But then Porsche more or less sorted it out and the 917 went on to win races from Le ... it changed the car,” said Bruce Canepa, who has owned, restored and raced several 917s.

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 ...

During its life, the Porsche 917K chassis 917-022 has had six owners ... by retired American race car driver and car dealer, ...