This flyweight twelve-cylinder endurance sports car racing icon is among the cars that set Porsche on its path of world ...

But then Porsche more or less sorted it out and the 917 went on to win races from Le Mans to the Can-Am. Mecum Auctions “When they modified those cars to that configuration, it changed the car ...

That 917K once—and maybe still be—owned by Jerry Seinfeld, did not sell at the Mecum Kissimmee auction on Saturday night after apparently getting a $25 million bid. It's not clear whether Seinfeld ...

It's not often you get two household names in one headline, but that's what happened at Mecum's annual collector automobile ...

The engine would be loosely derived from the Can-Am V12, but narrower ... this and an unfounded fear that Porsche was about to put a 16-cylinder engine in the 917 for 1971, he turned the 512M ...

Even with a $25 million bid, the car failed to reach reserve and will remain in Jerry Seinfeld’s collection for a while ...

It's a turgid, plot-less nightmare for everyone else, but if there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that Steve McQueen, the Tag Heuer Monaco watch he wears, and the Porsche 917 he drives are ...

However, the first true application of a turbocharger came about in 1972, when Porsche fitted their 917 Can-Am-series race car with twin turbochargers in order to better compete with the American ...

A Porsche 917 used for filming of “Le Mans” didn't sell at auction despite a $25 million bid The car is one of three 917s used for filming and the example owned by Steve McQueen The car's ...

After six minutes on stage, bidding hit $25 million for what may be the greatest 917 on the planet. But that wasn't enough ...

Porsche has previewed a modern-day interpretation ... The car's staggering power allowed it to sprint from 0-62mph in just 2.3secs in the 917/30 Can-Am variant, and onto a top speed of around ...