Editing Steve McQueen (section)

==Stunts, motor racing and flying==
[[File:Steve McQueen 1960.JPG|thumb|McQueen with two forms of transportation – his horse, Doc, and his [[Jaguar XKSS]] (1960)]]

McQueen was an avid motorcycle and race car enthusiast. When he had the opportunity to drive in a movie, he performed many of his own stunts, including some of the car chases in ''[[Bullitt]]'' and the motorcycle chase in ''[[The Great Escape (film)|The Great Escape]]''.<ref name="Terrill 2020" />{{Rp|151}} Although the jump over the fence in ''The Great Escape'' was done by [[Bud Ekins]] for insurance purposes, McQueen did have considerable screen time riding his 650&nbsp;cc [[Triumph TR6 Trophy]] motorcycle. It was difficult to find riders as skilled as McQueen.<ref>According to the commentary track on ''The Great Escape'' DVD.</ref> At one point, using editing, McQueen is seen in a German uniform chasing himself on another bike. Around half of the driving in ''Bullitt'' was performed by [[Loren Janes]].<ref name="Myers 2011" />

McQueen and [[John Sturges]] planned to make ''Day of the Champion'',<ref>McQueen Toffel, Neile, (1986). – Excerpt: [http://www.thesandpebbles.com/neile_mcqueen/neile_mcqueen.htm ''My Husband, My Friend''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515161832/http://www.thesandpebbles.com/neile_mcqueen/neile_mcqueen.htm |date=May 15, 2008 }}. – (c/o The Sand Pebbles). – New York City: Atheneum. – {{ISBN|0-689-11637-3}}</ref> a movie about [[Formula One]] racing, but McQueen was busy with the delayed ''The Sand Pebbles''.

McQueen considered being a professional race car driver. He had a one-off outing in the [[British Touring Car Championship]] in 1961, driving a [[British Motor Corporation|BMC]] [[Mini]] at [[Brands Hatch]], finishing third.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://racedriverblog.com/from-didcot-to-mcqueen-and-mulholland-drive-sir-john-whitmore/ |title=From Didcot to McQueen and Mulholland Drive – Sir John Whitmore |publisher=Race Driver Blog |date=September 22, 2013 |access-date=March 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222214214/http://racedriverblog.com/from-didcot-to-mcqueen-and-mulholland-drive-sir-john-whitmore/ |archive-date=February 22, 2014 }}</ref> In the [[1970 12 Hours of Sebring]] race, [[Peter Revson]] and McQueen (driving with a cast on his left foot from a motorcycle accident two weeks earlier) won with a [[Porsche 908]]/02 in the three-litre class and missed winning overall by 21.1 seconds to [[Mario Andretti]]/[[Ignazio Giunti]]/[[Nino Vaccarella]] in a five-litre [[Ferrari 512]]S.<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 Sebring 12 Hours |url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1970-sebring-12-hours |work=Motorsport Magazine |date=March 21, 1970 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424215429/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1970-sebring-12-hours/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 31, 2021 }}</ref> This same [[Porsche 908]] was entered by his production company Solar Productions as a camera car for ''[[Le Mans (film)|Le Mans]]'' in the [[1970 24 Hours of Le Mans]] later that year. McQueen wanted to drive a [[Porsche 917]] with [[Jackie Stewart]] in that race,<ref>{{cite web |title=Did he lose the plot? |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-2010/74/did-he-lose-the-plot |work=Motorsport Magazine |access-date=August 1, 2010 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811140330/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-2010/74/did-he-lose-the-plot |url-status=live }}</ref> but the film backers threatened to pull their support if he did. Faced with the choice of driving for 24 hours in the race or driving for the entire summer making the film, McQueen opted for the latter.{{failed verification|date=February 2017}}<ref name="Stone2007">Stone, Matthew L, (2007). – Excerpt: [http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mufp_0712_steve_mcqueen_cars/index.html "Steve McQueen's Automotive Legacy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419053424/http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mufp_0712_steve_mcqueen_cars/index.html |date=April 19, 2008 }}. – ''Mcqueen's Machines: The Cars And Bikes Of A Hollywood Icon''. – (c/o Mustang & Fords). – St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks. – {{ISBN|0-7603-2866-8}}</ref>

McQueen competed in [[off-road racing|off-road motorcycle racing]], frequently running a [[BSA Hornet]] and using alias Harvey Mushman.<ref name="Nolan 1984" /> He was also set to co-drive in a [[Triumph 2500]] PI for the [[British Leyland]] team in the 1970 London-Mexico rally, but had to turn it down due to movie commitments.<ref name="Nolan 1984" /> His first off-road motorcycle was a [[Triumph Engineering Co Ltd|Triumph]] 500 cc, purchased from Ekins. McQueen raced in many top off-road races on the West Coast, including the [[Baja 1000]], the [[Mint 400]], and the [[Lake Elsinore, California|Elsinore Grand Prix]].

In 1964, McQueen and Ekins<!-- with Dave Ekins, Cliff Coleman and reserve rider/mechanic John Steen--> were part of a four-rider (plus one reserve) first-ever official U.S. team-entry into the Silver Vase category of the [[International Six Days Enduro|International Six Days Trial (ISDT)]],<ref name="27 Aug" /> an [[Enduro]]-type off-road motorcycling event held that year in [[Erfurt]], East Germany.<ref name="ISDT">{{cite journal|title=ISDT Sort-out|journal=Motor Cycle|volume=113|issue=3196|page=538}}</ref> The "A" team arrived in England in late August to collect their mix of [[Triumph TR6 Trophy|649&nbsp;cc]] <!--American film actor Steve McQueen, riding a six-fifty Triumph in the U.S. Vase team...for no adequate reason that I can think of...was reported to have had a slanging match with officials-->and [[Triumph Tiger 100|490&nbsp;cc]] twins from the [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph factory]]<!-- Sales Manager Neale Shilton --> before modifying them for off-road use.<ref name="27 Aug">[[The Motor Cycle|''Motor Cycle'']], August 27, 1964. p.451. ''On the Rough'' by Peter Fraser. "''All of them have been riding regularly in US Enduros and scrambles, but Bud is the only one with previous ISDT experience. He won golds last year and in 1962''". Accessed December 7, 2015</ref> Initially let down with transport arrangements by a long-established English motorcycle dealer<!-- Andre Baldet -->, Triumph dealer H&L Motors stepped-in to provide a suitable vehicle.<ref name="3 Sept">[[The Motor Cycle|''Motor Cycle'']], September 3, 1964. pp.492–494. ''ISDT Opening'' by Peter Fraser. Accessed December 7, 2015</ref> On arrival in Germany, the team, with their English temporary manager,<!-- motorcycle industrialist Ted Wassell --> were surprised to find that a Vase "B" team, comprising [[Expatriate|expat]] Americans living in Europe, had entered themselves privately to ride European-sourced machinery.<ref name="10 Sept">[[The Motor Cycle|''Motor Cycle'']], September 10, 1964. pp.508–510. ''ISDT First report'' by Peter Fraser. Accessed December 7, 2015</ref>

McQueen's ISDT competition number was 278, which was based on the trials starting order.<ref name="Stone1">{{cite book |last=Stone |first=Matt |title=McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fo9UKUfqhA8C&q=mcqueen+ISDT&pg=PA154 |date=November 7, 2010 |publisher=MBI Publishing Company |isbn=978-1-61060-111-5 |pages=154–158 }}</ref> Both teams crashed repeatedly.<ref name="10 Sept" /><ref name="24 Sept">''[[The Motor Cycle]]'', September 24, 1964. pp.578-580. ''ISDT Round up'' by Peter Fraser</ref> McQueen retired due to irreparable crash damage,<ref name="MCS" /> and Ekins withdrew with a broken leg, both on day three. Only one member of the "B" team finished the six-day event.<ref name="24 Sept" /><!--Bill Stewart, CZ 175 --> UK monthly magazine ''Motorcycle Sport'' commented: "Riding Triumph twins...<!-- double gold-medal wimmer Bud Ekins (490), his brother Dave (490) Cliff Coleman and McQueen (649) and Steen (490)-->[the team] rode everywhere with great dash, if not in admirable style, falling off frequently and obviously out for six days' of sport without too many worries about who was going to win (they knew it would not be them)".<ref name="MCS">''Motorcycle Sport'', November 1964, pp.411–418 "''Steve McQueen, last man on the course after a long stop to repair a broken chain, was speeding along to catch up when he collided with a motorcyclist; the Triumph was sadly mangled, the front fork doubled under the frame''".</ref>

McQueen was inducted in the [[Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame]] in 1978. In 1971, McQueen's Solar Productions funded the classic motorcycle documentary ''[[On Any Sunday]],'' in which McQueen is featured, along with racing legends [[Mert Lawwill]] and [[Malcolm Smith (motorcyclist)|Malcolm Smith]]. The same year, he also appeared on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine riding a [[Husqvarna Motorcycles|Husqvarna]] dirt bike.<ref>Sports Illustrated 35:8 (August 23, 1971), cover photograph by Heinz Kluetmeier. The article within was "Harvey on the Lam," beginning on page 54.</ref>

McQueen designed a motorsports [[bucket seat]], for which a patent was issued in 1971.<ref name="Stone2007" />{{Rp|93}}<ref>{{cite patent |country=US |number=D219813 }}</ref>

In a segment filmed for ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]],'' McQueen drove Sullivan around a desert area in a dune buggy at high speed. Afterward, Sullivan said, "That was a 'helluva' ride!"

By testimony of McQueen's son, Chad, Steve owned around 100 classic motorcycles, as well as around 100 exotic and vintage cars, including:
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* [[Porsche 917]], [[Porsche 908]], and [[Ferrari 512]] race cars from the ''Le Mans'' film
* [[Porsche 911S]] (used in the opening sequence of the ''Le Mans'' film)
* 1963 [[Ferrari 250 GT Lusso|Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso]]<ref name="1963 Ferrari">{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Valetkevitch |title=Steve McQueen's Ferrari up for auction |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2732633220070427 |publisher=Thomson Reuters |date=April 28, 2007 |access-date=May 26, 2008 |archive-date=February 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224140351/http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2732633220070427?feedType=RSS |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1967 [[Ferrari 275GTB/4]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/cars-steve-mcqueen/ |title=Steve McQueen's Greatest Cars |date=July 16, 2015 |work=The Gentleman's Journal |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330075858/https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/cars-steve-mcqueen/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2018 }}</ref>
* 1956 [[Jaguar XKSS]] (right-hand drive) (now on exhibit at the [[Petersen Automotive Museum]] in Los Angeles, California)
* 1958 [[Porsche 356 Speedster]] 1600 Super (black exterior, interior and top) (McQueen drove the car in numerous [[SCCA]] racing events) (now in property of his son Chad)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://petrolicious.com/articles/book-review-mcqueen-s-machines |title=Book Review: McQueen's Machines |last=Shahrabani |first=Benjamin |date=May 8, 2014 |work=Petrolicious |access-date=March 29, 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330080004/https://petrolicious.com/articles/book-review-mcqueen-s-machines |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.speedsters.com/sm-speedster.htm |title=Steve McQueen and his Speedster |website=Speedsters.com |access-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012227/http://www.speedsters.com/sm-speedster.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1968 [[Ford GT40]] ([[Gulf Oil|Gulf]] liveried) (used in the ''Le Mans'' film)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://jalopnik.com/5936188/steve-mcqueens-11-million--le-mans-gt40-is-americas-most-expensive-car |title=Steve McQueen's $11 Million GT40 Is The Most Expensive American Car Ever Sold |last=Preston |first=Benjamin |work=Jalopnik |access-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426075735/https://jalopnik.com/5936188/steve-mcqueens-11-million--le-mans-gt40-is-americas-most-expensive-car |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1953 [[Siata 208s]] (McQueen replaced the [[Siata]] badges with [[Ferrari]] badges and called it his "little Ferrari")<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jalopnik.com/5829630/the-car-that-made-steve-mcqueen-a-ferrari-poser|title=The car that made Steve McQueen a Ferrari poser|last=Hyde|first=Justin|work=Jalopnik|access-date=March 29, 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330012513/https://jalopnik.com/5829630/the-car-that-made-steve-mcqueen-a-ferrari-poser|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1967 [[Mini Cooper-S]] (McQueen had the car customized by Lee Brown with changes including a single foglight, a wood dash, a recessed antenna and a custom brown paint job)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.schompmini.com/steve-mcqueens-mark-ii1967-cooper-s/|title=Steve McQueen's Mark II1967 Cooper S {{!}} Schomp MINI|date=April 4, 2016|work=Schomp MINI|access-date=March 30, 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330080434/https://www.schompmini.com/steve-mcqueens-mark-ii1967-cooper-s/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1951 [[Chevrolet Deluxe|Chevrolet Styline De Lux Convertible]] (used in ''The Hunter'', McQueen bought the car in 1979 after filming ended)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.historicvehicle.org/stars-their-cars-steve-mcqueen-edition/|title=Stars & Their Cars: Steve McQueen Edition – Historic Vehicle Association (HVA)|date=September 9, 2014|work=Historic Vehicle Association (HVA)|access-date=April 25, 2018|archive-date=April 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426035107/https://www.historicvehicle.org/stars-their-cars-steve-mcqueen-edition/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1952 [[Chevrolet Advance Design|Chevrolet 3800]] pickup camper conversion (McQueen used the truck for cross-country camping trips. It was the last car he rode in before his death)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mecum.com/lots/LA0713-164217/ |title=1952 Chevrolet Steve McQueen Custom Camper Pickup {{!}} F312 {{!}} Santa Monica 2013 |website=Mecum Auctions |date=July 26, 2013 |access-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012540/https://www.mecum.com/lots/LA0713-164217/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1950 [[Hudson Commodore]] convertible
* 1952 [[Hudson Wasp]] 2-door sedan<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mcqueenonline.com/hudsonwasp.htm |title=Hudson Wasp |website=mcqueenonline.com |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=August 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819202808/http://www.mcqueenonline.com/hudsonwasp.htm |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* 1953 [[Hudson Hornet]] 4-door Sedan<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/MO12/Monterey/lots/r145-1953-hudson-hornet-sedan/280732 |title=RM Sotheby's – r145 1953 Hudson Hornet Sedan |date=July 21, 2017 |work=RM Sotheby's |access-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426013733/https://www.rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/MO12/Monterey/lots/r145-1953-hudson-hornet-sedan/280732 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1956 [[GMC Suburban]]
*1958 [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] Pickup Truck (reportedly one of McQueen's favorite cars, it is powered by a 336 Ci V8 which has been modified. The tag "MQ3188" is a reference to the ID number assigned to him when he was in reform school)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/06/buy-steve-mcqueens-58-gmc-truck/ |title=Buy Steve McQueen's '58 GMC Truck |work=Autoblog |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003335/https://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/06/buy-steve-mcqueens-58-gmc-truck/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1931 [[Lincoln-Zephyr]] Sedan
* 1963 [[Lincoln Continental]] Sedan<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1963-lincoln-continental-23/ |title=Ex-Steve McQueen 1963 Lincoln Continental Project |work=BringATrailer |access-date=March 12, 2025 }}</ref>
* 1935 [[Chrysler Airflow]] Imperial Sedan<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/steve-mcqueen%E2%80%99s-old-camper-sale |title=Steve McQueen's old camper for sale |website=TopGear.com |access-date=April 25, 2018 |date=July 18, 2013 |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426075944/https://www.topgear.com/car-news/steve-mcqueen%E2%80%99s-old-camper-sale |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 1969 Chevrolet Baja Hickey race truck (originally debuted at the 1968 [[Mexican 1000]] Rally and was driven by Cliff Coleman, Johnny Diaz, and [[Mickey Thompson]] and others during its racing career; said to be the first truck specifically constructed by [[General Motors]] for use in the [[Mexican 1000]]; McQueen bought it from General Motors in 1970)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/07/30/steve-mcqueen-owned-baja-race-truck-sells-for-60000-other-mcqueen-vehicles-fail-to-sell-at-auction/|title=Steve McQueen Owned Baja Race Truck Sells For $60,000, Other McQueen Vehicles Fail To Sell At Auction/|website=hemmings.com|access-date=April 25, 2018|archive-date=April 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426080157/https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/07/30/steve-mcqueen-owned-baja-race-truck-sells-for-60000-other-mcqueen-vehicles-fail-to-sell-at-auction/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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In spite of numerous attempts, McQueen was never able to purchase the [[1969 Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang GT 390]] he drove in ''Bullitt'', which featured a modified drivetrain that suited McQueen's driving style. One of the two Mustangs used in the film was badly damaged, judged beyond repair, and believed to have been scrapped until it surfaced in Mexico in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-mcqueen-bullitt-mustang-mexico-junkyard/ |title=Steve McQueen's 'Bullitt' Mustang Found in Mexico Junkyard |website=CBS News |date=March 7, 2017 |access-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216082914/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-mcqueen-bullitt-mustang-mexico-junkyard/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while the other one, which McQueen attempted to purchase in 1977,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mustangspecs.com/steveletter.jpg |title=Scan of Steve McQueen Letter Dated 14 December 1977 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514141355/http://www.mustangspecs.com/steveletter.jpg }}</ref> is hidden from the public eye. At the [[North American International Auto Show#2018|2018 North American International Auto Show]] the GT 390 was displayed, in its current non-restored condition, with the 2019 Ford Mustang "Bullitt".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jalopnik.com/we-got-up-close-and-personal-with-the-original-bullitt-1822123406 |title=We Got up Close and Personal with the Original Bullitt Mustang |first=Kristen |last=Lee |website=Jalopnik.com |date=January 16, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-date=January 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124223410/https://jalopnik.com/we-got-up-close-and-personal-with-the-original-bullitt-1822123406 |url-status=live }}</ref>

McQueen also flew and owned, among other aircraft, a 1945 [[Boeing-Stearman Model 75|Stearman]], tail number N3188, (his student number in reform school), a 1946 [[Piper J-3 Cub]], and an award-winning 1931 [[Pitcairn Mailwing|Pitcairn PA-8]] [[biplane]], flown in the [[United States Post Office Department|U.S. Mail Service]] by famed [[World War I]] [[flying ace]] [[Eddie Rickenbacker]]. They were hangared at [[Santa Paula Airport]] an hour northwest of Hollywood, where he lived his final days.<ref name="Nolan 1984" />