Discover new and unheard-of facts about Hollywood's coolest car guy:
Steve McQueen!
Steve McQueen touched the world through his larger-than-life onscreen
persona portraying characters that were flawed and realistic. He played
his roles to perfection due to his own imperfections and the bitter
realism of his early life. As he once said, he had seemingly lived an
entire lifetime before his 18th birthday, all of which shines through in
his signature blue-eyed icy stares.
His legacy on film was cemented with Bullitt and Le Mans--the first
made him an international superstar while the latter nearly bankrupted
and killed him. Today, they're among his most popular films. He held
nothing back on screen or in life, and today he is remembered and
revered not only for his acting but for his racing prowess and the
world-class automobile and motorcycle collection he amassed in a
relatively short amount of time.
Vehicles once owned, driven, or raced by "The King of Cool" habitually
sell for double or triple what their provenance-lacking counterparts do.
Ask any 25-year-old car or motorcycle nut born more than a decade after
his death who Steve McQueen is, and they'll immediately recognize the
collector and racer but make no mention of the actor. Author Tyler
Greenblatt has waded through the plethora of information available to
compile 1,001 of the most interesting Steve McQueen facts in this
cumulative volume that is sure to keep fans of the actor, racer, and
collector enthralled for hours.
