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.

2025年1月21日 · Another 917K used production, chassis 917-024, is the current most valuable Porsche, which sold for $14.08 million in 2017. The 1969 Porsche 917K from “Le Mans” Michael McCafferty, courtesy of ...

2025年1月13日 · One of Jerry Seinfeld’s closest friends, and “The Soup Nazi” writer, Spike Feresten, found Steve McQueen’s Porsche 917K racecar from the 1971 film Le Mans in a Los Angeles dealership showroom (Symbolic Motors) on Wilshire Boulevard in 2001.

2025年1月13日 · Steve McQueen’s Porsche 917K hero car from Le Mans, Chassis No. 917-022, is heading to auction this week in Kissimmee, Florida. An auction sale estimate was not provided, however the Porsche 917K chassis 914-024 previously owned by Swiss racing driver, Jo Siffert, sold for a hammer price of $12.8 million, ($14.08 million with fees), which…

With British driver Richard Attwood and German teammate, Hans Herrmann, at the wheel of a 917 K – a car that little more than a year previously was a mere sketch on a drawing board in Stuttgart – Porsche secured its first ever win at the greatest of all endurance races.

Like all racers of the day, the 917 was suspended all-round by fully independent suspension, made up of wishbones. More exotic materials were found here, with the coil springs used being made up of titanium. The heart of the 917 was its new engine.

The 22nd unit of the 1969 Porsche 917K build run was modified to meet production needs during the filming of the iconic 1971 movie “Le Mans.” Steve McQueen drove the car during race scenes ...

The Porsche 917 was so powerful that it nearly flew instead of racing! With a 4.5L engine producing 1,600 HP, it was aerodynamically unstable, making it almo...