Ernst Fuhrmann conceived the 1977 Typ 935 “Baby” to gather publicity in a televised under 2.0-liter GT racing series. The car weighed just 1,650 pounds and its 1.4-liter turbocharged flat six developed 370 horsepower. Porsche Archiv

Metge and LeMoine and other Porsche team members carried as much as 100 gallons of fuel in these 953s. Some of the rally desert sections ran as long as 500 miles. Porsche Archiv

Into the pits on Saturday evening before the long Le Mans night, GT1 Race number 26 had begun to collect dirt along with miles. The next afternoon, co-drivers Allan McNish, Stephane Ortelli, and Laurent Aiello won the race, completing 352 laps and covering 2,975.8 miles. Porsche Archiv

The Neuester Sportwagen Typ 550 Spyder was one of Erwin Komenda’s finest collaborations with modeler Heinrich Klie. This early model was photographed outside Wendler Karosserie, Reutlingen, before its first speed test. Porsche Archiv