THE BULLETIN

1970 917K LE MANS STAR TO BE OFFERED IN RM SOTHEBY’S AUCTION

To any automotive or motorsport enthusiast, the 917 needs no introduction, though it’s the car’s short-tail coupe form that truly ignites the passions of Porsche enthusiasts most strongly. Commonly regarded as the world’s greatest sports car, boasting a near-perfect twelve-cylinder, air-cooled boxer engine capable of propelling the host Porsche to speeds in excess of 230mph, the 917 set a standard for design, engineering and sheer performance that took endurance sports car design to new levels and proved dominant over three incredible seasons of World Championship racing.

Chassis 026 was constructed as one of the three 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race entries for the JW Automotive Engineering team and was distinctive for having a different version of the now iconic Gulf Racing sponsor livery – the car’s entire roof was sprayed orange, all the way down to the beltline, contrasting with the orange centreline stripe of its sister cars. Carrying