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He made movies best
remembered for their wild car chases, mad motorcycle dashes, and hair-raising
races,
but no one forgets the man at the wheel--Steve McQueen, the King of Cool.
No other Hollywood star has been so closely linked with cars and bikes.
It is this connection that McQueens Machines explores, giving readers a close-up
look at the cars
and motorcycles McQueen drove in movies, those he owned, and others he raced.
From the 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback he drove in Bullitt (in the greatest
car chase of all time)
to his Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow in "The Thomas Crown Affair",
from the Triumph
motorcycle of "The Great Escape" to the Gulf-Porsche 917K he actually raced
in "Le Mans",
the cars and bikes that McQueen made famous in films make another appearance
here.
The book also features the cars, motorcycles, and even airplanes that McQueen
owned over the years,
including two motorcycles that fetched record prices at a recent auction:
a 1937 Crocker "Hemi-head" V-Twin and a 1920 Indian Powerplus Daytona.
Among notable cars profiled in the book are a 1959 Porsche Speedster bought
new by McQueen,
a 1957 Jaguar XKSS, a 1963 Ferrari 250 Lusso, a 1953 Siata 208S, a 1965 Ferrari
275 NART Spyder,
and a 1969 "Le Mans" Porsche 911S.
With a foreword by Steve's son, Chad McQueen, and a wealth of details about
the stars amateur racing career,
his movie stunt work, and his car and motorcycle collecting,
McQueens Machines draws a fascinating picture of one outsized mans driving
passion.
Hardback, 176 pages, 8.5" x 10.75"
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