{"id":489886,"date":"2008-03-17T15:49:32","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T20:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/archives\/268"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:45:52","slug":"car-profile-porsche-917-pa-spyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/car-profile-porsche-917-pa-spyder\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Profile \u2013 Porsche 917 PA Spyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>In honor of the 12 Hours of Sebring-winning Porsche RS Spyder, Sports Car Digest highlights the Porsche 917 PA Spyder. While there are several visual similarities between the two racers, most notably the yellow and red paint scheme, the similarities end there, as the Interseries and ALMS race cars are ultimately more different than they are similar. The 917 PA&#8217;s Shell and RS Spyder&#8217;s DHL paint schemes, however, are certainly from the same blood lines and both are great looking.<\/p>\n<p>From Ultimatecarpage.com:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content > :last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"cs-paywall\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__card\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__top\"><span class=\"cs-paywall__label\">Members only<\/span><span class=\"cs-paywall__price\">$29 <em>\/ year<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"cs-paywall__title\">Keep going. <span>This is where it gets good.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"cs-paywall__lead\">Supercars.net Membership is for people who&#x27;d rather know the spec sheet by heart than skim ten headlines. 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The 917 PA&#8217;s Shell and RS Spyder&#8217;s DHL paint schemes, however, are certainly from the same blood lines and both are great looking. 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