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Porsche Built A Road-Legal Le Mans Car Just To Show It Still Could
If there’s one cliche worth burying in the back garden, it’s the whole “race car for the road” trope. Sure, some of today’s ...
But this Porsche 917K, chassis no. 917-022, is even more special than the rarity of the car and the recognizability of its paintjob. From the moment it was built, this 917K was destined for another ...
Just before the lights go out on the grid for this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, Porsche unveiled this: the 963 RSP. In the company's own words, this thing is extreme. It's a "one-off ...
The thing was “going to be a flier,” Bob Wollek reckoned. The grizzled Porsche veteran, who was still looking for his first overall Le Mans win at the age of 56, had high hopes for the German ...
Possibly the most iconic and recognizable race car in the history of four-wheeled anything, the Gulf-liveried Porsche 917, owes a lot of its star power to the kind of terrible 1971 Steve McQueen ...
Just a few days separate us from the moment when this year's edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race kicks off in France, and everyone who will be on the track is busy putting the finishing touches on ...
“Here was an essentially rusted and beaten-up 1968 Mustang, typically worth around $20,000, that brought $3.74 million because it was the Bullitt car and driven by Steve McQueen. The 917 from Le Mans ...
Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...
Porsche will celebrate its privateer Le Mans 24 Hours successes with a special livery for next month’s Suzuka 1000Km based on the colours of the famous New Man Joest 956. The colour scheme with which ...
Toward the end of the 1960s, Porsche introduced the 911 2.5 S/T as an off-the-shelf offering for use in group 3 and group 4 competition. Available for a hefty sum and in limited numbers, it was aimed ...
LE MANS, France -- With Brad Pitt giving the official race start at the 24 Hours Le Mans endurance race, it fittingly ended with a Hollywood finish as Porsche defended its title in dramatic fashion ...
Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...
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