1969 Porsche 917K In 1969 it was make-or-break time for Porsche. After over a decade of dominating small-bore racing, the factory team was ready to go for overall honors at the major endurance races, and at Le Mans in particular. Porsche was well known in the marketplace for creating the 911, the best 2-liter sports car in the world, but had recently seen its turf invaded by the Ferrari Dino and was competing price-wise with the bigger-engined Corvette and Jaguar….
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