An Iconic Porsche Was Lost to Time. Now Two Owners Think It’s Theirs.

An iconic race car once seemed lost to time. Now two owners think it’s theirs.
Autoblog

1970 Porsche 917K from Steve McQueen's 'Le Mans' headed to auction

Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the Steve McQueen’s movie Le Mans and don’t want to know how it ends, might we interest you in clicking to another Autoblog post? As far as we can tell, this chassis ...
FREEYORK

Porsche’s 1970 Hippie Car Pioneered Art Cars Five Years Before BMW

The 1970 Porsche 917 Hippie Car was a psychedelic long-tail racer painted days before Le Mans, finishing second in one of the ...
autoevolution

Steve McQueen's 1970 Porsche 917K From 'Le Mans' Is Going Under the Hammer

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 ...
Motor Authority

Seinfeld's Porsche 917 from “Le Mans” fails to sell despite $25M bid

A Porsche 917 used for filming of “Le Mans” didn't sell at auction despite a $25 million bid The car is one of three 917s used for filming and the example owned by Steve McQueen The car's current ...
Business Wire

Mecum Unveils 1970 Porsche 917K, Steve McQueen’s Hero Car from “Le Mans” for Auction

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 ...
Porsche Newsroom

A farewell after the Le Mans victory

Racing driver Hans Herrmann ended his career in 1970 after the first Porsche triumph at the legendary 24-hour race.