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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ferrari Spider on January 18, 2006, 04:13:39 pm

Title: Steve McQueen
Post by: Ferrari Spider on January 18, 2006, 04:13:39 pm

Knowing how much we enjoy Mr McQueen, an exhibition in Los Angeles has opened at the Peterson Motor Museum.  Here is the link.  http://www.petersen.org/default.cfm?docid=1039

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Fax on January 18, 2006, 04:22:31 pm

Speaking of Steve, hope his son Chad gets well soon.
Was busted up pretty badly in a testing accident at Daytona in preparation for the Rolex 24 Hours.
Fax

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Nobby Diesel on January 18, 2006, 04:28:43 pm

Fax,
I read that about Chad about a week or so ago - the article said his injuries were life threatening at the time of the incident. Do you have any idea what the latest is?

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Steve Pyro on January 18, 2006, 04:30:07 pm

Latest news on 'recovering' Chad McQueen.

http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=10859

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Fax on January 18, 2006, 04:33:54 pm

What Steve posted was the latest I've heard.  Sounds like he's going to recover but looking at a long healing and rehabilitation process.
Fax

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Paddy_NL on January 18, 2006, 04:57:32 pm

wow, nice picture!

(http://www.petersen.org/images/Exhibitimages/porsche_1970.jpg)

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Nordic on January 18, 2006, 05:01:42 pm

If you have not already done so, i would suggest you read a 'French Kiss with Death', Its a very good read.

While I agree that McQueen was a talented actor and skilled driver, he could also be a knob in his treatment of his family and people who worked for him.

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Bobblehat on January 18, 2006, 06:54:47 pm

I did not know this untill this months Motorsport. Steve McQueen raced at Brands Hatch in a Mini, coming 3rd to Vic Elford and Christable Carlise. He was staying with John Whitmore when he was filming the Great Escape, and borowed his car for the race.

The Peterson collection also has my all time favorate "Custom" Billy Gibbon's "Cadzilla". Does anyone know if there is a model avalible of it?

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Fax on January 18, 2006, 09:21:37 pm

McQueen's most celebrated racing exploit was when he, co-driving with the late Peter Revson in a Porsche 908 spyder finished second to the Ferrari 512S of Mario Andretti, Ignazio Giunti and Nino Vaccarella in the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring.  McQueen actually drove with a small cast on his foot from an earlier injury.  Incidentally this has always been a sore subject with Mario (and myself for what that's worth).  The media went nuts about "the great Steve McQueen's heroic drive" but the truth is he did barely enough driving to give Revvie a rest.  The real heroic drive was from Revson who raced the wheels off that little Porker against the might of the Ferrari factory squad.  Mario's always been pissed that Peter's monumental drive has always been overshadowed by his illustrious co-drivers participation.
Fax

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Fax on January 19, 2006, 04:01:53 pm

Found this pic of the Revson-McQueen 2nd place Sebring Porsche 908 in 1970.
Fax

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Lazy B'stard on January 19, 2006, 05:30:00 pm

Quote from: Bobblehat on January 18, 2006, 06:54:47 pm

The Peterson collection also has my all time favorate "Custom" Billy Gibbon's "Cadzilla". Does anyone know if there is a model avalible of it?

I'm sure that ERTL did a model of Cadzilla around the early nineties. I have a pal who will know, will try and find out. Very cool car BTW

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Bobblehat on January 19, 2006, 05:41:30 pm

Ta Sconefinger, will have google at ertl

Title: Re: Steve McQueen
Post by: Stranger on January 19, 2006, 11:51:00 pm

Might take a look when I'm in LA in April.