and the Porsche 917 he drives are all effortlessly cool. McQueen and his crew had three 917s for filming, each example being the 917K short-tail version finished in the famous Gulf Oil livery.

Even though finding a Porsche at auction isn't rare, the occasional listing pops up a little more infrequently. For instance, this Porsche 917 was driven ... converted to short-tail specification ...

This Porsche ... of the 917 were ever built, and while all are extraordinary, some are a cut above the rest. Enter chassis 917-022, the Gulf-liveried 917K for Kurzheck, or “short-tail”.