 917 LH which is the long tail version & had diabolical handling issues at high speeds. It appeared both in 1970 & 1971 driven by Elford & Ahrens because they had huge sideburns which gave them braveness equal next to test pilots of fighter jets.

2) 917K  came in with a shorter & an upswept tail (nicknamed Kurzheck), reduced top speed and the ability to attract trophies. It was available with its a** pointed towards the sky (upswept tail), a 3 piece active center section or vertical fins either of which were put on depending upon the weather and the track.

2.1) The #22 ran with 3 piece tail in 1970 & with vertical fins in 1971.

2.2) The #23 ran with upswept tail in 1970 & with vertical fins in 1971.

3) The 917 "Pink Pig" had the spoiler from the 908 to look cool and keep the car on the track.Oink.

4) The 917/10, 917/20 and the 917/30 came topless from the factory & gain eyeballs on the track. They all had different spoiler options to be used as per requirement.

As for the confusion on the livery as mentioned by the OP, the LH came with the same red & white livery as the K because both the cars entered through Porsche Konstruktionen - Salzburg aka Porsche Holding.

Class Dismissed. Test on Saturday. One moment class, the bell is a signal for me, not you.

The original '69 917 was not referred to as a Langheck. The '70 917L was called Langheck, and was far more stable than the original long-tailed 917. In '71 the Langheck was still officially called the 917L but those outside Porsche referred to it as the 917LH to avoid confusion between the '70 and '71 bodywork.