WALWORTH, WI, 18 May, 2012

Mecum Auctions announced today they will present car collectors with a unique opportunity to own a piece of race history when they offer the 1972 Can-Am Series Championship winning race car, the Team Penske Porsche 917/10-003 Spyder driven by George Follmer and Mark Donahue, at Mecum’s Monterey Auction, August 16-18, 2012, in Monterey, Calif.

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The Can-Am Champion L&M Porsche 917 is expected to sell at a world record price for a Porsche at public auction.  The auction will broadcast live on Velocity, a Discovery Network, August 16-18, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course.  For complete auction information visit www.mecum.com


Porsche 917/10-003 History

1972 Can-Am Champion
1973 Can-Am Championship runner-up
seven overall wins between 1972 and 1973

1971 Porsche
1972 Penske
1972 Can-Am Season - Painted White With Red And Black Stripes - 5000 TC Engine Fitted
1972/06/11 - Road Atlanta Can-Am - 1st George Follmer #6
1972/07/23 - Watkins Glen Can-Am - 5th George Follmer #6
1972/08/06 - Mid-Ohio Can-Am - 1st George Follmer #6
1972/08/27 - Elkhart Lake Can-Am - 1st George Follmer #6
1972/09/17 - Donnybrooke Can-Am - 4th George Follmer #7
1972/10/01 - Edmonton Can-Am - 3rd George Follmer #7
1972/10/15 - Laguna Seca Can-Am - 1st George Follmer #7
1972/10/29 - Riverside Can-Am - 1st George Follmer #7
1973 Rinzler  Royal Crown, Painted White With Blue And Red Stripes
1973/04/01 - Nuerburgring Interserie - dnf George Follmer #16
1973/05/01 - Imola Interserie - 8th George Follmer #16
1973/06/10 - Mosport Can-Am - dnf George Follmer #16
1973/07 - 5400 TC Engine Fitted
1973/07/22 - Watkins Glen Can-Am - dnf George Follmer #16
1973/08/12 - Mid-Ohio Can-Am -2nd George Follmer #16
1973/08/26 - Road America Sprint Can-Am Race - 3rd George Follmer #16
1973/08/26 - Road America Can-Am - 3rd George Follmer #16
1973/09/15 - Edmonton Sprint Can-Am Race - dnf George Follmer #16
1973/09/16 - Edmonton Can-Am - 2nd George Follmer #16
1973/10/14 - Laguna Seca Sprint Can-Am Race - 3rd George Follmer #16
1973/10/14 - Laguna Seca Can-Am - dnf George Follmer#16
1973/10/28 - Riverside Sprint Can-Am Race - 2nd George Follmer #16
1973/10/28 - Riverside Can-Am - dnf George Follmer #16
1973 Vasek Polak - Destroyed in Testing,
1999 - John McCaw