Fun story, I was moonlighting for a Imsa team in the 96/7 season. At one of these races Paul Newman was driving one of the Panoz cars. Right before the race was to start their car was gridded right next to ours and a conversation about cars fired up and Paul asked me what my all time favorite car was. When I had answered the Porsche 917 you want to talk about a mans eyes light up. Then one quick story after another there was a gathering of 60+ drivers & crew everyone laughing and such , the officials said to Paul we had to get started because the network was televising the event. He bluntly told the to hold their horses because he had a story to finish and took him another 20 minutes to do so. What a legend.
I have always been a big Steve McQueen fan since i was a kid. Last year in November I met the entire McQueen Family at Chad's home in Palm Desert. It was a great time meeting the family and it was really fun. Rest in Peace Chad McQueen.
As a car guy who has been in PCA since about 1984, owned seven different street Porsches (still have one), done various types of road racing, I always consider "Le Mans" to be the greatest racing movie of all time. To me it captures the true spirit and feel of racing. Like you say, this would be the ultimate car to own, as a Porsche fan and collector.
It’s been an incredible journey not just knowing this legendary 917, but also having the privilege to work on it and drive it on the track. Few examples boast a fully documented history, a first-class restoration, and the sheer presence of this one. I can’t wait to see what the next chapter holds for this true icon!
I’m jealous!! There were several cars of that era that are considered “iconic” but in my opinion, the 917 is the tops! Thank you for sharing. The car turned out beautiful.
My favorite actor, in my favorite car, in my favorite racing movie. Thanx for making Le Mans, Steve ... it's automotive perfection realized for perpetual posterity! A 'street-legal' clone of this car would be the icing on the cake for a life well lived. Long Live the Legend ... 🤘 ^v^
I watched the 917s at Watkins Glen raced in anger and it was a mezmerizing experience. The unique sound of that magnificent flat 12 at full throttle and decelerating will never be duplicated. In the rain they slithered up through the esses struggling mightily for grip. And fast! From recollection, I do not think they were easy to drive because Porsche engineers deliberately made a "mouse trap" style accelerator petal--either all off or all on, reasoning that it made the cars produce faster lap times. It also made being a spectator a cardiovascular workout--fearing for the car and drivers on occasion as the back end broke loose at speed. Can't wait to see what frenzy about this Steve McQueen car generates at sale. There is and always will be, only one. Porsche, you should buy this car.
I’ll never forget when the movie Le Man’s came out. I was 12 and a car nut. My dad took me to see it. I never got over that Porsche 917. I had no idea Jerry Seinfeld owned it! Can’t wait to see what it brings at Mecum Kissimmee. This is the best Mecum video I’ve ever watched. I enjoyed every second of it. GITTY UP!!
I guess the best one could hope for is for someone like Bruce Canepa to pick it up, to ensure it doesn’t get hidden away without getting entered into some historic events for racing fans to hear and see. If I had the money, It would see a lot of track time all over the world.
Every time that I think of 917 ..... My mind goes back to the scene when Rodriguez and Siffert took a turn together at an incredible rate of speed banging on each other ..... with out lifting.... Wow.... I'm replaying it now.... WOW!!!!
0 seconds ago I'm going on the 19th. Sat. is always the best day. The history of this car will bring big money. Nothing Steve has ever touched has been cheap. I have see Bullet so many time I can't remember. Big fan of his, a great guy. So sad we lost him so early
Hi Mecum My name is Cameron Greenwood Cramp AKA CGC. I'm an Aussie. I'm almost 28 years old. I was born on February 6 1997. I live in Melbourne in Australia AKA the land down under. I am the biggest fan of IMSA and the WEC in the land down under too. I've been into IMSA for 21 years now. And I love it. It's actually my favourite motorsport nowadays along with the World Endurance Championship AKA WEC and MotoGP & the 24 Hours Of Le Mans. Back in the day, I used to be into all motorsports, but not anymore. It's been like that for the last 12 years also. My favourite IMSA season is every single one of them. From the classic original IMSA from 1971 to 1998 and new IMSA from 2014 onwards. My favourite races in IMSA are the Daytona 24 Hours, the 12 Hours Of Sebring and of course the Watkins Glen 6 Hour held at The Glen. My favourite World Endurance Championship or WEC for short is every single one from 2012 to present day. Watkins Glen AKA The Glen in Upstate New York, where they make steamed hams, is the best race track in the United States of America. Also, Francios Cevert is the greatest French person of all time, apart from Rene Arnoux, Alain Prost, and Albert The 5th Musketeer AKA Albert De Parmagnan. And also, 1989 is the best Le Mans ever, along with 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1994 and 1995. The Le Mans 24 Hours is my favourite race of the year and my favourite sporting event of the year too. Le Mans is my favourite race track in the world along with The Glen AKA Watkins Glen and Bathurst. Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna are two of my favourite drivers of all time. They are two of the greatest drivers who ever lived. Colin McRae and Walter Rohrl & Henri Toivonen are three of my favourite rally drivers of all time. They're tree of the greatest rally drivers who ever lived. Burt Munro along with Freddie Spencer are two of my favourite motorcycle riders of all time. They are two of the greatest motorcycle racers who ever lived. The Ford GT40 and the Ford Mustang are two of my favourite Ford's of all time. Two of the best Ford's ever made. Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty are two of my favourite NASCAR drivers of all time and two of my favourite Amercians too. The Dodge Viper RT/10, the McLaren F1 and Mini Cooper are my favourite cars of all time. Search And Destroy by Iggy Pop And Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley are two of my favourite songs of all time. Along with Colorado Boy At Heart which is a song that wrote and recorded entirely by myself. It's also fun little song about Dan Colorado AKA Dan Dougherty who's from Colorado. A very cool place. Albert The 5th Musketeer is my favourite cartoon of all time and The Young Ones is my favourite TV show of all time. Albert The 5th Musketeer AKA Albert De Parmagnan is my favourite Musketeer too. I'm the 6th Musketeer. Grand Prix Legends AKA GPL is my favourite game of all time. The Shawshank Redemption and The Incredibles are two of my favourite movies of all time. 1967, 1976, 1989, 1991 and 1997 are five of my favourite Formula 1 Seasons of all time. James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, Barry Sheene, Striling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Ken Miles n David Purley are my favourite Brits of all time. Dan Gurney is my favourite big tall guy. And also, Dan Gurney is my favourite person with the name Dan too, apart from Dan Wheldon and Dan Colorado AKA Dan Dougherty too. Chris Amon and Lloyd Ruby are two of my favourite drivers who were great despite having a bad luck reputation. On Any Sunday and The World’s Fastest Indian are two of my favourite motorcycle films of all time along with Race For Glory and of course Silver Dream Racer. David Purley AKA David Charles Purley is my definition of an absolute hero. Kork Ballington and Jody Scheckter along with Jon Ekerold are three of my favourite guys from South Africa. My favourite female racers are Penelope Pitstop and Janet Guthrie & Dancia Patrick. Ford VS Ferrari, Rush, Senna, Grand Prix, Le Mans, Race For Glory: Audi VS Lancia, Days Of Thunder, Talladega Nights and The Love Bug & The Last American Hero are my favourite car movies of all time. The Driver as well. My favourite Australians are Jack Brabham, Peter Brock and Mark Skaife. Bruce McLaren, Burt Munro, Chris Amon, Denny Hulme are my favourite Kiwi's of all time. Also, Lorenzo Bandini and Valentino Rossi are my favourite Italian's of all time. Jacky Ickx is my favourite all around driver and my favourite person from Belgium. Aguri Suzuki is my favourite person and driver from Japan. Great country. Ronnie Peterson is my favourite Swedish person and the greatest person from Sweden too. Ayrton Senna, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet are three of my favourite Brazilian guys and three of the greatest Brazilian's who ever lived. Henri Toivonen is my favourite Finnish person and the greatest person from Finland. Pedro Rodriguez is my favourite Mexican of all time and the greatest Mexican ever. Jim Clark, Colin McRae and Jackie Stewart are three of my favourite drivers from Scotland and three of the best Scotsman ever. 1971, 1982, 1992, 1995 are four of my favourite Indianapolis 500's of all time. Jaques and Gilles Villeneuve are two of my favourite Canadians of all time and two of the best Canadians too. And Jeremy Dale. 1992, 1995, 1997 (CART) are three of the best IndyCar Seasons ever and three of my favourites. 1979 is my favourite Daytona 500 ever along with 1997 and 1998 & 1976. The 1979 Daytona 500 is also my favourite NASCAR race of all time apart from the 1992 Hooters 500. 1979, 1992, 1996, 1997 are four of my favourite Nascar seasons. 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003 are favourite Bathurst 1000's of all time. 1993 to 2007 and 2013 are my favourite V8 Supercars seasons ever. Two of the greatest male cartoon racers are Speed Racer and Tom Slick and two of my favourite male cartoon drivers too. 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2003, 2012 and 2014 are my favourite Daytona 24 Hours and are the best as well. 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999 & 2012 are my favourite Sebring 12 Hours and are the best too. Niki Lauda and Jochen Rindt are two of my favourite Austrians and two of the best people from Austria. Juan Manuel Fangio and Carlos Reutemann are two of the best Argentina racers and two of my favourites from Argentina. Clay Regazzoni and Jo Siffert & Alain Menu are my three favourite Swiss people. Three of my favourite drivers from Switzerland. Steve Kinser is my favourite Sprint Car Driver of all time. Like with most people. 1982 to 1986 which were Group B, along with 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2003 are my favourite World Rally Championship's AKA WRC's. 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994 and 2018 are five of my favourites in the British Touring Car Championship. 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971 and 1989 are my favourite World Sportscar Championship's AKA WSC's. Every single 500cc season was and is my favourite Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season, especially the ones that had Freddie Spencer in. And finally.... Walter Rohrl is my favourite German and easily the best guy from Germany. Last but not least, Eddie Irvine is my favourite Irish and the best person from Ireland. :) I'm also the biggest fan of the Bathurst 6 Hour. I loved it since it began in 2016.
As a twenty one year old, employee at porsche. I was lucky enough to sit inside one of the 917 race cars sadly only to steer into the showroom by mechanics. Still a great privilege. Soon to be an owner of my first porsche 911.2 turbo s
He alluded to having it long enough and now it was someone else's turn. I believe I heard him earlier say it it was a process to use. The difference between a Ferrari GTO and a 917 is one you can have on the battery charger, disconnect it and go for a drive. The other you need a team, trailer, transporter and a track to go to.
It happens in television = too you Jerry. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I remember seeing the 917 at Mid-Ohio in the early 1970's. It would actually wheelie coming into the long back straight!
Jerry at one point sold off his Porsche collection to buy this car. I wonder what car he is going to get to replace the 917k. I doubt the Porsche museum is selling its collection😂. The first $100 million car sold at auction.
Not going to get closer to 100m, maybe 20m MAX Car has been heavily heavily and arguably over restored. The most original 917’s trade for 10-15 with lemans wins or podiums.
The 917 endurance racer of 1970-71 was a tremendous groundbreaking success. That being said it was overshadowed by the much more successful 935 models (including Kremer variants) followed by the 959 and the 962 which may have been the best of the breed.
OOPS! I forgot the unbeatable 917/10, 20 and 30 open cockpit can am turbo variants. True monsters that pretty much ended the can am series with their dominance.
Did you know that the wing came about after in the initial 917 suffered from lift at high speed. Can't recall at what circuit, but know that the lift issue was solved by taping plywood sheet to the rear of a 917 as an experiment, that ultimately became the "wing" you see on this variant.
Yeah, yeah. Hype it up so Jerry can make many millions. I wonder if he ever drove the thing, and if he did, did he wring the thing out to the best of his ability or did he pimp the thing around?
He drove it when he could, took it to car shows. He bought it because James Spader told him he needed at least one race car in his collection. He fully admits he is not a racing driver or good at track driving. It's another reason he's selling it, because vintage racing is the only thing these are good for, and should be used for
Jerry Seinfeld: 'But the 917 to me - that's my Lifetime Achievement Award. This is one of the great objects made by humans in the 20th Century. I think its maybe THE object of the 20th century! ' More like hyperbole award!!! 😂😂😂
The previous highest auction price for a 917K (chassis 024) was $14,080,000. That was seven years ago. The pre-auction estimate for that car was $13,000,000 to $16,000,000. This car (chassis 022) was actually ordered by McQueen and used by him in filming Le Mans, and it was also once owned by Redman. I think it could go for $20,000,000.
Scratching my head why he would sell it. Definitely playing lotto tomorrow. Everyone agrees about McQueen was the king of cool. Really?? He made a scene when he found out Paul Newman had 12 more lines than him in the Towering inferno. Cool people just don’t do that.
There must be a reason for Jerry to sell many of his cars lately...Needs money for something for sure. Ecclestone is selling his incredible F1 collection, but he is 94 years old.... Seinfeld ownership= 0 added value Porsche 917 + McQueen ownership+ Le Mans movie star = Unimaginable added value !!!
Not knocking the 917, truly one of the greatest race cars of all time, but Sam jumps from Ferrari to Porsche, completely skipping over Ford as if it was Porsche who dethroned Ferrari. He also states that the 917 was somehow the unadulterated high point of endurance racers which to me seems naive given Ford’s development of the GT Mk IV (GT40 Mk II as well) was at a minimum equally as focused on creating the greatest endurance racer, and was done so without the hindrance of the engine size limits introduced by the FIA to make the 7 liter Fords obsolete. Perhaps it’s the Fords that are truly the “unadulterated” design.
Did you not know that FIA stands for "Ferrari International Assist"..... I'm also a GT40 fan, and yes skipping over its success in de throning Ferrari from what was "their race" was a significant historical achievement for Ford.
What a hype job. Sitting behind the resolute desk is meaningless if you arent the president owning this car wont make you steve McQueen. The guy who can brag is the one who bought it for 18 grand
Be very careful when throwing around blanket statements such as this is the greatest livery ever put on a race car. That is a VERY Porsche owners way of thinking (and behaving). It really gets old hearing Porsche enthusiasts self-aggrandizing insistence that there is the Porsche way... and ONLY the Porsche way. The John Player Special that adorned the Lotus 7 series F1 cars and the Marlboro livery on Senna's MP4/4 are pretty much cemented in the Livery hall of fame and the Alitalia livery that festooned the Lancia Stratos in 1976 is so memorable as to be inseparable from the actual Stratos car. An argument can even be made for Richard Petty's #43 STP livery as well as Martini liveries on both Porsche's and Lancia's during the 70's, 80's and 90's. The Audi Quattro WRC factory livery as well as Subaru's iconic blue and gold WRC livery are also in the running. The Porsche Gulf livery is iconic and a wonderful livery, but is it the most important in motoring history? Is it "the best" ever? That depends upon what motorsports you follow and the drivers you were a fan of. Personally, I am a fan of Jean Ragnotti and the Renault R5 Turbo so his 1981 WRC Monte Carlo winning R5 Turbo in it's classic yellow and black Renault Sport livery is my "greatest ever". Hopefully Porsche fans can begin to reach out and educate themselves a bit. There are other makes and models with incredible back stories and equally unique engineering that are also worth spending time behind the wheel.
How and why does Chris Jacobs still get work...please stop employing this gas bag. Also love they used some guy who mispronounced Porsche...this is one of the seminal 917 racing cars and you got some dork pronouncing the brand wrong!!! Good job Dana!
That's the thing about the heads that run Le Mans. They'll change the rules to accommodate a European car. They did it to Ford, and they did it to Mazda. So what's the big attraction to German cars? I'll take a Ford GT 40 over any Glorified over priced VW.
Lol. The 1966 "Ford GT40" was in reality the British Lola Mk6 with the word "Ford" stuck on it, because Ford was writing the checks. The team was British, run out if Eric Broadley's shop in Slough England, Driver Ken Miles was British, even the Ford engines were built in Britain using British parts. To put things in context, Ford has won Le Mans four times using British Lolas, Toyota has won five times using Toyotas, Ferrari has won ten times using Ferraris, and Porsche OWNS Le Mans with NINETEEN wins using Porsches.
I work on high end cars every day and certainly can appreciate those machines and their tech. 2 huge issues in my book with Porsche is... #1 - Ferdinand had a very close relationship with Adolf Hitler and collaborated with the Nazi regime. He joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and became a member of the SS. He also designed military vehicles and used the Volkswagen factory to produce armaments during World War II. #2 - Don't matter how you dress one up... It's STILL a girls car!
The LeMan movie was pretty boring. Steve was making up the script each day and he never had an overall plan for the movie. The scenes were great though.
If I had Jerry's money 💰 🤑 😂😂😂 then I woke up 😢😊 I would snap that up like a dollar hot wheels on sale 😮oh that's how I got mine mint still in the plastic ❤😂😂😂😂😂
Fun story, I was moonlighting for a Imsa team in the 96/7 season. At one of these races Paul Newman was driving one of the Panoz cars. Right before the race was to start their car was gridded right next to ours and a conversation about cars fired up and Paul asked me what my all time favorite car was. When I had answered the Porsche 917 you want to talk about a mans eyes light up. Then one quick story after another there was a gathering of 60+ drivers & crew everyone laughing and such , the officials said to Paul we had to get started because the network was televising the event. He bluntly told the to hold their horses because he had a story to finish and took him another 20 minutes to do so. What a legend.
PS: All the stories were all about cars.
Jerry : "This is the greatest car I've ever owned."
Also Jerry: It's for sale...
I have always been a big Steve McQueen fan since i was a kid. Last year in November I met the entire McQueen Family at Chad's home in Palm Desert. It was a great time meeting the family and it was really fun. Rest in Peace Chad McQueen.
As a car guy who has been in PCA since about 1984, owned seven different street Porsches (still have one), done various types of road racing, I always consider "Le Mans" to be the greatest racing movie of all time. To me it captures the true spirit and feel of racing. Like you say, this would be the ultimate car to own, as a Porsche fan and collector.
It’s been an incredible journey not just knowing this legendary 917, but also having the privilege to work on it and drive it on the track. Few examples boast a fully documented history, a first-class restoration, and the sheer presence of this one. I can’t wait to see what the next chapter holds for this true icon!
I’m jealous!! There were several cars of that era that are considered “iconic” but in my opinion, the 917 is the tops! Thank you for sharing. The car turned out beautiful.
My favorite actor, in my favorite car, in my favorite racing movie. Thanx for making Le Mans, Steve ... it's automotive perfection realized for perpetual posterity! A 'street-legal' clone of this car would be the icing on the cake for a life well lived. Long Live the Legend ... 🤘 ^v^
I watched the 917s at Watkins Glen raced in anger and it was a mezmerizing experience. The unique sound of that magnificent flat 12 at full throttle and decelerating will never be duplicated. In the rain they slithered up through the esses struggling mightily for grip. And fast! From recollection, I do not think they were easy to drive because Porsche engineers deliberately made a "mouse trap" style accelerator petal--either all off or all on, reasoning that it made the cars produce faster lap times. It also made being a spectator a cardiovascular workout--fearing for the car and drivers on occasion as the back end broke loose at speed. Can't wait to see what frenzy about this Steve McQueen car generates at sale. There is and always will be, only one. Porsche, you should buy this car.
I’ll never forget when the movie Le Man’s came out. I was 12 and a car nut. My dad took me to see it. I never got over that Porsche 917. I had no idea Jerry Seinfeld owned it! Can’t wait to see what it brings at Mecum Kissimmee. This is the best Mecum video I’ve ever watched. I enjoyed every second of it.
GITTY UP!!
it wlll bring millions, at least 2
@@opuscat999 A similar 917K sold for $14 million in 2017.
Yeah, my guess is about $25m
I guess the best one could hope for is for someone like Bruce Canepa to pick it up, to ensure it doesn’t get hidden away without getting entered into some historic events for racing fans to hear and see. If I had the money, It would see a lot of track time all over the world.
2nd Canepa. He's genuine.
Got to see Steve race at Sebring and almost win in a 908 amazing race
When Jerry says it's easy to drive "like all other Porsches" , I had to laugh.
I read somewhere that Seinfeld bought it in 2002 for $4.4 million.
It'll be interesting to see what it goes for now.
Every time that I think of 917 .....
My mind goes back to the scene when
Rodriguez and Siffert took a turn together
at an incredible rate of speed banging on each other ..... with out lifting....
Wow.... I'm replaying it now.... WOW!!!!
Where do i get that shirt?
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I'm going on the 19th. Sat. is always the best day. The history of this car will bring big money. Nothing Steve has ever touched has been cheap. I have see Bullet so many time I can't remember. Big fan of his, a great guy. So sad we lost him so early
Hi Mecum
My name is Cameron Greenwood Cramp AKA CGC.
I'm an Aussie. I'm almost 28 years old. I was born on February 6 1997.
I live in Melbourne in Australia AKA the land down under.
I am the biggest fan of IMSA and the WEC in the land down under too. I've been into IMSA for 21 years now.
And I love it.
It's actually my favourite motorsport nowadays along with the World Endurance Championship AKA WEC and MotoGP & the 24 Hours Of Le Mans.
Back in the day, I used to be into all motorsports, but not anymore.
It's been like that for the last 12 years also.
My favourite IMSA season is every single one of them.
From the classic original IMSA from 1971 to 1998 and new IMSA from 2014 onwards.
My favourite races in IMSA are the Daytona 24 Hours, the 12 Hours Of Sebring and of course the Watkins Glen 6 Hour held at The Glen.
My favourite World Endurance Championship or WEC for short is every single one from 2012 to present day.
Watkins Glen AKA The Glen in Upstate New York, where they make steamed hams, is the best race track in the United States of America.
Also, Francios Cevert is the greatest French person of all time, apart from Rene Arnoux, Alain Prost, and Albert The 5th Musketeer AKA Albert De Parmagnan.
And also, 1989 is the best Le Mans ever, along with 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1994 and 1995.
The Le Mans 24 Hours is my favourite race of the year and my favourite sporting event of the year too.
Le Mans is my favourite race track in the world along with The Glen AKA Watkins Glen and Bathurst.
Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna are two of my favourite drivers of all time.
They are two of the greatest drivers who ever lived.
Colin McRae and Walter Rohrl & Henri Toivonen are three of my favourite rally drivers of all time.
They're tree of the greatest rally drivers who ever lived.
Burt Munro along with Freddie Spencer are two of my favourite motorcycle riders of all time.
They are two of the greatest motorcycle racers who ever lived.
The Ford GT40 and the Ford Mustang are two of my favourite Ford's of all time.
Two of the best Ford's ever made. Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty are two of my favourite NASCAR drivers of all time and two of my favourite Amercians too.
The Dodge Viper RT/10, the McLaren F1 and Mini Cooper are my favourite cars of all time.
Search And Destroy by Iggy Pop And Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley are two of my favourite songs of all time.
Along with Colorado Boy At Heart which is a song that wrote and recorded entirely by myself.
It's also fun little song about Dan Colorado AKA Dan Dougherty who's from Colorado. A very cool place.
Albert The 5th Musketeer is my favourite cartoon of all time and The Young Ones is my favourite TV show of all time.
Albert The 5th Musketeer AKA Albert De Parmagnan is my favourite Musketeer too. I'm the 6th Musketeer.
Grand Prix Legends AKA GPL is my favourite game of all time.
The Shawshank Redemption and The Incredibles are two of my favourite movies of all time.
1967, 1976, 1989, 1991 and 1997 are five of my favourite Formula 1 Seasons of all time.
James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, Barry Sheene, Striling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Ken Miles n David Purley are my favourite Brits of all time.
Dan Gurney is my favourite big tall guy.
And also, Dan Gurney is my favourite person with the name Dan too, apart from Dan Wheldon and Dan Colorado AKA Dan Dougherty too.
Chris Amon and Lloyd Ruby are two of my favourite drivers who were great despite having a bad luck reputation.
On Any Sunday and The World’s Fastest Indian are two of my favourite motorcycle films of all time along with Race For Glory and of course Silver Dream Racer.
David Purley AKA David Charles Purley is my definition of an absolute hero.
Kork Ballington and Jody Scheckter along with Jon Ekerold are three of my favourite guys from South Africa.
My favourite female racers are Penelope Pitstop and Janet Guthrie & Dancia Patrick.
Ford VS Ferrari, Rush, Senna, Grand Prix, Le Mans, Race For Glory: Audi VS Lancia, Days Of Thunder, Talladega Nights and The Love Bug & The Last American Hero are my favourite car movies of all time. The Driver as well.
My favourite Australians are Jack Brabham, Peter Brock and Mark Skaife.
Bruce McLaren, Burt Munro, Chris Amon, Denny Hulme are my favourite Kiwi's of all time.
Also, Lorenzo Bandini and Valentino Rossi are my favourite Italian's of all time.
Jacky Ickx is my favourite all around driver and my favourite person from Belgium.
Aguri Suzuki is my favourite person and driver from Japan. Great country.
Ronnie Peterson is my favourite Swedish person and the greatest person from Sweden too.
Ayrton Senna, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet are three of my favourite Brazilian guys and three of the greatest Brazilian's who ever lived.
Henri Toivonen is my favourite Finnish person and the greatest person from Finland. Pedro Rodriguez is my favourite Mexican of all time and the greatest Mexican ever.
Jim Clark, Colin McRae and Jackie Stewart are three of my favourite drivers from Scotland and three of the best Scotsman ever.
1971, 1982, 1992, 1995 are four of my favourite Indianapolis 500's of all time.
Jaques and Gilles Villeneuve are two of my favourite Canadians of all time and two of the best Canadians too.
And Jeremy Dale. 1992, 1995, 1997 (CART) are three of the best IndyCar Seasons ever and three of my favourites.
1979 is my favourite Daytona 500 ever along with 1997 and 1998 & 1976.
The 1979 Daytona 500 is also my favourite NASCAR race of all time apart from the 1992 Hooters 500.
1979, 1992, 1996, 1997 are four of my favourite Nascar seasons.
1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003 are favourite Bathurst 1000's of all time.
1993 to 2007 and 2013 are my favourite V8 Supercars seasons ever.
Two of the greatest male cartoon racers are Speed Racer and Tom Slick and two of my favourite male cartoon drivers too.
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2003, 2012 and 2014 are my favourite Daytona 24 Hours and are the best as well.
1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999 & 2012 are my favourite Sebring 12 Hours and are the best too.
Niki Lauda and Jochen Rindt are two of my favourite Austrians and two of the best people from Austria.
Juan Manuel Fangio and Carlos Reutemann are two of the best Argentina racers and two of my favourites from Argentina.
Clay Regazzoni and Jo Siffert & Alain Menu are my three favourite Swiss people.
Three of my favourite drivers from Switzerland. Steve Kinser is my favourite Sprint Car Driver of all time. Like with most people.
1982 to 1986 which were Group B, along with 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2003 are my favourite World Rally Championship's AKA WRC's.
1998, 1997, 1995, 1994 and 2018 are five of my favourites in the British Touring Car Championship.
1966, 1967, 1970, 1971 and 1989 are my favourite World Sportscar Championship's AKA WSC's.
Every single 500cc season was and is my favourite Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season, especially the ones that had Freddie Spencer in.
And finally.... Walter Rohrl is my favourite German and easily the best guy from Germany.
Last but not least, Eddie Irvine is my favourite Irish and the best person from Ireland.
:)
I'm also the biggest fan of the Bathurst 6 Hour.
I loved it since it began in 2016.
AI😂😂😂😂😂
The car and the man that made me a Porsche fan and fanatic. There is never a time that I will not watch Le Mans if it is on TV. Great video guys!
This was more fun than having to read a glossy brochure.
Jerry’s tag on the 917 ?
ASS🍊MAN
Uhhh.... Shoshanna says otherwise.
Wow ! Greatest car with the double celebrity ownership = $$$$$$$$
it's all good. appreciate Jerry for taking care of it. he's a "stand up guy" !
I see what you did there. 😁
As a twenty one year old, employee at porsche. I was lucky enough to sit inside one of the 917 race cars sadly only to steer into the showroom by mechanics. Still a great privilege. Soon to be an owner of my first porsche 911.2 turbo s
Not one person asked WHY RU SELLING NOW? Its Seinfeld!! Hes not poor. His collection is legendary. So why lose this piece?? And not something else!
he ran out of jokes
@ hahha not bad. 🤘
Building a bunker ain't cheap
He alluded to having it long enough and now it was someone else's turn.
I believe I heard him earlier say it it was a process to use.
The difference between a Ferrari GTO and a 917 is one you can have on the battery charger, disconnect it and go for a drive. The other you need a team, trailer, transporter and a track to go to.
first question I asked 😂
It happens in television = too you Jerry. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I remember seeing the 917 at Mid-Ohio in the early 1970's. It would actually wheelie coming into the long back straight!
Very nice Video!
If you are a Porsche fan and collector and also that of Steven Mcqueen, why sell what is the ultimate car and history of the two...Why!
Art on wheels. Love me my Porsches.
I can't hit that like button enough.... great story, great video. I wish I had the 3 million dollars needed to purchase that car. What a legacy!😢
If this had never happened nothing to present day would not be possible, we owe them all kudos
Jerry at one point sold off his Porsche collection to buy this car. I wonder what car he is going to get to replace the 917k. I doubt the Porsche museum is selling its collection😂. The first $100 million car sold at auction.
most expensive car sold is $143 million
@@Freimopp777 "at auction"
Not going to get closer to 100m, maybe 20m MAX
Car has been heavily heavily and arguably over restored. The most original 917’s trade for 10-15 with lemans wins or podiums.
Jay Leno next?
Maybe a benefactor of Petersen Auto Museum..
The 917 endurance racer of 1970-71 was a tremendous groundbreaking success. That being said it was overshadowed by the much more successful 935 models (including Kremer variants) followed by the 959 and the 962 which may have been the best of the breed.
OOPS! I forgot the unbeatable 917/10, 20 and 30 open cockpit can am turbo variants. True monsters that pretty much ended the can am series with their dominance.
Great video.
What a great story. I would never sell that car.
All other cars: I want a wing
The 917: I am a wing.
(an Aerospace Engineer who owns a 2018 Porsche GT2 RS MR)
Did you know that the wing came about after in the initial 917 suffered from lift at high speed. Can't recall at what circuit, but know that the lift issue was solved by taping plywood sheet to the rear of a 917 as an experiment, that ultimately became the "wing" you see on this variant.
Jerry wants to be like Rosemary's baby😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Glorious!
The perfect car!
My prediction is 30 million easily 😊
It’s gotta go for huge money, good luck to those in the hunt on Auction day.
I bought a pair of 917 Gulf Racing driving shoes by Hunziker..so badass..
Yeah, yeah. Hype it up so Jerry can make many millions. I wonder if he ever drove the thing, and if he did, did he wring the thing out to the best of his ability or did he pimp the thing around?
He drove it when he could, took it to car shows. He bought it because James Spader told him he needed at least one race car in his collection. He fully admits he is not a racing driver or good at track driving. It's another reason he's selling it, because vintage racing is the only thing these are good for, and should be used for
😮I have a dope painting to go with that car sale
Jerry is full of crap when he said the 917K is easy to drive . Ask the professional drivers that raced them .
Jerry Seinfeld: 'But the 917 to me - that's my Lifetime Achievement Award. This is one of the great objects made by humans in the 20th Century. I think its maybe THE object of the 20th century! ' More like hyperbole award!!! 😂😂😂
Any educated guesses on the winning bid price?
It belonged to Steve and a lot of history in it. I would be afraid to guess, but big money for sure
3 million dollars, I think.
The bidding will start at ten million.
I say $16,000,000
The previous highest auction price for a 917K (chassis 024) was $14,080,000. That was seven years ago. The pre-auction estimate for that car was $13,000,000 to $16,000,000. This car (chassis 022) was actually ordered by McQueen and used by him in filming Le Mans, and it was also once owned by Redman. I think it could go for $20,000,000.
The car that killed can-am
Ummmmm. No. That would be the 917/30. VERY different beast from this one.
So Jerry bought it to restore and flip... The only special feeling Jerry has to this car is $$,$$$,$$$
Has the IMS bearing been replaced? 😂
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Scratching my head why he would sell it. Definitely playing lotto tomorrow. Everyone agrees about McQueen was the king of cool. Really?? He made a scene when he found out Paul Newman had 12 more lines than him in the Towering inferno. Cool people just don’t do that.
Seinfeld isn't a car guy, he is a profit guy.
I like comedians so much more as car people; from Jerry Seinfeld, to Jay Leno to Jeff Dunham, I would rather hear them talk about cars any time!
This is going to be huge.
4:44 feRRRRRRari
I'm the 911th like! Great car! Great video!
I have "moment cars" just can't afford them
Have a 1/18 in the glass case along with the poster on the wall
:) 👍 💪
Place your bet on how much it will cost to own it I'll start with 10 million.
3 million
Jerry….gotta be in the lime light…..need the money Jerry?
There must be a reason for Jerry to sell many of his cars lately...Needs money for something for sure. Ecclestone is selling his incredible F1 collection, but he is 94 years old....
Seinfeld ownership= 0 added value
Porsche 917 + McQueen ownership+ Le Mans movie star = Unimaginable added value !!!
Collateral damage from the smoking corpse of the 'Hawk Tuah' coin fiasco...
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Motorsport History on TH-cam
Why sell it??? 🤔
Jerry ran out of gigs
Gotta go for 30 to 40 mil
Not knocking the 917, truly one of the greatest race cars of all time, but Sam jumps from Ferrari to Porsche, completely skipping over Ford as if it was Porsche who dethroned Ferrari. He also states that the 917 was somehow the unadulterated high point of endurance racers which to me seems naive given Ford’s development of the GT Mk IV (GT40 Mk II as well) was at a minimum equally as focused on creating the greatest endurance racer, and was done so without the hindrance of the engine size limits introduced by the FIA to make the 7 liter Fords obsolete. Perhaps it’s the Fords that are truly the “unadulterated” design.
GT40s were a big step up for the racing world. The 917 was a milestone and set records at Le Mans that held 40 years.
Did you not know that FIA stands for "Ferrari International Assist"..... I'm also a GT40 fan, and yes skipping over its success in de throning Ferrari from what was "their race" was a significant historical achievement for Ford.
So the reserve will not be met.
What a hype job. Sitting behind the resolute desk is meaningless if you arent the president owning this car wont make you steve McQueen. The guy who can brag is the one who bought it for 18 grand
What is this car worth..
cant afford one of them but i would love to find a lazor and play make believe
Be very careful when throwing around blanket statements such as this is the greatest livery ever put on a race car. That is a VERY Porsche owners way of thinking (and behaving). It really gets old hearing Porsche enthusiasts self-aggrandizing insistence that there is the Porsche way... and ONLY the Porsche way. The John Player Special that adorned the Lotus 7 series F1 cars and the Marlboro livery on Senna's MP4/4 are pretty much cemented in the Livery hall of fame and the Alitalia livery that festooned the Lancia Stratos in 1976 is so memorable as to be inseparable from the actual Stratos car. An argument can even be made for Richard Petty's #43 STP livery as well as Martini liveries on both Porsche's and Lancia's during the 70's, 80's and 90's. The Audi Quattro WRC factory livery as well as Subaru's iconic blue and gold WRC livery are also in the running. The Porsche Gulf livery is iconic and a wonderful livery, but is it the most important in motoring history? Is it "the best" ever? That depends upon what motorsports you follow and the drivers you were a fan of. Personally, I am a fan of Jean Ragnotti and the Renault R5 Turbo so his 1981 WRC Monte Carlo winning R5 Turbo in it's classic yellow and black Renault Sport livery is my "greatest ever". Hopefully Porsche fans can begin to reach out and educate themselves a bit. There are other makes and models with incredible back stories and equally unique engineering that are also worth spending time behind the wheel.
Agree 100%
What about "The Pink Pig" livery on the 917/20?
Of course, it's an amazing race car and needs to be admired, but I think it's just a ploy for jerry to make more money. Promotion?
The early 917’s were atrociously dangerous handling cars apparently. David Piper lost a leg filming Le Mans film. Great car though.
7 figure price
8 figure - probably 20,000,000+
Jerry gift that cR to chase McQueen. It's all about the cash$.is it not❤
Ehhhhhh....it's a good one but....
How and why does Chris Jacobs still get work...please stop employing this gas bag. Also love they used some guy who mispronounced Porsche...this is one of the seminal 917 racing cars and you got some dork pronouncing the brand wrong!!! Good job Dana!
That's the thing about the heads that run Le Mans. They'll change the rules to accommodate a European car. They did it to Ford, and they did it to Mazda. So what's the big attraction to German cars? I'll take a Ford GT 40 over any Glorified over priced VW.
Lol. The 1966 "Ford GT40" was in reality the British Lola Mk6 with the word "Ford" stuck on it, because Ford was writing the checks. The team was British, run out if Eric Broadley's shop in Slough England, Driver Ken Miles was British, even the Ford engines were built in Britain using British parts.
To put things in context, Ford has won Le Mans four times using British Lolas, Toyota has won five times using Toyotas, Ferrari has won ten times using Ferraris, and Porsche OWNS Le Mans with NINETEEN wins using Porsches.
I predict 2.5 million. Production cars like the Ferrari have gone for close to 20 million but this is more of a novelty car awesome as it is.
I'm sure it will sell well over 20 million dollars....well over...
your not even close
A similar 917K sold for $14 million in 2017. Lesser 917s have sold privately for between $10 million and $15 million.
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO - $70 million
Used car salesmen selling a used car.............. a nice used car but still a used car
I work on high end cars every day and certainly can appreciate those machines and their tech. 2 huge issues in my book with Porsche is...
#1 - Ferdinand had a very close relationship with Adolf Hitler and collaborated with the Nazi regime. He joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and became a member of the SS. He also designed military vehicles and used the Volkswagen factory to produce armaments during World War II.
#2 - Don't matter how you dress one up... It's STILL a girls car!
The LeMan movie was pretty boring. Steve was making up the script each day and he never had an overall plan for the movie. The scenes were great though.
the plan of the movie was to let the world see what only a few could see in person
If I had Jerry's money 💰 🤑 😂😂😂 then I woke up 😢😊 I would snap that up like a dollar hot wheels on sale 😮oh that's how I got mine mint still in the plastic ❤😂😂😂😂😂
When you can’t win change the rules.🤡🤡🤡