Editing James Coburn (section)

==Cars==
[[File:Bob Bondurant James Coburn 1972.JPG|thumb|[[Bob Bondurant]] teaching Coburn in 1972]]
Coburn's interest in fast cars began with his father's garage business and continued throughout his life, as he exported rare cars to Japan.<ref name="obituary">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/nov/20/guardianobituaries.filmnews | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Veronica | last=Horwell | title=James Coburn | date=November 20, 2002 | access-date=December 14, 2016 | archive-date=April 6, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406202149/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/nov/20/guardianobituaries.filmnews | url-status=live }}</ref> Coburn was credited with having introduced Steve McQueen to [[Ferrari]]s, and in the early 1960s, owned a [[Ferrari 250 GT Lusso]] and a [[Ferrari 250#250 GT Spider California SWB|Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California SWB]]. His Spyder was the 13th of just 56x built. Coburn imported the used car in 1964, shortly after completing ''The Great Escape.''<ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/autos/record_ferrari_sale/index.htm?section=money_latest | work=CNN | first=Peter | last=Valdes-Dapena | title=$11&nbsp;million: Ferrari nets record price | date=May 19, 2008 | access-date=August 3, 2020 | archive-date=October 29, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029173602/https://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/autos/record_ferrari_sale/index.htm?section=money_latest | url-status=live }}</ref>

Cal Spyder #2377 was repainted several times during Coburn's ownership; it has been black, silver, and possibly red. He kept the car at his [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]]-area home, where it was often serviced by [[Max Balchowsky]], who also worked on the suspension and frame modifications on the [[Ford Mustang|Mustang GTs]] used in the filming of McQueen's ''[[Bullitt]]''. Coburn sold the Spyder in 1987 after 24 years of ownership. The car was restored, had several owners, and was sold in 2008 for $10,894,400 to English broadcaster [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]]. At that time, it set a [[Most expensive cars sold in auction|new world record for the highest price ever paid for an automobile at auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/classic/112_0901_1961_ferrari_250_gt_spyder_california/test_drive.html|title=1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California drive - Behind the wheel of the 11&nbsp;million dollar Ferrari formerly owned by James Coburn|page=3|date=January 1, 2009|work=Motor Trend magazine|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=August 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824184320/http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/classic/112_0901_1961_ferrari_250_gt_spyder_california/test_drive.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Over time, he also owned a [[Ferrari Daytona]], at least one [[Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS|Ferrari 308]], and a [[Ferrari 412P|1967 Ferrari 412P]] sports racer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/classic/112_0901_1961_ferrari_250_gt_spyder_california/viewall.html|title=1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California drive - Behind the wheel of the 11&nbsp;million dollar Ferrari formerly owned by James Coburn|date=January 1, 2009|work=Motor Trend magazine|access-date=July 27, 2011|archive-date=January 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131084636/http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/classic/112_0901_1961_ferrari_250_gt_spyder_california/viewall.html|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1998 until his death, Coburn did the voiceovers for [[Chevrolet]]'s [[Like a Rock (song)#In media|Like a Rock]] commercials.