There were only 37 Porsche 917s ever built, with the car reaching new heights for Porsche by winning Le Mans in 1970 and 1971, doing exactly what it was designed to do. Something it wasn’t ...

Porsche tamed the car over the years, but in '71, one 917 hit 224.4 mph on the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans, which is very fast in a car where your shoes are the crumple zone.

So they (the Porsche team lead at that point by John Wyer) figured, ‘We got to figure this thing out.” Mark Vaughn The very 917 Mraz sat in just before I talked with her.

But he has a secret: Like many of us preppers, he’s secreted a Porsche 917 Can-Am car away in a false basement and has slowly rebuilt it using illicitly obtained parts.

Porsche continued to develop the 917 over the coming years, and between 1970 and 1971, built 12 examples of the 917K (for Kurzheck – that’s “short tail” in German).

After winning Le Mans outright with the 917 in 1970, Porsche built a slew of new versions of that legendary racer to defend its crown—including this, chassis No. 917-053.

Porsche has shown a modern interpretation of the 917 race car which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Sadly, the stunning piece of work isn't intended for production.

ASVE Porsche 917 tribute features custom aluminum V-8, detailed build documentation, and exceptional craftsmanship, now available in Florida.

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 hinted that it will build a road-legal version of its 963 Hypercar that it races in WEC and IMSA.; The teaser came as Porsche reminded fans of a unique 917 race car that one very well ...