1969 Porsche 917/k, Laguna Seca, Rennsport Reunion IV

WINNER: The Best-Preserved Post-War Car was Mark Finburgh's 1969 Porsche 917/K @ the 2012 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy (May 2012)

The 917 is one of the most iconic sports racing cars of all time, largely for its high speeds and high power outputs, and was made into a movie star by Steve McQueen in his 1971 film Le Mans.

The Porsche 917 is a racecar that gave Porsche its first overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971 (but that's not this car, rather, the Martini Racing-Team's 1971 version). Powered by the Type 912 flat-12 engine of 4.5, 4.9, or 5 litres, the 917/30 variant was capable of a 0-62 mph (100 km/h) time of 2.3 seconds, 0–124 mph (200 km/h) in 5.3 seconds, and a top speed of over 240 mph (390 km/h)[citation needed].

There are 6 variants of the 917. The original version had a long tail (917LH), but had considerable handling problems at high speed. The Gulf team had then experimented with a shorter tail, and solved the handling problems at the expense of some top speed. Porsche adopted these changes into the 917K. These versions produced around 620 bhp.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_917

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