Showing posts with label Porsche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Porsche. Show all posts

Thursday, June 14, 2012

the Porsche 917, 24 hours of Daytona winner, will be at the Friends of Steve McQueen car show at the Boys Republic tomorrow


The fifth annual Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show will celebrate the character of Frank Bullitt as portrayed by the iconoclastic actor in the movie “Bullitt” as cars, motorcycles and fans arrive for the display on the campus of The Boys Republic.

But it is the role of Michael Delaney in the classic film “Le Mans” that raises the pulse, and no race car is more identified with Steve McQueen than the legendary Porsche 917.

 This year’s show is privileged to present one example of that legendary Gulf Porsche 917K, the overall winner of the 1970 Daytona 24 Hours.

This race was the debut of the J.W. Automotive Gulf sponsored Porsches and it was a complete triumph finishing 1st and 2nd. This particular 917 completed the race with no major problems and won by a margin of forty-six laps, a record that was intact for seventeen years.

The owner of 917-015, Bruce Canepa of Scotts Valley, Ca, is passionate about all things automotive and is pleased to share this passion with other like-minded enthusiasts by entering his Porsche in the Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show.

 All proceeds from the event will benefit the Boys Republic, 1907 Boys Republic Drive, Chino Hills, CA.

Parking is free and admission is $10.00 with children under 12 free.
For those wishing to enter the car show, please visit the website for registration.

 For more information: www.stevemcqueencarshow.com

Pink Barbie Porsche Transformed into Art Car

I found this wonderful pink Barbie Porsche now totally transformed by the creative handiwork of two boys named Noah age six and Leo age four. They got under the hood and went to town gluing a box-load of found trash and marbles with blue base coat of paint. These guys definitely have a great future ahead of them and will no doubt take the art car world by storm in the coming years.


by mskogly

Gulf colors, Porsche 917... great looking, the 24 hr of Daytona winning 917








street legal and licensed Porsche 917 was at the Steve McQueen car show

















some vehicles Steve McQueen owned were on display, and surprising me was that the GMC 4x4 was used as high school daily transportation by it's current owners kids. Think they were impressed to have a truck of Steve's?