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23 August 2017

Steve McQueen's Le Mans monster becomes the most expensive Porsche in the world!

By Iain KellyIain Kelly
Anyone got a spare $18 million?

A ferocious 1970 917K racing car formerly owned by Hollywood megastar Steve McQueen and F1 racing legend Jo Siffert has become the most expensive Porsche sold at the equivalent of AU$17,730,000.

The 12-cylinder short-tail 917K model is considered Porsche's ultimate sports racer and gave the German company their first outright win at Le Mans 24hour.

This car was used for testing initially, then sold to Swiss Formula One icon Jo Siffert, before it was acquired by McQueen's film company, Solar Productions, and used as the hero car in the iconic movie Le Mans.

Sold by Gooding & Company at their Pebble Beach auction during Monterey Car Week in California, it topped a massive sale that brought in over AU$114,600,000! 

A full list of results from Gooding & Co is available here.

Iain Kelly is the petrol-addicted car-obsessed fiend behind The Creators Online.

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