Porsche celebrates “50 years of the 917”
One of the strongest number sequences ever produced by Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year: the Porsche 917.
One of the strongest number sequences ever produced by Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year: the Porsche 917.
The 917/20 Turbo is a confusing car - its chassis number reads 917/30-001, but it is not the real 917/30
The Car That Killed Can-Am
The first turbo-Porsche, Can-Am winner 1972, Interserie winner 1972, 1973
The 1972 917/10 was similar to the 908/03, but had the 12-cylinder engine instead of the 3-litre flat-8.
Only two 917/10 were created in 1971.
The Pink Pig
For the 1971 Season, the 917 Kurzheck Coupé (917K) was upgraded in several ways
Like the 917 LH of 1969 and 1970, the 1971 version was also made for one race only - the 24 hours of Le Mans.
The 917 Kurzheck Coupé (917K) first appeared in 1970. A winner from day one.
Of all the 917 variants, the ‘Interserie Spyder’ was one of the most successful. It won the Interserie championship outright for two years in a row before the model was replaced by the 917/10 of 1972
The short tail 917 K ("Kurz" in German for short) was raced first. The only engine available in 1969 was the 4.5-litre flat 12.
For the 1969 racing season the absolutely new Porsche 917 with 4.5-litre 12-cylinder engine was created.