When Porsche wanted the 1971 Spa 1,000km-winning 917K restored, the honor went to California-based PMNA.Restoring a Porsche icon – no, make that a motorsport legend – isn’t a trivial thing. The Porsche 917 is a racecar that defined an era, a genre, and some say it’s even a bona fide...

Some 45 years on from its debut in 1969, Porsche's mighty 917 is still revered and remembered as perhaps the greatest sports car ever. In The Great Cars III issue of RACER, we tell the story of this awe-inspiring car, and have an exclusive photoshoot with Porsche 917-015, restored at...