The Porsche 917 is celebrating its golden anniversary; the 917 was introduced in 1969 and won at Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. To commemorate the milestone, Porsche will have a special exhibit at its ...

If we had to guess, this is the one Porsche will probably celebrate, but the 917 has a storied career in Can-Am racing, as well. That sort of tribute car might come with a shorter tail and a ...

From the Gulf 917 popularized by Steve McQueen as ... The 1971 car didn't finish the race, but a 2018 tribute with the design on a Porsche 911 RSR won the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year.

Released in 1969, the Porsche 917 stood proud as one of the most successful race cars of its era. It’s pure function-over-form design with sleek, aerodynamic lines, a mid-mounted flat-12 engine ...

More from Robb Report Porsche Just Hinted at a New Street-Legal Hypercar Inspired by the Legendary 917 Inside Jeff Bezos's $700 Million ... Classic Turbo services take inspiration from—and pay tribute ...

Originally, the 917 was a pure race car. Porsche never intended for it to be used outside the track. But that changed thanks to one determined Italian aristocrat—Count Teofilo Guiscardo Rossi di ...

For Kremer Racing to enter a Porsche 917 in the 1981 running of the Le Mans 24, 12 years after it first raced there, was unusual at the time and unthinkable today. A regulations loophole allowed ...

How Jerry Seinfeld Found Steve McQueen's 917 Jerry Seinfeld's Porsche sale: Complete results After six minutes on stage, bidding hit $25 million for what may be the greatest 917 on the planet.