PORSCHE 935 K3, 1980

Steve Jobs, the late, great rebelgenius whose vision helped turn Apple into the world’s most valuable company, loved cars. Among other things, he took advantage of a quirk in the Californian vehicle licensing system that permitted new drivers six months without having to display a licence plate. Cue Jobs leasing a new Mercedes-AMG SL55 twice a year… At various points, the Jobs car collection also ran to a multiplBMWBMWZ8andaNashMetropolitan,buttheearlydaysofApplecoincidedwithhiswell-knownappreciationforPorsche.Heownedmultiple 911s, but it’s the original928 that resonates most with his fastidious aesthetic. In the early Noughties, every team in F1 was chasing Apple sponsorship. In fact, Apple did make a brief foray into motorsport, back in 1980, when the originalrainbow colours and company logo featured on a Porsche 935, chassis #009 030 (the same car that took PaulNewman to second place overallat Le Mans in 1979). Now in K3 spec (as developed by the Kremer brothers) and run by Dick Barbour Racing, with Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson and Allan Moffat driving, the car melted a piston and retired after 134 laps. It performed better in the Sebring 12 hours – seventh – and scored a podium finish in the Road America 500. As for that originalApple logo, it was the work of graphic designer Rob Janoff; Jobs wanted something simple. “I bought a bunch of apples, put them in a bowl, and drew them for a week.” The rainbow referenced the Apple II computer, the first with a colour display.