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1969 Porsche 917-024 from the film Le Mans to headline Gooding & Company’s ... 024 was later enlisted by the legendary J.W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.-Gulf team at the 1970 Le Mans Test, ...
I n addition to its important place in history as the car that kicked off the automaker's record run of 19 wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Porsche 917 is a movie star. A pair of short-tail ...
One of the Porsche 917s used for the movie "Le Mans" is headed to auction; ... Quite aside from the fact the 917 is already a priceless racer and the Gulf livery is among the most iconic in racing ...
This Porsche 917 was the star car of Steve McQueen's "Le Mans," a film in which the actor portrayed a factory Porsche driver racing in the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Possibly the most iconic and recognizable race car in the history of four-wheeled anything, the Gulf-liveried Porsche 917, ...
The 1970 Porsche 917 K which starred alongside Steve McQueen in Le Mans is now up for auction over at RM Sotheby’s.. Prior to its silver screen debut, the vintage racing car took to the tracks ...
During Monterey Car Week this August, perhaps the most famous Porsche 917 in the world will cross the auction block. This 1970 Gulf-liveried 917K was used as a test car for Le Mans before becoming ...
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 Hours of Le Mans. Additionally, the 917 is a fully-fledged movie star.
Few race cars are as iconic and beloved as the Porsche 917, whose dominant run in sportscar racing brought Porsche its first overall Le Mans win. It scored its first victory in 1969, the year of ...
The green used is a nod to the “Hippie” Porsche 917 that raced at Le Mans in 1970. Likewise, the orange is a nod to the Gulf Porsche 917 that also raced in 1970.
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 ...