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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The collector-car world is currently in a frenzy. The legendary Porsche 917K that Steve McQueen, Hollywood’s “King of Cool,” owned and drove in his 1971 movie Le Mans, is coming to Mecum’s Kissimmee ...

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 ...

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 ...

Turning a Le Mans racer into a road car is a lot harder than it sounds, but Porsche has experience in this field. To clear at least some speed bumps, the suspension was raised to its maximum ride ...

Released in 1969, the Porsche 917 stood proud as one of the most successful race cars of its era. It’s pure function-over-form design with sleek, aerodynamic lines, a mid-mounted flat-12 engine ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...