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Want to have a piece of history which commemorates one of Porsche's greatest years in American competition? Look for one of these posters at a swap meet near you. Then negotiate with the spousal unit about the wall space in the family room now occupied by the portrait of grandpa. The kids will love you. And, late at night when no one is around, you can sit under the poster and make racing noises. Top left: Porsche's first Can-Am vistory in 1972 came in early July when George Follmer replaced the injured Mark Donohue in Penske's backup 917-10 and won at Road Atlanta. Top right: In early August Follmer won again at Mid-Ohio. Because of the nice side shot of the car, this poster is one of the more prized of the 1972 Can-Am factory victory posters. Middle left: In late August, Follmer beat the McLarens at Road America. His 917-10 featured sponsorship from L&M cigarettes and Porsche-Audi (the Volkswagen-owned U.S. distributorship). Middle right: By October Donohue was back at it, albeit with still injured legs, and he won the Can-Am race at Edmonton after a decent first return effort (which ended in a spinout) at Donnybrooke. Lower left: At Laguna Seca in mid-October, Penske ordered Donohue to slow up and let Follmer by so George could wrap up the season championship with a race in hand. Lower center: At Riverside, the last race of the season, Follmer won again. The two California track posters are somewhat rarer than the others, presumably because so many collectors are on the West Coast and they want these "home" tracks. Lower right: The Final Standings poster is the only one which shows the car in full fourcolor. Although all of these posters are quite colorful (lots of reds), the car shots on the event posters are all B&W or colorized/stylized B&W. February 2011 29