As a homage to Porsche’s first overall victory at Le Mans, the German automobile manufacturer created this extremely unique 1:1 scale concept show car, known as the 2013 Porsche 917 Living Legend. Although the model is not functional, the concept car was constructed over a carbon fiber monocoque chassis, and both the front and rear suspension are based on components used in the Porsche 918 hypercar model. The 917 Living Legend was created as a way to honor the 1970 Le Mans win in which drivers Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood won the first overall victory for Porsche at Le Mans in the summer of 1970. The concept wears the same red and white livery of Porsche Salzburg as the Le Mans-winning Porsche 917KH, and was also styled to represent a modern reinterpretation of that exact car as well. The concept was constructed in 2013, however, the details of this project were not offically revealed until November 11th of 2020, which was exactly 50 years after the Le Mans win, and was a method of celebrating the 50th anniversary of that day. On this day in November, a photo-book by the title ‘Porsche Unseen’, by Stefan Bogner and Jan Karl Baedeker first ever displayed details of a number of Porsche concepts which had never been seen by the public. The 917 Living Legend concept was displayed in March of 2019 for the first ever time, at the Colors of Speed exhibition at the Porsche Museum, however, no details were given at that time. The concept cars shown in Porsche unseen all were constructed between the years 2005 and 2019, and they all feature a wide variety of different aerodynamic styling, and unique design elements. Do you think Porsche should put this concept car into limited production, or leave it simply as a singular design study model?
How many made? 1
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Debut: Colors of Speed exhibition at the Porsche Museum, March 2019
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Photo Credit: @myoldcarpics
Research: @rarecarsonly