‘The greatest sports car of its generation’ up for auction: 1970 Porsche 917K driven by Steve McQueen in the film 'Le Mans' set to fetch $18.5M when sold by Sotheby’s in August

UK Daily Mail ^ | 07/15/2021 | Ronny Reyes

[DFG]

[V_TWIN]

Sweet!

[FoxInSocks]

“Still runs!”

[ecomcon]

“Ran when parked”

[blueunicorn6]

What a great movie.

Red Ferraris versus blue Porsches.

The sounds…..

[Roadrunner383]

Yep, monster car powered by a flat 12. Wiki lists the 0-62mph time at 2.3 seconds. Steve McQueen, who drove the car in the movie Lemans was one of the few Hollywood celebrities who actually had top level racing skills (Paul Newman was another).

[Hatteras]

Look, it's an old car. It's got a lot of miles on it and parts are not gonna be easy to find never mind getting it street legal. No room for taking the kids to school so that already cuts my potential customers in half... I can do $1500 but no more...

[LibertyWoman]

More money than sense

[ScubaDiver]

Yep.

Monterey 2021—How to Start the 1970 Porsche 917 K

(R&M is the auction house handling the sale)

[T.B. Yoits]

Few kids appreciated how their Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars were modeled after such well designed machines.

[certrtwngnut]

You made my day with the Pawn Stars post. It is hilarious.
Thank you.

[wardaddy]

Greatest race car ever made per my estimation

Carroll Shelby

Steve McQueen

Ken Miles

Ford Jr

AJ

Iacocca

What a year for a company best known for pickups and ponies

[lgjhn23]

Bad to the bone....

[Zuriel]

It’s been eons since I saw that movie. I remember being baffled that after McQueen had his wreck, (not long before the end of the race), the driver of the team’s other Porsche, had to give it to Steve. I thought that was weird.

[blueunicorn6]

The Team Manager put the driver he thought was best in the car.

If I remember right, McQueen doesn’t win the race, but ties up the Ferrari so Porsche can win.

Team Manager saw McQueen as a team player.

[SES1066]

I am wary of any vehicle that requires a credit check for a tune-up. Just sayin ...

Oh, and those tires, well, that is a mortgage!

[SJSAMPLE]

Of all my AFX slot cars, the 917K was my absolute favorite.

[FoxInSocks]

Nice!!! I wouldn’t the few extra minutes before a Sunday morning drive.

[Lockbox]

if I remember correctly, this car’s racing history is not that great. It’s claim to fame is the movie.