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The 1971 movie “Le Mans” is essential viewing for anyone with gasoline in their veins. It's a turgid, plot-less nightmare for everyone else, but if there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that Steve McQueen, the Tag Heuer Monaco watch he wears, and the Porsche 917 he drives are all effortlessly cool.finished in the famous Gulf Oil livery. The cars bore chassis numbers 013, 022, and 024. Additional 917s also featured in the film, though these were examples that wereChassis no.
Mecum hasn’t provided details on the car though it's thought to have been owned by comedian Jerry Seinfeld at one point. The car is also known to retain its original flat-12 engine.
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