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Identified as a Ferrari 512M

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Found this in a stack of ten year old pics, there is another of the same car that is badly out of focus but shows the wing and you can clearly read part of the name "Sunoco" on it. Could this possibly be a 1580HP 1973 Porsche 917/30? It has the Penske/Sunoco colours, and those are definately Porsche 917 tail-lights, but the frame bits look wrong to me and I see no wastegates or spare tire (but the CanAm cars didn't need a spare if I recall correctly), so it may very well be a replicar. Can anyone help?

Edit 15.12.30: Many thanks to :iconbytestudio: for identifying this as a Ferrari 512M, most likely the one campaigned by Donahue and Team Penske in 1971 and the reason Roger Penske signed on to help Porsche develop the 917/10.
Disclaimer: Yes, I admit to a certain amount of bias...
Image size
1536x1024px 1.05 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shutter Speed
1/100 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
75 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Jul 10, 2005, 11:53:55 AM
Sensor Size
30.2mm
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ByteStudio's avatar
Might be : 
1970 Ferrari 512 
www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo…
(Pre- or post- thermometers.. :)