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1966 Indy 500
The 50th Indianapolis 500-mile race will be remembered for two major upheavals, other than the lap-one crash. Firstly, it is the end of an era, the era of the big…
How much would you pay for a piece of automotive history which came complete with a sprinkling of Hollywood stardust? The answer, when it comes to a Paul Newman Porsche, is quite a lot: in 2016, the Porsche 935 that Newman drove to a class victory and second place overall at the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans sold for an eye-watering $4,840,000.
The buyer was American comedian and self-confessed ‘gearhead’ Adam Carolla. The 54-year-old is arguably the world’s biggest collector of Paul Newman automotive memorabilia. As well as the Porsche, he owns several Newman Datsuns and a Triumph, as well as race overalls and helmets worn by the actor. He even produced a documentary titled ‘Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman’ in 2015.
The entire collection is kept in a garage in Glendale, California, and Motor Sport was granted access to photograph it, but it is the Porsche – powered by a twin-turbo flat six-cylinder engine with an output of 750bhp at 8200rpm – which was a pivotal part of Paul Newman’s life and career that Carolla is most proud of.