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Le Mans (Steve McQueen) 911
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dugsud
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The 911 now resides in a museum in LA called Petersen.
Quote from the current owner of the cars website
"1969 Porsche, 911S Coupe, Originally owned by Steve McQueen
Considered one of the most recognizable sports cars in the history of the automobile, the Porsche 911 was powered by a two-liter, air-cooled flat six that gave brisk acceleration. This performance appealed to Steve McQueen, who came to prefer Porsches for many driving situations. Painted medium gray, a color frequently seen on cars owned by McQueen, the 911S was not as conspicuous as other sports cars of the day and attracted less unwanted attention. More than a mere touring car, this example was driven by McQueen's character in the opening scenes of Le Mans, and was the vehicle that he drove onto the race track that introduced the flashback sequence."
![porsche_1969.jpg](http://www.petersen.org/images/Exhibitimages/porsche_1969.jpg)
Alex Foster
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The winner was the 911 (of course). Chad McQueen was on the show driving his dad's 911 around a race circuit and I am sure he said that it was the one used by McQueen in the opening sequence of Le Mans. FWIW isn't the car a dark blue colour???
Steve McQueens car was a mid-grey 1969 2.0 911 and this is the car which appears at the start of the film (I've just watched it again to check the colour - it's most definately grey). The car has a Stuttgart registration number "S: B 2795". There are also photos of the car in the book - it's being driven by Steve McQueen the wrong way down the straight with his son Chad as a passenger.
I believe this is the car in the museum mentioned above.
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