"Racing is Life..." - The Cars of Steve McQueen
This video is Part 1 of a 2 part series and takes a peek at some of the more significant cars that Steve McQueen drove or owned - both on screen and off screen. We start in the late 1950s and journey into the 1960s with a look at some of his films that featured interesting vehicles as well as some of the cars that he personally owned around the time the films were released. In Part 2, we’ll look at the films and cars of Steve McQueen from the later 1960’s through 1980. Be sure to keep an eye out for that one when its released.
Car and motorcycle racing and a passion for all kinds of vehicles was life for Steve McQueen. He was a full throttle enthusiast of driving and riding a lengthy list of some of the coolest vehicles around. Known as the King of Cool, McQueen’s immense star power in the 1960’s and early 1970’s allowed him to indulge his 4-wheeled and 2-wheeled desires both on and off screen. As a consummate car guy in a position to influence the content of some of his films, he found many opportunities to show off a variety of sublime vehicles and his brilliant driving skills whenever possible.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:26 1958 Porsche 356A Speedster Super
02:27 1957 Jaguar XK-SS
03:30 The Great Escape 1963
03:57 1963 Ferarri 250 GT Lusso
05:09 1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427 L88 Prototype
06:07 Outro
07:06 Bonus Segment
I remember seeing the1970 Sebring 12-hour race with old friend Allen Fox. Mario Andretti won in a Ferrari, McQueen drove a Porsche to second with one leg in a cast. What a competitor!
The man, the Legend, and the petrolhead manic, what a dude. ☺️
Absolutely awesome to see the history you showed , thank you . One of the true great actors for sure .
Good stuff, great cars, someone we lost WAY too early, thanks
I had a friend who was a mechanic in LA, including working on CanAm 917s, back in the early 70s. He had a 911S, and one day he stops at a light, looks next to him and there's Steve McQueen in a Mercedes sedan. They look at each other, the light turns green and they take off. McQueen blew his doors off. Turns out the Mercedes was some tuned V8 beast.
Steve My Idol , The Best, The Giant 🙏✨🤩
R.I.P. STEVE 🤙🏻😎
McQueen had about 300 motorcycles in various states of repair when he passed, many being Indians. My Uncle, (who worked at the factory pre and post WW ll), and I were going to attend the auction in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, my Uncle developed brain cancer and passed a few months before the auction. I just couldn't bear to go without him.
Was you uncle going to bid on anything in particular?
Great vid!!! 👍👍
He was The King of Cool and had a Shelby Cobra 289 at some point. I am most certainly not the King of Anything, but have a AC Cobra 427. I consider that second best... LOL
“Everything else is just waiting.”
Watched him race at Riverside Race Way many time in the late 60s and early 70s along with Dan Blocker and Paul Newman. Friend of the family sold a ACE motorcylce to him.
The 12h race at Sebring must have been great, i have a book about it
THANK'S GREAT VIDEO,, ...NICE OLD CAR'S..
Actorazo, piloto de carreras (de verdad junto con Paul Nwman) play boy.., que más se puede pedir a un ídolo como Mc Quien....😢💯💯💯💯❤️🌹
To this day a good friend of mine. If some on says " hey that's cool" he says " but is it Steve McQueen cool thats the difference" lol
Bingo PAL 😎🤙🏻
Great video and thanks for pronouncing Jaguar correctly. I saw Steve's XKSS in the Petersen museum.
Mi puñetero ídolo de juventud y de madurez. El tío con el estilo de vestir másculino más icónico, y que aún está vigente. No digamos su manera de ver la vida. Un verdadero petrolhead y un golfo adorable.
I recall seeing the pics of him and the Vette years ago. The same ones, but not any others.
One car Steve desperately wanted to buy but never got......the 1968 Green "Bullitt" Mustang. It eventually sold at auction for millions.
No one is ever gona get close to how cool McQueen was, but someone who has the style, women and cars to go right up that alley is Jason Statham, you should make a video about Statham's rides
The D type was my favorite.
Great video, thanks.
Wow!
🙆♂️in my next lifetime, I'm gonna be just like Steve McQueen
I heard a rumor that he actually owned the Bullitt 68 Mustang for a time..
I Always Knew Deep Down He Had a Corvette Stingray (1966)
The Green Jaguar , had a nick name , I can't remember it
Wow he had a 356 same car that james dean got killed in
Too bad abestos racing suits killed Paul Newman and Steve Mcqueen.
My favorite is the Jaguar XKSS and had the privileged to see it in person, and i have 360VR interactive footage of it in my Automotive PlayList they mentioned Mulholland Drive.Steve McQueen raced it down with James Dean Bullitt Mustang in 1975 Steve McQueen Offered the owner $38,000 cash in a time when the most expensive car was a \\Duesenberg's $25,000 and Mansions were $35,000 to $40,000 the Bullitt was his unicorn. Just happy to see it running around again he would have wanted at least that much. 🧑🏻🦱👍🏻🏎️🏁 In order to Fund LeMans he bought 2 Porsche 917K for $16,000 each... when I said he bought is cause it was Funded by his and Wife Production company called SOL Productions.