Porsche never entered this first 917 into a race, but rather kept it as a test and presentation car throughout its lifetime. The car was repainted several times and even worked into a short-tail ...

Now Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 917’s debut at the Geneva Auto Show on March 12, 1969, with a collection of restored 917s as well as one very, very special concept car.

The modernized take on the 917 pays homage to the first one that ever won Le Mans. Like the winning car, the concept features a red paint job with white stripes, which complement its curves perfectly.

Other design elements, like paint, decor, and racing patina, are also entirely handmade, thus ensuring that each 917 ATR, despite sharing the same body, is unique and “a pinnacle of automotive ...

Porsche's 917 was the first car to give the automaker an overall win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970, a feat it followed up with another victory in 1971. Depending on the variant, power comes ...

Now, 50 years on, Porsche has celebrated the anniversary by restoring the first 917 made, car number 001 featuring a 4.5-liter flat-12 engine, to its original glory.

An Important Racer The Porsche 917, loosely based on the Porsche 908 racer before it, was introduced to motorsport as a homologation model, where 25 copies were required to be assembled if the car ...

Indeed, the Porsche 917 was one of the greatest race cars of all time, winning Le Mans in 1970 and ’71, after which it was basically outlawed and rebodied as the 917/30 to compete in the Can-Am ...