🏎️ Steve McQueen’s legendary Le Mans Porsche race car featured at Florida car show, auction

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – It’s an event that’s giving visitors a chance to get up close with Hollywood icons. These actors though, run on four wheels.

“It’s a celebrity itself. It’s a movie star. It’s one of the best Porsche’s ever made and it’s got the Steve McQueen history,” Mecum Auctions COO Sam Murtaugh said.

The 1969 Porsche 917K racer is the headliner for Mecum Auctions car show in Kissimmee. It’s got the recognizable blue paint, orange stripes and number 20 livery. It was originally purchased by Steve McQueen and featured in the movie La Mans, filmed in France. McQueen played the main character in the fast-paced drama about the 24-hour endurance race. The legend’s autograph is on the door with the message: “finished thanks for staying together.”

After the film, the car would go on to have a successful racing career before retirement in 1974.

The car has since had several owners including race car driver, Reinhold Joest, Brian Redman, Richard Attwood and Frank Gallogly.

After nearly 24 years of ownership, comedian Jerry Seinfeld is giving someone else a chance to hold on to the iconic racecar.

“A lot of collectors refer to themselves as stewards and not necessarily owners of the car, but stewards of history. They own it and hold on to that history and there comes a point in time when they want to pass it on and let someone else hold this piece of history,” Murtaugh said.

The car will hit the auction block Saturday, Jan. 18. Car enthusiasts are estimating it will sell for more than $20 million. It’s just one of nearly 5,000 vehicles featured at Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee.

“You don’t have to be a multimillionaire, you don’t have to be in the market to buy a car at all. Just come and walk around the acres and acres of cars. It’s fun to come and observe. It’s more than an auction, it’s a car show,” Murtaugh said. “Every one of these cars has a story and it’s really what people gravitate towards.”

The auto show has everything from the classics, to new and unique rides. You can even check out a fully-armored presidential limo used in the 1990s.

[VIDEO: Step inside former president’s bulletproof limo at Kissimmee car show]

“If you’re a car person, I hope you’re leaving this event feeling fulfilled by all the cars you got to see and touch and observe, but really the community and people here... It’s very welcoming and comfortable place to be,” Murtaugh sai.

The auto show runs through Sunday, Jan. 19.

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