The Porsche 917 may not be the most successful model ... A year earlier, the psychedelic green and purple stripe pattern did not bring it luck as it retired from Le Mans due to engine failure.

As with the other six 918s like it, the livery takes inspiration from a former Porsche race car, namely the ‘Shell Psychedelic’ 917-021. It is reported that the owners of the seven exclusive ...

Considered one of the best race cars ever built, the 917 brought Porsche its first two 24 Hours of Le Mans victories. It also inspired the creation of future prototypes that transformed Porsche ...

Oh, Lord, won't you buy me ...a psychedelic 1964 Porsche? For $1.7 million? Somewhere, the late Janis Joplin is cackling in her grave. Her prized Porsche 356C Cabriolet, wildly painted in the ...

Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of an important moment in its history-when a one-off 917 race car first took to public roads instead of the track. On April 28, 1975, the specially ...

Porsche on Monday showed off the first public picture of its modern-day 917 design concept. In the press release, Porsche said a small group of designers and engineers sought to recreate its ...

Joplin bought the pearly white Porsche in September 1968 and got a friend to customize it with a psychedelic mural. She drove it regularly until she died of a drug overdose in 1970. The car was ...