The legendary actor signed this car and drove it extensively during filming for Le Mans
Another 917K used in the filming of Le Mans sold for over $14 million seven years ago. Chassis 917-022 retains its original flat-12 engine. Comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld once owned this most prized of Porsche race cars. 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 most expensive Porsche ever sold at a public auction.
Watch: One Does Not Simply Fire Up The Porsche 917K By Turning A Key The car is known as chassis 917-022 and, like the other two 917Ks used during production, was painted in a gorgeous Gulf Racing livery. It appears to have been last sold at auction in 2000 for $1.32 million. The following year, Jerry Seinfeld added it to his extensive Porsche collection. Mecum hasn’t yet provided a detailed ownership history of the car, and it’s unclear if Seinfeld still owns it.
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