Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions This Porsche 917K, formerly owned by Steve McQueen and, later, by Jerry Seinfeld, is being sold through Mecum Auctions on January 18.
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions Jerry Seinfeld recently commissioned a multimillion-dollar, presale renovation to bring this car back to the condition it was in for the film Le Mans.
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions The 4,494 cc V-12 is mated to a four-speed manual transmission.
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions Steve McQueen’s signed message of gratitude to the car after filming ended.
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions In 1975, Porsche factory driver and Le Mans veteran Brian Redman paid only $15,000 for the car.
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions Prior to making the decision to auction the car at Mecum’s Kissimmee auction, Jerry Seinfeld sent the car for a comprehensive overhaul to top marque specialist Cavaglieri Restorations in Van Nuys, Calif.
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions “All we are sure of is that it’s set to become the highest value car Mecum has ever sold, and the highest-ever-value Porsche in history,” says John Kraman, longtime Mecum Auctions TV commentator and analyst.
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions Built in 1969, chassis No. 917-022 was delivered the following year, not to a race team, but to Steve McQueen’s Solar Productions company in Hollywood.
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Image Credit: Michael McCafferty, courtesy of Mecum Auctions Since 2001, Seinfeld has shown the Porsche at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2009 and again in 2021, and exercised it on track at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion in 2015.
