In 1970, the 917, now with a 4.9-liter engine and increased ... was just the beginning of the flat-12 Type 912’s incredible journey. Unperturbed, in 1972 Porsche set its sights on competing ...

All 917s ever made were initially racing cars, and although chassis #30 did compete, Porsche converted it to be road-legal ...

Porsche didn’t build a single street-legal 917; There was no such thing as, say, a 917 Straße. And yet, two examples are currently configured for road use. There’s a 917K assigned chassis number 037 ...

In 1975 a man bought a road-legal, 600 hp Porsche 917 race car. Not to race, but for road trips. Fifty years later, the 917 ...

Porsche’s legendary 917 race car was built for one thing: winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Under the guidance of Ferdinand ...

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 ...

As seen in the video at the end of this article, Porsche once built a roadgoing version of its 917, and now, it seems we're ...

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 ...