Posted on 04/28/2007 6:55:49 AM PDT by nuconvert
Steve McQueen's Ferrari up for auction
By Caroline Valetkevitch
Apr 27, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 1963 Ferrari once owned and driven by the late film star Steve McQueen is expected to fetch between $800,000 and $1.2 million at an auction in August, Christie's said.
Christie's unveiled the car on Friday: a Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso with a medium-brown metallic paint and beige leather interior.
McQueen, nicknamed "The King of Cool" for his portrayals of nonchalant, in-control heroes in such films as "The Great Escape," about a mass escape from a World War Two POW camp, was a car collector. He special ordered the car in 1963 and owned it for about 10 years, according to Christie's.
"It's probably the best example of a Ferrari Lusso that's out there on the marketplace," said Christopher Sanger, vice president and head of Christie's car sales in the Americas.
"It was McQueen's first Ferrari and was his everyday, run-around car, not a movie prop," he said.
McQueen, who died in 1980, also enjoyed auto racing and reportedly performed some of his own driving stunts in his films. One of his most famous car chase scenes was in the 1968 film "Bullitt."
The car is being sold by Michael Regalia, who bought the car in 1997 and had it restored to its original condition, a process that took 4,000 hours of work, according to Christie's.
The car will be sold on August 16 at Christie's International Motor Cars 2007 flagship auction in the Monterey Jet Center in California.
cool car...cool guy
I heard that Eddie Griffin is in the market for another Ferrari: http://www.break.com/index/eddie_griffin_crashes_ferrari_enzo.html
cool car
Oh, that’s pretty.
Nice.
But I’d rather have one of his Triumph bikes.
What, there’s a person in the picture? Where?
Very nice. The 60s Ferraris had some of the nicest bodywork, IMHO. That being said, I still like the 512BB.
Unfortunately, those 4000 hours of work removed any trace of the car McQueen drove. Basically, it is just a brand new 1963 Ferrari.
That design can rival any concept car being designed today.
In fact, that body design is probably the prototype for many of them.
What a car!
Wow that is nice! Beats Mr. Cool’s car! What year is that?
Better than the requisite Ann Coulter pics, eh, guys?
Hmmmmmm
Leni
Intimate cars then. Road noise, open windows, engine and transmission sounds.
Ouch...Did you see that guy standing there? I bet hes thanking god for that Jersey Barrier.
Speaking of cars ahead of their time.......
1930 Mercedes-Benz Count Trossi SSK
http://www.automotoportal.com/photos/10-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/2
This is awfully nice too........
http://www.automotoportal.com/photos/10-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/11
mmmmm.....beautiful cars.......
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