Nobody is arguing that the engine failed after being spun to 8,200 ... Racecars blow engines all the time, but a Porsche 917 isn't just a run-of-the-mill racecar. British automotive writer Mark ...

The classic 1970 Porsche 917 is one of the most legendary production ... lightweight, and monstrous engine pumping out a ...

Faced with this and an unfounded fear that Porsche was about to put a 16-cylinder engine in the 917 for 1971, he turned the 512M into a customer-only programme and focused on developing his 3 ...

The Porsche 917 is an undisputed masterpiece of automotive ... livery and boasts a magnificent air-cooled flat 12-cylinder engine. Chassis 024 was then acquired by Porsche factory driver, Jo ...

The 917 accelerates with serious urgency, its 4.5-litre motor boasting 580bhp in race ... the car that won the 1970 running of Le Mans outright for Porsche proves relatively easy to drive, which ...