{"id":12070,"date":"2016-03-08T02:49:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T07:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/rides\/you-can-buy-steve-mcqueens-last-porsche\/"},"modified":"2016-03-08T02:49:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T07:49:09","slug":"you-can-buy-steve-mcqueens-last-porsche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/rides\/you-can-buy-steve-mcqueens-last-porsche\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Buy Steve McQueen\u2019s Last Porsche"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"68.5605170388\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This August at the Mecum Daytime Auction in Monterey you will have the chance to purchase a car from Steve McQueen\u2019s personal collection.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera and what makes it special is that it is the very last car the movie star ordered before his death in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis car is rich in history,\u201d said McQueen\u2019s son Chad. \u201cThis is the last of the McQueen cars, really. That\u2019s known. That\u2019s real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The car was specified with dual side mirrors \u2014 believe it or not, a very unusual request in the 1970s \u2014 a sunroof and a limited-slip differential for better cornering grip and control at the limits. The star understood what happens when a rear-engined car is fitted with a turbocharger. However, he also had a couple of other special features added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad had little things done to it,\u201d Chad says. \u201cLike on the dashboard, he had a switch put on so it would kill the rear lights in case he was being chased on Mulholland Drive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steve McQueen Porsche 911 Turbo Carrera\" src=\"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1457423349_422_You-Can-Buy-Steve-McQueen\u2019s-Last-Porsche.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This fear of being caught by the cops while on a nighttime cruise also explains why he specified overtaking mirrors for both sides of the car.<\/p>\n<p>McQueen was the quintessential bad boy who turned his life around so it\u2019s also fitting that the institution he credited with giving him a firm hand when he needed it most, the Boys Republic reform school, will be receiving a portion of the sale price, when the car goes under the hammer.<\/p>\n<p>While there is no official estimate given for this car, it is being speculated that it could fetch about $1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Mecum\u00a0auction\u00a0is one of the lead-up events for the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance that runs the weekend starting August 15.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxuo.com\/celebrities\/steve-mcqueen-1976-porsche-carrera.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This August at the Mecum Daytime Auction in Monterey you will have the chance to purchase a car from Steve McQueen\u2019s personal collection. 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