Lot 90: AR ◊ Dexter Brown (1942- ), 'Paul Newman at Le Mans 1979',

Dexter Brown (1942- ), 'Paul Newman at Le Mans 1979',
signed, acrylic on canvas, depicting the actor with the Porsche 935 at Le Mans 1979, 102 x 152cm, framed.

The Porsche 935 turbo, a high-powered version of the Porsche 911 road car, dominated endurance racing in the late 1970s. The German-based Kremer team won the 1979 Le Mans using a highly modified version of the 935, which is a remarkable success for a car based on a 15 year old road car design. Actor Paul Newman and team mate Rolf Stommelen finished second in Dick Barbour's Porsche 935, while Kremer's second-string effort claimed the final spot on the podium.