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The Steve McQueen Story
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Every now and then you get to do something special, and we seem to get more than our share.
The Porsche 908 Chassis # 908/022 pictured here is just such a treat. The photos tell the visual story of its restoration. Its history is well known and significant.
Originally campaigned by the Porsche factory, which ran it at the 1969 Daytona 24-hour race as a long tail coupe, it was then sent back to the factory where it was re-bodied as a Flunder Spyder. Solar Productions, owned by Steve McQueen, bought the car in the fall of 1969 and participated in a few SCCA events in California.
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| Steve McQueen and Peter Revson entered the Porsche in the 12 Hours of Sebring In March of 1970 and were involved in one of the closest finishes in the history of the race, getting passed by the Ferrari of Mario Andretti at the end, and having to settle for 2nd. Not too bad, considering the amateur status of Steve and his left foot being in a cast from a recent motorcycle accident! |
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The car was then converted for use as a camera car in Steve’s major motion picture, Le Mans. With a camera mounted in the front and the rear, the car participated in the 1970 June Classic and, despite having to come in very often for film changes, finished 9th. It was then sold and ended up participating in the Lemans Classic another four times in private hands.
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| We are very grateful to David Mundy and the Mundy family for giving us the opportunity to restore this car. We are equally grateful to the Petersen Museum for placing it in its McQueen Retrospective exhibit along with a goodly number of Mr. McQueen’s other vehicular passions. |
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| It is a superb car-with a great history and very much deserves a second life in Vintage Racing. With any luck at all, we will see it in the capable hands of David Mundy at selected Vintage events following the Petersen exhibit. |
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