Plenty of 911-based cars were entered in the Concours The Hillsborough (California) Concours d’ Elegance, on 21 July 2019, has...
Triple test: Porsche 917, Ferrari 512S and Lola T70 Porsche 917, Ferrari 512, Lola T70 – perhaps as great a...
Rennsport Reunion poster collection, from Rennsport I through VI It’s hard to know where to begin when writing a report...
The 917 Kurzheck Coupé (917K) first appeared in 1970 and contributed more to the Porsche 917 story than any other variant. It was a high-down force version that featured a cut-off tail for increased downforce. This reduced the cars top speed, as much as 30 mph. Le Mans winner 1970, Interserie winner 1970 and Manufacturers' World Championship for Porsche in 1970.
Porsche – The Golden Years: Leonardo Acerbi © Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale It is always a pleasure when a top-quality book...
Gulf Porsche chassis 917-016 Under the welcoming embrace of sunny California skies over wine country, the Sonoma Speed Festival established...
1970 Porsche 917 Langheck Specifications 4.5 L Flat 12 Engine Spec type Racing Car built at Germany engine Air Cooled...
Gérard Larrousse (2017) Former Porsche works driver, Gérard Larrousse, celebrates his 80th birthday on Saturday 23 May 2020. Gérard Gilles...
Have you seen a Porsche 917 in action outside of Le Mans? If not, you’re in for a treat as...
The 917 Kurzheck Coupé (917K) first appeared in 1970 and contributed more to the Porsche 917 story than any other variant. It...
Despite being 50 years old, the formidable Porsche 917/30 still boasts a power-to-weight ratio that rivals that of a modern...
1970 Gulf Racing Porsche 917 K (chassis #917-024) If you would like to own a piece of motor racing history,...
Simeone Foundation Museum – 1970 Porsche 917-043 While diplomats and cartographers may technically show the roads around Le Mans as...
#21 Martini Porsche 917 LH (chassis #042) was driven by Gerard Larrousse and Vic Elford in the 1971 Le Mans...
Porsche 917K Track Video This is a video of a 1969 Porsche 917 (chassis 025) racing at Monza Circuit during...
The “shark fins” on the tail gave the Porsche 917 KH 1971 greater directional stability and reduced wind resistance by 11 percent. In 1971 a veritable armada of six Porsche 917s started at Le Mans. The car with start number 22 was special. The white race car with the characteristic Martini stripes had the new “shark fins” on the tail that Porsche had first used in pretraining in April. This 917 was also the first Porsche with a magnesium tubular frame to be used in a race.
A total of 30 drivers managed to win races during the four-year period between 1968 and 1971. Here’s the breakdown:...
Porsche 917K racing at high speeds! (brutal flat-12 sound) The 917 Kurzheck is very rare and very expensive. However, on...
Images by: Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale and Corporate Archives Porsche AG The Porsche 917 was the culmination of a line of...
A Brief History In mid-1967 the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced that it had decided to modify the regulations pertaining...
The video shows the Porsche 917 in action driven by Derek Bell. It also contains some period footage of an...
1973 – 1974 Porsche 917/30 Spyder Pictures...
1970 Porsche 917/10 prototype chassis #917/10-001 as offered for sale on 8 February 2017 Mention the name Porsche and motor...
1973 Vasek Polak Porsche 917/10-018 Cam-Am Spyder driven by Jody Scheckter Jody Scheckter was born in East London on the...
Richard Attwood relaxing between stints in the Drivers’ Paddock during the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed On 4 April this...
The Group 7 class in CanAm was virtually unlimited with regard to regulation, so Porsche was free to try many different avenues to source extra power. Two main themes were explored: the first was to go into uncharted territory and turbocharge engines with an exhaust-driven turbine. Eventually this was the chosen route, but it didn't reach fruition until a larger 16-cylinder engine was tried.
1969 Porsche 917 and 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster at The Capital hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa It’s funny how things have...
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