The Porsche 917 Le Mans racer celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the German firm commissioned a team of designers and engineers to create a fitting tribute. They came up with this, a rather striking modern interpretation of the car, finished in the same red and white livery as the 917 that won the 1970 Le Mans 24 hours race.

Sadly, this 917 tribute will remain a concept; Porsche has confirmed it will produce neither a track-only nor road-going version of the car. However, it will be displayed in the metal at the Porsche Museum between the 14 May and 15 September as part of the firm’s commemorative ‘50 Years of the 917’ exhibit.

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The concept will stand alongside a total of fourteen exhibits which include a series of racing posters, a handful of technical displays and a fleet of 10 Porsche 917s, with a combined power output of around 7,700bhp.

History of the Porsche 917

Following a change in regulations for the 1968 Le Mans racing series (which limited engine capacity to five litres for the Group 4 category), Porsche began development of a new car designed to win the manufacturer its first overall victory at the event.