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  • Vinnie P.
    Editor NCRS Restorer Magazine
    • May 31, 1990
    • 1563

    Steve McQueen and his Corvette

    Member #14, the good ol Doc asked me to post this photo.

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  • Tom B.
    Expired
    • March 1, 2002
    • 140

    #2
    Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

    Vinnie.... great post. Do we have any more info on the car? I am a personal friend of his son Chad I will try and ask him about the car but dont know if he will remember he may have been too little. Great vintage motorhome in pic also. Tom

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    • Steve B.
      Extremely Frequent Poster
      • March 1, 2002
      • 1190

      #3
      Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

      Great picture! Any idea as to when this picture was taken?

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      • Joe R.
        Extremely Frequent Poster
        • July 31, 1976
        • 4550

        #4
        Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

        That 66 must have been and Shop Order as it didn't have the front bumpers.

        Rare Corvette! We must find it!

        JR

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        • Michael J.
          Extremely Frequent Poster
          • January 27, 2009
          • 7118

          #5
          Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

          Interesting, I never knew he had a Corvette, it certainly didn't make the A list of his cars:
          Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico

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          • Steve B.
            Extremely Frequent Poster
            • March 1, 2002
            • 1190

            #6
            Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

            Originally posted by Joe Ray (1011)
            That 66 must have been and Shop Order as it didn't have the front bumpers.

            Rare Corvette! We must find it!

            JR
            And shiny paint too.

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            • Loren L.
              Extremely Frequent Poster
              • April 30, 1976
              • 4104

              #7
              Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

              If that's a photo that hit the papers in SoCal, it doesn't take much imagination to create the story where a gentleman working at his shop at the airport sees it, calls a friend to get Steve's #, makes the call and starts with "Steve? Carroll. I see you bought a new car......"

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              • Michael J.
                Extremely Frequent Poster
                • January 27, 2009
                • 7118

                #8
                Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

                Originally posted by Loren Lundberg (912)
                If that's a photo that hit the papers in SoCal, it doesn't take much imagination to create the story where a gentleman working at his shop at the airport sees it, calls a friend to get Steve's #, makes the call and starts with "Steve? Carroll. I see you bought a new car......"
                Exactly, which led to this famous photo of Steve and Carroll........
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                Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico

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                • Sean S.
                  Frequent User
                  • November 1, 1993
                  • 90

                  #9
                  Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

                  Just an FYI----this picture is available for purchase on eBay in a couple of sizes. Thought about adding one to my collection. Also, there's a 2-page spread from a Japanese magazine that shows two other shots of Steve with the Corvette. All taken at the same place. Go on eBay. Type: McQueen Corvette and you will find it.
                  Sean

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                  • Mark E.
                    Extremely Frequent Poster
                    • April 1, 1993
                    • 4527

                    #10
                    Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

                    See "Steve McQueen Corvette" from 2007 in "Similar Threads" below. Apparently McQueen had a least two Corvettes, and his wife wrecked one of them.

                    Tom- This thread also mentions his son Chad shown in a photo with the '66.
                    Mark Edmondson
                    Dallas, Texas
                    Texas Chapter

                    1970 Coupe, Donnybrooke Green, Light Saddle LS5 M20 A31 C60 G81 N37 N40 UA6 U79
                    1993 Coupe, 40th Anniversary, 6-speed, PEG 1, FX3, CD, Bronze Top

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                    • Don H.
                      Moderator
                      • June 16, 2009
                      • 2254

                      #11
                      Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

                      I guessed from the first photo that the location of the shot might be a movie studio lot, given the type of window in the building. One of the other shots mentioned in post above confirms that the shots were taken at a movie lot, most likely Republic Studios in Studio City, or CBS Studios in Culver City, CAL.

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                      • Patrick T.
                        Expired
                        • September 30, 1999
                        • 1286

                        #12
                        Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

                        Originally posted by Michael Johnson (49879)
                        Interesting, I never knew he had a Corvette, it certainly didn't make the A list of his cars:
                        http://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/cars-steve-mcqueen/
                        Here is another one at the MGM Studios in LA.

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                        • Gary R.
                          Extremely Frequent Poster
                          • April 1, 1989
                          • 1796

                          #13
                          Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

                          Very cool guy, one of my favorites growing up in the 60's. Lost way too early.

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                          • Michael J.
                            Extremely Frequent Poster
                            • January 27, 2009
                            • 7118

                            #14
                            Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

                            Originally posted by Gary Ramadei (14833)
                            Very cool guy, one of my favorites growing up in the 60's. Lost way too early.
                            +1, but his name and image will always be associated with a certain Highland Green, '68 S Code Mustang fastback I'm afraid, not a Corvette.
                            Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico

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                            • Don H.
                              Moderator
                              • June 16, 2009
                              • 2254

                              #15
                              Re: Steve McQueen and his Corvette

                              Horrible early years, and even worse drug-addled last 15 years, sandwiched around movie star fame, fortune, fast cars and women.
                              He was one mixed up dude who created some great super cool screen characters. Hard to believe Bullitt came out nearly 50 years ago,
                              and he has been gone almost 40 years.

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