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The Porsche 917 is a sports prototype race car developed by German manufacturer Porsche to exploit the regulations regarding the construction of 5-litre sports cars. Powered by a Type 912 flat-12 engine which was progressively enlarged from 4.5 to 5.0 litres, the 917 was introduced in 1969 and initially proved unwieldy on the race track but continuous development improved the handling and it ...
The 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 38th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on 13 and 14 June 1970. It was the 8th stage of the 1970 World Sportscar Championship season . Once again Porsche had a dominant year in the championship and arrived as strong favourites to get their first outright victory. Their main opposition would come from ...
Overview. The engine was designed by chief engineer Hans Mezger under the leadership of Ferdinand Piëch and Helmuth Bott. [9] Power came from a new 4.5-litre air-cooled engine designed by Mezger, which was a combination of 2 of Porsche's 2.25L flat-6 engines used in previous racing cars. The 'Type 912' engine featured a 180° flat-12 cylinder ...
Chassis with 3.25-liter 8-cylinder engine for a Wanderer coupé. 9. 1930–1931. Prototype for Wanderer, supercharged Type 8 with a Streamline body by Reutter. Used by Ferdinand Porsche as a personal car for 4 or 5 years. 10. 1931. Independent rear suspension for the Horch 830B. 12.
One of the Porsche 917K race cars used in the filming of Steve McQueen's "Le Mans" is headed to auction. It raced in the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans (crashing in the wet after 49 laps) and was then ...
Despite the more powerful 917 improving towards the end of 1969, the career of the 908 continued. On rather twisty and slow tracks like Nürburgring and Targa Florio, the 917 was not suited well even after being modified to the "917K". So rather than trying to make "one size fit all", Porsche built dedicated cars for each type of racing track.
The collection of cars provides an expansive look at the company's history both with street cars and on the track, starting with a 1939 Porsche Type 64 60K10, essentially the company's first ...
1970 Porsche 917K Estimated value or price: $16 million to $18.5 million This is the car that put Porsche on the Le Mans pedestal in 1970 and 1971, so it has an impressive racing pedigree for ...