The 24 Hours of Le Mans has been held annually but
there are only a handful of race-winning cars which have become true icons of
motorosport. The Porsche 917 is one of them. Porsche scored its first Le Mans
victories with the 917 in 1970 and 1971 and in the year's since, has become the
race's most successful company, claiming no less than 18 race wins.
Although various versions of the 917 were created
with varying sizes of flat-12 engines, most had top speeds approaching the 240
mph (390 km/h) mark, an incredible feat for a racer with the ability to run
flat-out for 24 hours straight.
The Porsche 919 Hybrid is cool but compared to the
917, it's nothing. This point makes us want to see this 917 Homage racer come
to life even more.Designed by artist Cleber Santos, are three different
modern-day interpretations of the 917, some painted in Gulf Racing liveries and
looking absolutely stunning.
The first combines some of the brand's modern
styling traits with those of the original 917. It includes similar rear wheel
arches to the Le Mans winner and now benefits from a large central fin, LED
headlights and slightly sharper lines.
They mimic the
917 very closely but add touches like new body lines and air intakes, a
reshaped windshield and different headlights.
We've seen some rather cool automotive renderings in our time but few
have us salivating quite like this.