Icon Engineering founder, Dave Eaton, is a hugely experienced automotive contract design engineer, with time served for major manufacturers, including Ford, Jaguar, Mazda, Hyundai and even a spell developing modified Bentleys for the Sultan of Brunei.
The passion of the classic car scene will be loud and proud at Bicester Heritage on Saturday 24th September, the day Historics Auctioneers opens its doors to the brand’s inaugural sale at the bustling venue.
Former works driver Marc Lieb warms up the 12-cylinder engine of the 1969 Porsche 917, before it takes to the track at Weissach for hot laps as part of the Porsche Museum’s innovative ‘Sound Nacht: Next Level’.
In the August issue of Classic Porsche, we reported on the appearance of 917 chassis 026 as a star lot in the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Sale. Offered with a lower estimate of $16m, the car failed to sell, but it wasn’t the only 917 causing a stir at the show
To any motorsport enthusiast, the 917 needs no introduction, though it’s the prototype endurance racer’s short-tail coupe form that truly ignites the passions of Porsche enthusiasts
To any automotive or motorsport enthusiast, the 917 needs no introduction, though it’s the car’s short-tail coupe form that truly ignites the passions of Porsche enthusiasts most strongly.
