917 History
Porsche had great success with the 904, 907, and 908 on the race track.
The 917 was built in an impressive 10 months and it had the type 912 flat 12 engine in a variety of displacements ranging from a 4.5 right up to a 5.4 liter engine.
It had independent front suspension controlled by a unequal control arms with coil springs over tubular shocks. It also has independent rear suspension with unequal control arms and radius rods with coil springs over tubular shocks.
The 917 also had four wheel disc brakes and a 5 speed manual transmission with an aluminum tube space.
All models were right hand drive with a variety of different body configurations.
The Porsche 917 is the first Porsche to take first overall at the 24 hours of Le Mans
In 1970 and 1971. Powered by the Type 912 flat-12 engine of 4.5, 4.9, or 5 litres, the long-tailed version was capable of a 0-62mph time of less than 2.5 seconds and a top speed of over 248 mph (394 km/h)
