Ukusukela phakathi kwinkulungwane edlulileyo, iPorsche ibisoloko ikhona kwimidyarho ephambili yokunyamezela kwihlabathi liphela. Kwaye ukuthetha ngeLe Mans kuthetha ngePorsche. Luphawu nje olunolona loyiso kolu gqatso lwasentsomini lonyamezelo.
Ukusebenzisa imimiselo emitsha, ekupheleni kwe-1960 i-brand yaseJamani yavelisa enye yeeprototypes ezidumileyo nezinqwenelekayo, i-Porsche 917. Kodwa iinjineli ze-Porsche azizange zime apho: ukuphuhliswa kwemoto yezemidlalo kwafikelela kwimodeli engakumbi. phambili kwaye, ngaphezu kwayo yonke, ngaphezulu kwe-aerodynamic, ngo-1970, i Porsche 917K (Kurzheck). Ukusuka kuluhlu oluthintelweyo lweesampulu ezize kubona ukukhanya kwemini, enye yazo inebali lempumelelo, kungekuphela nje kwiingoma, kodwa nakwisikrini esikhulu.
Imodeli ekuthethwa ngayo, kunye ne-chassis 917-024, isetyenziswe kwiseshoni yokuvavanya eLe Mans ngaloo nyaka, ngabakhweli uBrian Redman noMike Hailwood. Kamva, i-Porsche 917K yathengiswa ku-Jo Siffert, umqhubi wovavanyo we-Porsche, owayijika kwi-Solar Productions. eya kusetyenziswa kumboniso bhanyabhanya ka-1971 iLe Mans, edlala noSteve McQueen . Ukongezelela ekubeni ngomnye wamanani aphambili kwifilimu, imoto yayisetyenziswe njengemoto yekhamera - yayiyimoto kuphela ekwazi ukugcina kunye nezinye iiprototypes kwiindlela ezilandelelanayo ezifakwe kwisekethe.
U-Jo Siffert wayigcina imoto yezemidlalo kwingqokelela yakhe yabucala de kwaba sekufeni kwakhe - iPorsche 917K yade yakhokela imatshi yomngcwabo kumngcwabo wakhe. Emva koko imoto yathengiswa kumqokeleli waseFransi, owayishiya ishiywe kude kube yi-2001, unyaka apho imoto yezemidlalo yafunyanwa kwindawo yokugcina impahla.
IPorsche 917K ngoku sele yenze umsebenzi onzima wokubuyisela eSwitzerland kwaye iya kufumaneka kwifandesi, kunye nomhla kunye nendawo eza kuqinisekiswa. I-Gooding & Company iqikelela ukuba ixabiso lingafikelela kwi-16 yezigidi zeedola, malunga ne-14 yezigidi zee-euro.