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From their classic 1950s 550 racers to their newest 24 Hours of Le Mans winner—this is the history of Porsche, told…
[Here is the legendary Pink Pig widebody Porsche 917 hanging out by a playground. Porsche set this shoot up for a night at the museum deal at their place in Stuttgart. Photo credit: Porsche] Read more
Colin Chapman's famous adage "simplify, then add lightness" is basically the Gospel around these parts. Engineers…
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If one were to make a list of the greatest race cars of all time, the Porsche 917 would easily be at the top. Its…
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As you probably have heard, Porsche is heading back to Le Mans next year with two hybrid LMP1 cars. And what better…
Thanks to a loophole, one team built their own Porsche 917 and raced it at Le Mans in 1981, ten years after the car was effectively banned. Maison Blanche has the whole story. (H/T!) Read more
Two gauges, some Dymo, a medium-sized tach, a steering wheel with zero buttons: this is how simple the Porsche 917/30’s cockpit was. Then again, with 1,500 hp on tap, maybe it’s best not to multitask.
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The Porsche 917 is what happens when Ze Germans focus all their energy on global domination... in a good way.
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It’s big. It’s fast. It’s held the lap record on the Nürburgring for 27 years. Ready?
A Time To Get has a fantastic collection of trippy Porsche racing posters from the 60s and the 70s, full of 917’s…
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Get your fix of 1:32 wind-up Porsches at A Time To Get, where Nick Maggio has even dug up an old 917. In Gulf…