--- title: Porsche 917 PA Spyder (1969) · HICONIUM description: "Porsche 917 PA Spyder (1969). The open Can-Am car of 1969 — “PA” for Porsche+Audi, the US importer. Siffert drove it to fourth in the championship; its raised tail helped point the way to the K." canonical_url: https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche/917/pa --- > HICONIUM · Index: https://hiconium.com/llms.txt · Every page: append `.md` or send `Accept: text/markdown`. > Path: [Home](https://hiconium.com/) › [Vehicles](https://hiconium.com/vehicles) › [Porsche](https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche) › [917](https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche/917) › Porsche 917 PA Spyder (1969) [Porsche 917 — the model file](https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche/917) # 917 PA Spyder 1969 · Very rare · 2 built ![The 917 PA Spyder, ex-Siffert 1969 Can-Am car, at Goodwood](https://hiconium.com/_derived/images/cars/porsche-917/art/pa-white.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) The execution The open Can-Am car of 1969 — “PA” for Porsche+Audi, the US importer. Siffert drove it to fourth in the championship; its raised tail helped point the way to the K. Two built: 027 stayed a works test hack and later carried the experimental 16-cylinder engine in a lengthened frame; 028 raced the 1969 Can-Am season with Jo Siffert, best result third at Bridgehampton. Neither has ever crossed a public auction block. On the record - Two built — 027 the test car, 028 the racer - Siffert: 4th, Can-Am 1969 - 027 later tested the 6.0–7.2L flat-16 (“a monster” — Donohue) - No public auction sale on record As separated Years 1969 Built 2 Engine 4.5L flat-12 Power ~580 PS Against the 917 K Years 1969 · 917 K 1969–1971 Built 2 · 917 K 36 Engine 4.5L flat-12 · 917 K 4.5–5.0L flat-12 · Type 912 Power ~580 PS · 917 K 580–630 PS The documents ![The 917 PA Spyder, ex-Siffert, at Goodwood](https://hiconium.com/_derived/images/cars/porsche-917/pa-spyder.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) ![Prototype spyder cockpit — 027 later carried the flat-16](https://hiconium.com/_derived/images/cars/porsche-917/cockpit.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) [All 917 executions](https://hiconium.com/vehicles/porsche/917#variants)