ONE of the most exciting finishes in sports-car-racing history, heightened with the involvement of a famous big-screen star, centers on a 1969-70 Porsche 908/2 Pflunder Spyder race car. In preparation ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fred Smith's love of cars comes from his fascination with auto racing. Unfortunately, that passion led him to daily drive a high-mileage, first-year Porsche Panamera. He is still thinking about the ...
Steve McQueen wasn’t just a movie star who rocked a race car well. To him, automobiles weren’t gadgets or fashion statements instead, they felt alive, standing for independence, personal grit, and ...
But this Porsche 917K, chassis no. 917-022, is even more special than the rarity of the car and the recognizability of its paintjob. From the moment it was built, this 917K was destined for another ...
In spite of a few charming continuity goofs and cameras occasionally visible in the back seat of Lieutenant Frank Bullitt’s tire-smoking Mustang fastback, the scene was lauded for its authenticity and ...