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Movie star Steve McQueen was not allowed to own a Shelby Cobra because studio contracts prohibited the highest-paid movie star from owning one of the high-performance roadsters.McQueen was a fan of performance cars and when given the opportunity to drive in a movie, he performed many of his own stunts.In 1963, Shelby himself lent the actor a She.
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Steve McQueen was lent an AC Cobra in 1963 by Carroll Shelby himself, it's fairly clear he had a great time in the British/American Ferrari killer although I am surprised to see there's still tread on the tires. Ben Branch
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Chassis CSX2220 was a 289-engined AC Shelby Cobra originally completed in left-hand drive with Princess Blue paint and Red trim. It was invoiced to Shelby American on November 14th 1963 and sold to Executive Leasing in Los Angeles on January 22nd 1964.. VIN: Steve McQueen's loaned AC Shelby Cobra chassis CSX 2174. VIN: the Shelby Ford GT40.
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Steve McQueen drove a black one that he "borrowed" from the factory. Elvis drove a white one in the 1966s rock-star/racer flick Spinout. And douchebag laureate Dan Bilzerian, predictably, has a chrome edition with a license plate that reads SUCK IT. The Shelby Cobra is, above all, a design that has stood the test of […]
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STEVE McQUEEN, CARROLL SHELBY AND A COBRA 289 ROADSTER (OC-016) Racing and iconic car designer Carroll Shelby with legendary actor Steve McQueen. Both men are standing beside McQueen's Cobra 289 Roadster. Our photographs are high quality reproductions, in MINT condition, professionally printed on beautiful lustre finish photographic paper..
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The first-ever Shelby Cobra set an all-time auction record for an American car last week: $13.75 million including auction fees. That means the car was bid to an impressive $12.5 million, with auction fees taking a similarly impressive $1.25 million. Perhaps we should be in the car auction business. Despite its record sale price, the huge.
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Steve McQueen was a fan of the Shelby Cobra, and would have certainly jumped at the chance to own one. Legend says he visited Carroll Shelby at his Venice, Calif. facility throughout the.
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Steve McQueen, who was best known for driving a Ford Mustang during the action-packed car chase scene in Bullit, was a fan of the Shelby Cobra. He visited Carroll Shelby at his Venice, Calif.
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Steve McQueen didn't wear replica Persol sunglasses. He had the real thing. His Porsches, Cobras and Ferraris were also all genuine. Big difference between McQueen and the rest of us: He was a world-famous movie star with some fairly deep pockets.
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Published Nov 12, 2022 Far from an average movie car, the Steve McQueen's Ford Mustang from 'Bullitt' fetched $3.7 million at an auction. Joe Ross via Wikimedia Commons Steve McQueen's Mustang GT from the 1968 movie Bullitt is far from an average sports car.
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Steven McQueen and Carroll Shelby 1960s Cobra.. Steve McQueen made 27 films altogether and there was no one else quite like him. For McQueen, the right role often meant being a man of action and involved exciting chases in both cars and/or motorcycles. For memories such as this, Steve McQueen will always have a place in automotive history.
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Actor Steve McQueen, left, and racer Carroll Shelby stand by McQueen's Ford-Cobra roadster, June 28, 1963, in Los Angeles. Dick Stroebel /AP Carroll Shelby was a race car driver; he was.
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Dan Gurney is an American race car driver, race car designer, and team owner. With an amazing career dating back to 1958, he is considered to be one of the living God's of racing. Dan is pictured below taking a break during the 1967 Le Mans race, with Carroll Shelby, who is wearing the checkered hat, and notice Dan is wearing his Rolex Datejust.
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Steve McQueen loved cars. So do a lot of his fans. Here he is a rundown on the interesting story behind his Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster, with pic.
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22 April 2022 Mecum When the "King of Cool" Steve McQueen passed on November 7, 1980, he left behind a vast collection of cars and motorcycles, amassed through a lifetime of buying, selling and racing—some of which are still traded and auctioned today. This March, a 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 went under the hammer with Bring a Trailer.
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Carroll Shelby obviously thought McQueen was a good candidate to purchase a Cobra. Even if a sale was not forthcoming, the publicity garnered from arguably the hottest property in Hollywood driving a Cobra would be good for business. McQueen collected CSX 2174 from Shelby's shop at 1042 Princeton Drive in Venice, California, on June 28th 1963.