1969 Porsche 917K

Highlights

• Purchased new by Steve McQueen for his production company Solar Production

• The lead picture car in the making of the 1970 movie "Le Mans"

• Original camera mounting locations still intact

• Retains its original matching number engine

• Ownership History:

• Porsche KG (1969)

• Steve McQueen and Solar Productions (1970)

• Team Auto Usdau - Reinhold Jöst and Willi Kauhsen (1971)

• Brian Redman (1975)

• Richard Attwood (1978)

• Frank Gallogly (1999)

• Current Owner (2001)

Technical Specs

• Typ 912 4494cc DOHC Air-Cooled Flat 12-Cylinder Engine - *Now a 4.6 liter

• Bosch Mechanical Fuel Injection

• Originally 88mm bore x 66mm stroke - *Now larger

• 10.5:1 compression ratio

• Originally 580 BHP at 8,400 RPM - Dyno'd at 515 HP at the flywheel

• Originally 366 lb-ft at 6,800 RPM

• 4-Speed All Synchromesh Manual Transaxle

• 4-Wheel Hydraulic Ventilated Disc Brakes

• 4-Wheel Independent Suspension with Coil-Over Shock Absorbers

• 1,762 lb curb weight

917-022 history:

• 04-21-1969 - On display for FIA-Homologation at Porsche KG in Zuffenhausen - Long tail

• 04-15-1970 - Converted to short tail specification by the factory

• May 1970 - Sold via Jo Siffert's dealership to Steve McQueen’s production company: Solar Production

• June - November, 1970 - On set of the film Le Mans - Car #20 and later Car #21 - John Wyer Automotive Engineering Blue and Orange Gulf Oil livery

• November 1970 - Listed in Autosport magazine classified - Ad states: Racing Cars from the Motion Picture "The 24 Hours Of Le Mans"

• 1971 - Acquired by Team Auto Usdau - Reinhold Jöst and Willi Kauhsen

• 01-10-1971 - Buenos Aires 1000 KM - Reinhold Jöst and Angel Monguzzi - Car #48 - Still in Gulf Livery from filming the movie Le Mans - Note on door from Steve McQueen stating: “Finished – Thanks for staying together – Steve McQueen” - Qualified 13th / DNF

• 04-04-1971 - Brands Hatch 1000 KM - Reinhold Jöst and Willi Kauhsen - Car #10 - Livery changed to Team Auto Usdau yellow and green - Qualified 12th / Finished 6th OA

• 04-25-1971 - Monza 1000 KM - Reinhold Jöst and Willi Kauhsen - Car #6 - Vertical finned rear tail section added - Qualified 14 / Finished 7th OA

• 05-09-1971 - SPA 1000 KM - Reinhold Jöst and Willi Kauhsen - Car #25 - Qualified 7th / Finished 4th OA

• 05-30-1971 - Nurburgring 1000 KM - Reinhold Jöst and Willi Kauhsen - Car #55 - Qualified 8 / Finished 6th OA, 1st in 5-liter class

• 06-02-1971 - Vallelunga Gran Premio Della Repubblica - Jo Siffert - Car #8 - Missed qualifying, started from the back / Finished 2nd

• 06-06-1971 - Zolder Interserie - Willi Kauhsen - Car #19 - Qualified 20th / DNS

• January 1975 Purchased by Brian Redman from Bernd Booch in Munich where the car was being held under a mechanic's lien

• Around this time it was converted back to Gulf Blue and Orange livery

• July 1978 Brian Redman sold 917-022 to Richard Attwood for $45,000 

• Richard Attwood would campaign 917-022 in historic racing throughout ownership

• 1983 Ajax Vitre commercial at Circuit Paul Ricard

• ~1986 Richard Attwood purchased a John Wyer Automotive Engineering rear bodywork from David Piper and repainted the car in the red and white Salzburg livery #23 to resemble the car he drove to victory at the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans

• 1999 On the cover of MotorSport magazine - February 1999 issue with a 10 page feature on track at Silverstone

• 1999 Converted back to the Gulf Oil #20 Blue and Orange livery

• August 2000 Auctioned at RM Sotheby’s in Monterey

• 2001 Purchased by current owner

• 2007 On display at Rennsport Reunion III

• 2009 Porsche "Family Tree" commercial - Porsche and Radical Media

• 2009 On the lawn at Pebble Beach Concours: Porsche Race Car Class

• 2015 On display at Rennsport Reunion V

• 2021 On the lawn at Pebble Beach Concours: Class Q: Porsche 917