| Re: David Piper Classic Races Cape Town Juan Baratzi's Porsche 917. This is the actual car, chassis number 917.021 that David Piper shared with the Dutch driver, Gijs van Lennep in the 1970 Le Mans 24 Hour.
Steve McQueen's Solar Productions based the film on the 1970 race and then spent a futher three months at the circuit to complete the filming and special effects on which Bud Rossler worked. About two weeks after the 24 hour race David Piper was to loose his foot is a horror accident in his own 917 during a filming sequence. |