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The most amazing sportscar ever built - the Porsche 917. Dominated Sportscar racing in the late 1960s and early 1970s and despite its success on the track was made even more famous by the Steve McQueen film Le Mans.

There were Porsche-built deriviatives which ran in the Can AM series in the 1970s which are still remembered as the most powerful racing cars ever built, with an astonishing 1,500hp.

This car is almost soley responsible for building the Porsche legend and was compounded by the success of the subsequent 956/962 domination during the 1980s. This car made the Stuttgart marque what it is today...