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 ...

The iconic 1969 Porsche 917K star car formerly owned by Steve McQueen will remain under the ownership of one Jerry Seinfeld, after the comedian turned down a $25 million bid during Mecum Auctions’s ...

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 ...

If somebody knocked on your door and offered $25 million for one of the old cars sitting in your yard, 99.9999% of you reading this would likely jump at the opportunity. Jerry Seinfeld, however, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 31st annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance returned on March 7, 2026, at theoceanfront of the Ritz-Carlton at Amelia ...

The hero car from Steve McQueen’s 1971 film Le Mans, a rare 1970 Porsche 917K, will be auctioned off by Mecum in January and seems likely to sell for well over $10 million. Indeed, it could become the ...

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 ...

Porsche has finally pulled the wraps off its specially commissioned 963 RSP supercar just ahead of its public debut at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans next weekend. Inspired by the 917K – specifically ...

James has been writing about cars professionally since 2012. After a bruising period freelancing in his native UK, James spent six years in Dubai, starting his new life abroad as Web Editor for ...