{"id":10100,"date":"2020-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/porsche-917-racing-liveries\/"},"modified":"2020-10-08T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T15:30:11","slug":"porsche-917-racing-liveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/porsche-917-racing-liveries\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche 917 – Racing Liveries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are things that undoubtedly belong together. Sun and heat, rain and wet, day and night. For car fans, motorsport and speed, engine sounds and emotions, as well as racing cars and colorful designs, all join in. Since the invention of the automobile, enthusiastic and courageous drivers have been competing in races and rallies with these four-wheeled vehicles. Initially, they used the colors of their home country or the country of origin of their respective cars. The German race color was white, British cars wore green, Italian cars red and French cars blue. Shortly before World War 2, the German color changed to silver. From the 1960s onwards, the national colors finally made way for the sponsor paintworks that are still familiar today. In addition to various short-term color schemes, some of these advertising colors have remained in the collective memory to this day. A few of them can be found on classic Porsche racing cars, especially on the 917.

In Porsche’s popular ‘Top 5’ video series, the sports car manufacturer from Zuffenhausen, Germany, took a look at the five most beautiful liveries on the 917s shortly before the end of last year. It all began, of course, with the very first example of this racing car, which debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in 1969. The Porsche racing department completed the corresponding vehicle just two days before the premiere and painted it in glossy white with green accents. Similar color schemes were used for various Porsche racing cars in the 1960s. For 1970, the philosophy was changed and the cars were no longer raced by the factory team, but instead by factory supported private teams. One of them was Porsche Salzburg from Austria, who achieved the very first overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with their red and white striped 917 K. In 1971, the most famous racing livery was finally also applied to a Porsche: Gulf Oil sponsored the team of John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd. The 917s, painted in light blue and orange, became world famous especially through Steve McQueen and his film ‘Le Mans’.<\/p>\n\n\n

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