1969 Porsche 917 K Long Tail coupé

Assigned to the JWA/Gulf team, chassis 016 was Pedro Rodriguez's primary car for the 1970 season and, along with co-driver Leo Kinnunen, he won three important races. In appallingly wet weather at Brands Hatch, Rodriguez famously lapped the field five times after being black-flagged early in 016's first race. Rodriguez and Kinnunen also won hard-fought victories at Monza and Watkins Glen. 016 was a Gulf team entry at LeMans in 1970, wearing its current race number 21. Rodriguez requested the Gulf team to use 016 as the 'T' car for the 1971 season. It served as a benchmark and this resulted in the car becoming known as Pedro's favorite 917. The car was also used at the 1971 Le Man's test weekend in Porsche's ongoing development program for the 917. In 1975, Porsche sold 016 to Florida collector and Porsche dealer Gerry Sutterfield. Sutterfield returned the car to its 1970 Watkins Glen livery and configuration. He raced the car many times in vintage events over the next two decades. In 1997 Sutterfield sold 016 to the current owner who has continued to race it. It is the last largely unrestored 917 still being raced anywhere in the world.