I wonder what this will bring at Mecum?

[stevej37]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/car-week-steve-mcqueen-porsche-130000183.html

[GH85Carrera]

If you have to ask, you can't afford it. Several millions of dollars.

[2.7RS]

Pour more drinks!!!

It's going to go overseas. To an outrageous collection. Phone bidder

[Bob Kontak]

Nicely written link. Thank you

Richard Atwood owned and painted it to look like the Salzburg 917k after the movie (by several years). I don't think the movie cult following was that huge AND if anybody could pull that off it would be Atwood given he won LeMans in the red 917.

I pulled this info from the link......

1969 Porsche to McQueen in CA
1971 Painted in CA and shipped to France
After movie McQueen to Reinhold Joest
1975 Joest to Brian Redman
1977 Redman to Richard Atwood
2000 Atwood to Porsche collector Frank Gallogly
2000-2001 Gallogly to Symbolic International (used car dealer in US)
2001 Symbolic International to Jerry Seinfeld
2001 to present Jerry Seinfeld

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

If you have to ask, you can't afford it. Several millions of dollars.

$20 million is my guess.

[javadog]

You have to wonder how they preserved the signature on the door, given the repaints...

[HobieMarty]

Good question.

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[stevej37]

I might bid on it...if I can find some snow tires to fit it.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by javadog

You have to wonder how they preserved the signature on the door, given the repaints...

Probably had a different door and this one kept on ice.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Probably had a different door and this one kept on ice.

That is what I was thinking also, but then I thought, with the rarity of a 917, it's not like there would be a plethora of extra doors stashed away somewhere. Lol.

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[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

That is what I was thinking also, but then I thought, with the rarity of a 917, it's not like there would be a plethora of extra doors stashed away somewhere. Lol.

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Since he was a “Big Deal” at the time and there were parts available, I could see them having extra parts.

[stevej37]

I wonder what Seinfeld paid for it in 2001
Of course he put some money into it, but I bet he'll make a nice sum.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

$20 million is my guess.

I think you have something there Bob. I just finished all the clear anodizing for a factory 72 ST that has been valued at $5 million. Still have to do the decklid grille. Horns in yellow cadmium done a while ago.

[herr_oberst]

I wouldn't be surprised if the signature on the door was photographed and then recreated as faithfully as possible, most likely with a decal. I'm basing my decision on this photograph of the car as shown after filming, compared to a picture in the current auction catalog. Obviously the livery is totally different (reasons in the article) but also, I can see enough differences in some of the letters that lead me to think that the signature was preserved as well as possible throughout many changes of ownership, but there eventually came a time that it was no longer practical for various reasons to try and keep it intact and as is.

The 't' and the 'e' in 'Steve' are the most obvious examples. Every letter 'ueen' in 'Mcqueen' show variances. I believe the note was photographed and then a new vector file was created in Adobe Illustrator with some artistic license employed to fix problem areas. Some of the discrepancies I'm seeing might be parallax and graining because of the two different views and the age of the photos, but in my mind, there's enough evidence to point to this being a very faithful reproduction of the original. Maybe the original door exists with the signature intact, and this is a replacement door.

http://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/car-week-steve-mcqueen-porsche-130000183.html

[fanaudical]

I'll see your $20M, Bob, and predict $21M. It's only money.

Every 917 is a remarkable car to see in person - just so many mechanical details to behold...

[red 928]

According to that link,
this car is really rare as it comes with the elusive
5 liter Porsche V-12

One of none!

[javadog]

Originally Posted by red 928

According to that link,
this car is really rare as it comes with the elusive
5 liter Porsche V-12

One of none!

Well, technically it is a 180° V 12, not a boxer. And they did make a 5 L version….

[Racerbvd]

Considering what the watches have sold for,

This could really go, but will it? Will it sell for more than the Bulllitt mustang?
(Just finished watching it again)
I mean the Bullitt movie was much more successful and a larger following, but do the fans of LeMans have deeper pockets and more competitive??

Speaking of Bullitt, what happened to the 356 used in it, anyone know?

[Racerbvd]

[greglepore]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I wonder what Seinfeld paid for it in 2001
Of course he put some money into it, but I bet he'll make a nice sum.

1.3 mil. Wouldn't be surprised if it went for over 30.