{"id":449256,"date":"2023-01-31T06:23:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T06:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=449256"},"modified":"2024-12-08T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T14:28:08","slug":"car-of-the-day-1970-porsche-917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/car-of-the-day-1970-porsche-917\/","title":{"rendered":"Car of The Day: 1970 Porsche 917"},"content":{"rendered":"

Porsche has always been known for dominating the race circuits. During the period between the \u201870s and \u201890s, the German marque scored no less than 16 victories. The 917 made its debut in 1969, when a certain\u00a0Ferdinand Pi\u00ebch\u00a0was still relatively unknown in the racing world. That was about to change.<\/p>\n

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1970 Porsche 917 | \u00a9 Favcars.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spurred on by Le Mans victories in the early 70s, the 917 would go on to achieve international fame in the 1971 film \u201cLe Mans\u201d \u2013 a fictional depiction of a 24 Hours of Le Mans race, starring the legend Steve McQueen and a Porsche 917.<\/p>\n

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1970 Porsche 917 | \u00a9 Favcars.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many believe it was these events that really put Porsche on the trajectory to where it is today, becoming one of the most prominent race cars manufacturers in history, while propelling its successive lines of road cars to the highest regard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Porsche has always been known for dominating the race circuits. During the period between the \u201870s and \u201890s, the German marque scored no less than 16 victories. The 917 made its debut in 1969, when a certain\u00a0Ferdinand Pi\u00ebch\u00a0was still relatively unknown in the racing world. That was about to change. 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