Porsche’s 917 was one of the most dominant cars in motorsport during its era, and to showcase an example of the model in a Porsche collection today is akin to a natural history museum possessing a ...
Even among the 4,556 cars, trucks, and probably a few SUVs being offered for sale at Mecum’s Kissimmee auction the next two weeks, one stands out fenders-and-roofline above all others—the very Porsche ...
So far Porsche hasn't actually said anything confirming the existence of such a vehicle, though the teaser image above was appended to a video commemorating Count Martine heir Teofilo Guiscardo Rossi ...
In 1974, Count Gregorio Rossi di Montelera of Martini & Rossi worked with Porsche to build a road-legal 917 that he drove the following year from Stuttgart to Paris on public roads. Today, Porsche has ...
Mecum unveils 1970 Porsche 917K (917-022), Steve McQueen’s Hero Car from “Le Mans,” announcing it will be auctioned at Kissimmee 2025, The World’s Largest Collector Car Auction® The “Le Mans” Porsche ...
Introduced in 1969, the Porsche 917 has quite a few things to brag about. It's one of the most iconic race cars ever produced and the vehicle that kicked off Porsche's record run of 19 wins at the 24 ...
Just a few days separate us from the moment when this year's edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race kicks off in France, and everyone who will be on the track is busy putting the finishing touches on ...
The hero car from Steve McQueen’s 1971 film Le Mans, a rare 1970 Porsche 917K, will be auctioned off by Mecum in January and seems likely to sell for well over $10 million. Indeed, it could become the ...
As much as Gulf Racing livery may be synonymous with the Porsche 917, Martini racing is an equally famous Porsche sponsor of years gone by. The livery has adorned both 911 and 917, and now, its graced ...
For most, a carbon fiber replica of a Porsche 917k race car is only a summer car. Some people, though, are slightly more daring. The sort of person who spends nearly a decade of their life building a ...
WALWORTH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following its unprecedented unveiling before a stunned crowd at the 2024 Mecum Monterey auction, Steve McQueen’s Porsche 917K, the “Hero Car” from the 1971 film “Le ...