The very first Porsche with the Taycan. Great juxtraposition. Too bad the Mission E concept was a block of clay with wheels that don’t turn. Still looked cool.

Shame they decided to show it at the Quail rather than at Werks Reunion in front of the Porsche faithful.

Did you go to The Quail this year? The Porsche faithful are everywhere. There was a great showing of 356’s, from the ordinary to the legendary with a few outlaws thrown in for variety. Ruf was there with an impressive array of Yellow Birds and CTR 3 cars, and Gunther Werks had not only a complete 400R on their display, but a bare carbon fiber shell as well. Singer was there in force, and throw in a handful of ‘73 Carrera RS’es and it was quite a show. Porsche itself kept a pretty low profile with the exception of the #1 356 and the Mission E concept car, but notably the other car they brought to the event was the #22 917K that Marko and Lennep won the 1971 Le Mans with. The 917 transformed Porsche from an underdog into a Ferrari slayer and the lap record set in ‘71 stood for almost forty years. This was the same car that Steve McQueen drove in the movie Le Mans, I believe. I had goose bumps when I touched that car.

Thanks, I wasn’t certain about the car McQueen drove in the movie. Unrelated to Porsche, he definitely drove this little hot rod.