The Amelia is celebrating 50 years of Porsche’s 911 Turbo. The car has been a standard bearer and positioned at the top of ...

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 ...

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 ...

In September 1973, as Mark Donohue’s Sunoco-­liveried 917/30 was wrapping up Porsche’s second ­straight Can-Am championship, the first 911 Turbo appeared. Hunkered down over fat Fuchs rims ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"How-Much-Money-Do-You-Really-Think-You-Can-Get Money ... And $25 million was not enough? "I am not aware of what reserve was set, but given that the Porsche 917 is one of, if not the most ...

To ensure that these vehicles can still be admired at race tracks today, Porsche now also offers customers a comprehensive service for historic motor racing in Germany and the USA. The priorities ...