Just a quick update on the 917 for sale in Austria. The seller provided me with a 26 pgs document about the car and we also spoke today where he told me more about the unique background of the car. To cut a long story short the current asking price is EUR 325k (no typo) and please do not blame me for stating this number which might sound insane for most of you. Not being an expert at all I can't judge whether this makes sense or not. Btw, there was a reason for stating only 180k in that magazine coverage I had mentioned above. Fact is that they put in tremendous efforts in building this car and besides the 1974 917 of Herbert von Karajan (a famos Austrian conductor) this is and will be the one and only street legal 917 replica in Austria which was achieved in close cooperation and approval of the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. The car is also signed by Hans Meztger (claimed to be the father of the 917) and Helmut Marko, driver of the original car No 22. The car is used regularly for events sponsored by Porsche and others simply becaurse the original must not be moved anymore because of its magnesium frame. This car is ready to be raced without limitation and according to the seller it stands out from most other replicas in many aspects. It's also not a standard Kraftwerkz rolling chassis but rather a very bespoke one. It took from 2004 until 2008 to build the rolling chassis which was completed within another 7 months by Austrian expert Toni Weissenböck / Weitec Tuning.
Thomas
Thomas