Articles about Steve McQueen

It fetched $2.208 million—or more than P106 million—at auction

Another day, another ultra-rare watch obliterates auction records. A TAG Heuer Monaco that Steve McQueen rocked throughout the 1971 film Le Mans (!) has became the most expensive TAG Heuer ever sold. The timepiece smashed records by selling for a total of $

If that’s too much for you, there’s a more ‘sensible’ 720hp option

Fancy a modern-day Mustang Bullit but not content with the standard car's 459hp 5.0-liter V8? Not to worry, as fast Ford tuner Steeda has modified versions, including this one that's being shipped to the UK for the

At Phillips’ upcoming New York auction in December

Back in 2017, the Paul Newman Daytona made headlines as it became the world's most expensive watch at the time, selling for a record $17.75 million at a Phillips auction. That's around P860 million in Third World money.Now,

Years after McQueen’s repeated attempts to purchase it

A Ford Mustang used in a film in 1968 has just sold at auction for $3.4 million (approximately P171.63 million), making it the most expensive Ford Mustang ever sold. Belief, consider yourself very much suspended.The auction house in question

One of the most iconic movie cars of all time

We've covered the original, Steve McQueen-driven 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback from Bullitt a number of times since it reappeared from its 40-year slumber at the Detroit motor show in 2018. It is the iconic movie car for petrolheads,

Why did it take 50 years to make this?

Steady on, this isn't just any special edition, it's the new Bullitt Mustang. It's a car built to celebrate 50 years since Steve McQueen donned a polo neck, tweed jacket and took his Highland Green Mustang GT390 Fastback for

No camera tricks here

1) Patrick DempseyHe might be better known as a television actor, but Dempsey carved out a fine racing career spanning over 10 years.The Grey's Anatomy star scored a third-placed GT finish at the 2011 Daytona 24 Hours for example,

But can it take on an active Mayon?

Meet the new 'Boot,' a new buggy from Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus. It's a modern take on the 1967 Hurst Baja Boot that Steve McQueen once owned and raced in the legendary Baja 1000 and Mint 400. And to understand the new

A word with Molly McQueen

Bullitt, the moody police procedural starring Steve McQueen, is a scarcely believable 50 years old in 2018. Even if you've never seen it-and it's an oddly muted viewing experience, despite its high-octane rep-you'll definitely be aware

This is what McQueen actually drove

For around 10 minutes in October 1968, cinemagoers were treated to footage of a green Ford Mustang GT fastback driven by Steve McQueen chasing down a couple of nefarious types in a Dodge Charger across San Francisco. Bullitt.We suspect they became

Once owned by Steve McQueen

Porsche 911s are one of the few models that retain their cachet despite the years that pile on. Their engineering DNA and appeal as a driver's car have preserved their cool factor, even as new models keep supplanting the old-school

By recreating classic car-chase scene from 'Bullitt'

It has been said numerous times that the most dramatic--and perhaps most influential--car-chase scene ever to be put on film is the epic duel between the Ford Mustang GT fastback and the Dodge Charger R/T in the 1968

Sets a new world record for an American car

In June, we reported that RM Auctions would place under the gavel a 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car with chassis number P/1074002E, and that the auction house refused to disclose its estimate as to how much the car

Once owned by Steve McQueen--sort of

An authentic Ford GT40 on an auction block is a rare thing, what with only 133 units having been produced. So you can just imagine how exceptional it must be to have one with a racing history in Le Mans--complete with

To be restored to its original coupe form

Ferrari Classiche, the Italian carmaker's restoration and maintenance services arm for its classic vehicles, has just taken delivery of a 275 GTB4 that originally belonged to Steve McQueen.McQueen got the car in San Francisco while he was filming Bullitt in

At least that's how it turned out in TAG Heuer's The Duel, which pitted Hollywood legend and racecar driver Steve McQueen against 2008 Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton.The Duel was commissioned by TAG Heuer to commemorate

Steve McQueen has been associated with the square-shaped Monaco watch since he wore it in the classic 1971 race car film, Le Mans. Lewis Hamilton upholds the watch's legacy as the current endorser of the TAG Heuer chronograph. In