The Brumos Collection has finally gone public and at the reveal packed a big ticket surprise centerpiece, the Porsche 917K driven by Steve McQueen's Micheal Delaney in the 1971 film Le Mans. Filmed during the 1970 Le Mans 24 hour race, the movie depicted the struggle of the Porsche factory team hoping to eclipse Ferrari at the legendary endurance event. The 917 would eventually go on to be considered one of the best race cars ever made. The 917K from the movie sold at a Gooding & Company auction in 2017 for close to $14 million.
Brumos and Porsche
Brumos Porsche started as a dealership in 1959 for the German sports car brand in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1971 owner Peter Gregg partnered with Hurley Haywood to form a racing team that would last until 2013 that would include four wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona. The Brumos livery of red and blue stripes over a white body is one of the most recognizable in sports car racing.
The Brumos Collection
The Brumos Collection predates the racing team, stemming all the way back to the original owners and the Porsche dealership. The collection, separate from the dealership that was sold after Gregg's death and is now Porsche Jacksonville, is housed in an old Ford factory built in 1924 to manufacture Model Ts.
Other Famous Entries
There are other impressive cars in the collection, including the 917/10 the team entered in the Can Am series. It also includes the 935 that Gregg ended his career with by aquiring an unheard of eight wins and poles in the Camel GT series. It is believed to be the last unaltered 935 in existence. Other historic racing cars make up the collection of three dozen cars.
Source: Car and Driver