Late afternoon, Sebring 1969: Jo Siffert, who had won overall in 1968 with Hans Herrmann, is settled into the car, working with his harness. Brian Redman stands by his side, trying to get the attention of a young mechanic. Rico Steinemann, the racing manager for Porsche, gives orders from the front of the car, while engineer Peter Falk strides …
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Porsche Used During Production Of Steve McQueen’s “Le Mans” Fails To Sell At Auction
Usually, anything Porsche related that's also associated with both Steve McQueen and his movie "Le Mans" drums up considerable interest. Such was the case when Christie's began promoting this 1971 911T as part of their Exceptional Sale. However, despite all the attention, the Porsche failed to sell. The key to remember with this particular …
Continue to the full articleSteve McQueen’s Mistress’ Porsche 911T Up For Auction
Steve McQueen is forever associated with Porsche thanks to that little movie Le Mans. Now, anytime something comes up for sale associated with the "King of Cool", especially something Porsche related, it gets lots of attention. Case-in-point, this 1971 911T used in the production of Le Mans. Now, don't get confused, this isn't the same …
Continue to the full articleGooding & Co. Bringing Ex-Siffert Gulf 917K from “Le Mans” To Pebble Beach Auction
UPDATE: 7/28/2014 This Porsche has been withdrawn from the sale. Right now we don't have any additional details. While we did reach out to Gooding, they simply told us, "The car has been withdrawn from the sale. Gooding & Company does not comment on property withdrawn from our auctions." We'll let you know if we can get additional …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is Bringing Two Insanely Rare Spyders To The Amelia Island Concours
With the automotive celebrations at Amelia Island looming, Porsche let us know that they'll be bringing two very significant racing cars from their museum to display on the concours field. While there are certainly some great Porsche cars for sale at the auctions, the level of rarity is kicked up another notch out on the green show field. The first …
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