It’s one of the most recognizable race cars of all time. The 22nd unit of the 1969 Porsche 917K build run was modified to meet production needs during the filming of the iconic 1971 movie “Le Mans.” ...

There are race cars that are evil when you get in them ... It’s a Gulf car, it’s a movie car, and it’s Steve McQueen. When his 911 sold for a million four, when his Lusso sold, it was ...

The iconic 1969 Porsche 917K star car formerly owned by Steve McQueen will remain under the ... is a genuinely terrifying racing machine. An air-cooled Type 12 V-12 engine sits behind the driver ...

Even 32 years since his death, Steve McQueen captures the imagination of driving enthusiasts. The actor's cars continue to fetch ... figure nearly matched by the racing suit he donned for the ...

The car was being sold by comedian-slash-collector Jerry Seinfeld, who’s owned it 25 years A US$25-million bid would have made it the most expensive Porsche ever sold—but Seinfeld turned it ...

These things surely influenced the purchase of this 917K by Steve McQueen through his production company Solar Productions. According to Mecum, McQueen intended to race this exact car at Le Mans ...

to many the ultimate motor racing film. Driven in the movie by its real life owner, the undisputed King of Cool Steve McQueen, it is hard to imagine another car with such glamorous, exceptional ...

There are race cars that are evil when you get in them ... of why he expected the Porsche to fetch such a high amount. "Steve McQueen had this whole other image. He was very capable as far ...

For starters, it was the hero car in the 1971 "Le Mans" film starring the legendary Steve McQueen. Depicting a fictional 24 Hours of Le Mans race with actual footage captured during the 1970 event ...

bounced between a couple of collectors before ending up in the collection of race car driver Richard Attwood in 1977. The Le Mans winner would hold on to the car until 2000, when he sold it to ...

Of the three official film cars—bearing chassis numbers 013, 022, and 024—the 022 car was purchased by Steve McQueen’s Solar ... car in European historic racing events before selling it ...