How the name " Fat Pig or Porka " originated.

[Jimmy]

According to this post this is How the name " Fat Pig or Porka " originated.

 

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/996-turbo-forum/756560-meet-the-turbopig-4.html

 

 

The Pink Pig 917 was a one-off 917 designed by by SERA, a French designer company, and it and doesn't at all represent the racing successes of the Porsche factory 917.

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The 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé was meant to be a test car for the Canadian-American Racing Cup. It was designed by SERA, a French designer company, and not by Porsche itself.-The result of the design was both amazing and uninspiring. On the positive side, the 1971 Porsche-917/20 Coupé managed to improve on several things. It combined stability and downforce which-they derived from the 917 KH. It was also a combination of the long tail and short tail design, two-designs that the other Porsche 917 famously employed (the Porsche 917 KH was a short tail, which-some say is one of the reasons why it outperformed the long tail Porsche 917 LH). During the test-runs, the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé did perform very well too. ...............................

.......................However, the general design of the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé was meant with-criticism. In fact, it has been said that even the officials at Porsche (then and now) would admit-that the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé was not exactly the most beautiful cars. Critics said it-looked like a “fat pig,” which Porsche took head on by painting the 1971 Porsche 917/20-Coupé pink with pig parts painted on it—hence its nickname, le Cochon Rose, or the Pink-Pig in English. Surprisingly, it qualified for the 1971 Le Mans.

It was used by the Martini Racing Team (who won the race with the Porsche 917 KH-Coupe) after proving at the qualifiers that it is better than its pre-race performance. Still, the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé did not perform spectacularly. It met-an accident during the halfway point of the race, finishing at 32nd place (still, it-wasn’t the lowest ranking Martini Racing Team car that year; that distinction went to the-Porsche 917 LH). Nonetheless, the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé did prove that it had great-aerodynamic qualities and a commendable speed.

So the 917 KH won the 1971 Le Mans and the Porsche 917 PA Spyder won the Can-Am a year later, leaving the 1971 Porsche 917/20 Coupé as one-off car. Although not successful, it remains to be rather popular due to its unusual-history.

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Here is the article...http://www.carshowclassic.com/listings/cardetails/53

Last edited by Dock; 05-20-2013 at 11:26 AM.

 

[tazzieman]

Well the pink pig was not your average Porsche!

"Porker" is the natural nickname of the family name.

Funny how back in the day they weren't lardaceous .

 

and of course now - the MONA beauty , no spare ribs here , worth a visit if you're in Hobart