That car, 917-022, was run in short-tail or "kurzheck"spec for filming during the 1970 event.It was owned at the time by Le Mans star Steve McQueen himself as part of the production, and it's ...

Possibly the most iconic and recognizable race car in the history of four-wheeled anything, the Gulf-liveried Porsche 917, owes a lot of its star power to the kind of terrible 1971 Steve McQueen ...

The Porsche was the movie’s hero car, which Steve McQueen piloted to a second-place finish as Michael Delaney for the Gulf Porsche team. McQueen’s production company bought the Porsche ...

Today, Mecum announced that the hero car from the film, owned by Steve McQueen and subsequently Jerry Seinfeld, too, is headed to auction at the auction company’s January, 2025 Kissimmee event.

The 917K was sold to Steve McQueen and Solar Productions for the movie "Le Mans." It was finished in Gulf colors specifically for filming. McQueen didn't hang onto the Porsche for long.

Steve McQueen Le Mans Porsche 917K Is Going To Auction. Story by Steven Symes ... Thanks to that restoration, the iconic Gulf livery, beloved by many gearheads, presents fantastically.

Possibly the most iconic and recognizable race car in the history of four-wheeled anything, the Gulf-liveried Porsche 917, owes a lot of its star power to the kind of terrible 1971 Steve McQueen ...

McQueen and his crew had three 917s for filming, each example being the 917K short-tail version finished in the famous Gulf Oil livery. The cars bore chassis numbers 013, 022, and 024.