The Porsche 917 is one of the most desirable ... That naturally aspirated flat-12 is one of the best-sounding race engines around. From the driver's seat, it seems all you can hear is intake ...
One of the Porsche 917s used for the movie "Le Mans ... The car retains its original 4.5-liter flat-12 engine, which produces 580 hp and is paired with a 4-speed manual transmission.
The iconic 1969 Porsche 917K star car formerly owned by ... An air-cooled Type 12 V-12 engine sits behind the driver, producing 580 hp and 366 lb-ft in a vehicle that weighs under 1800 lbs.
Unthinkable to all except Porsche, which in 1969 ... based on the 908’s 3-litre flat-8 engine that it retained the same bore and stroke, the 917’s flat-12 was not only more powerful with ...
It's not often you get two household names in one headline, but that's what happened at Mecum's annual collector automobile ...
A Porsche 917 used for filming of “Le Mans ... After its time in the film, the car—retaining its original 4.5-liter flat-12 engine rated at approximately 580 hp—was sold to Reinhold ...
Sparked by a change in regulations for Le Mans, the 917 debuted at the 1969 Geneva motor show with a space-frame chassis, 4.5-litre flat-12, composed of two 2.25-litre Porsche flat-six engines ...
This Porsche ... 917, the one you’ve probably seen on posters, in documentaries, or in that little movie called Le Mans. Beneath its striking Gulf blue-and-orange livery lies a 4.5-liter flat-12 ...