Steve McQueen - The King Of Cool tribute

A tribute to Steve McQueen, who was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960's and 1970's. He was called "The King of Cool", and his antihero persona made him a top box-office draw.
Steve McQueen was an avid motorcycle and race car enthusiast. When he had the opportunity to drive in a movie, he performed many of his own stunts.
McQueen considered being a professional race car driver. He had a one-off outing in the British Touring Car Championship in 1961, driving a BMC Mini at Brands Hatch, finishing third. In the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring race, Peter Revson and McQueen (driving with a cast on his left foot from a motorcycle accident two weeks earlier) won with a Porsche 908/02 in the three-litre class and missed winning overall by 23 seconds to Mario Andretti/Ignazio Giunti/Nino Vaccarella in a five-litre Ferrari 512S. This same Porsche 908 was entered by his production company Solar Productions as a camera car for Le Mans in the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans later that year. McQueen wanted to drive a Porsche 917 with Jackie Stewart in that race, but the film backers threatened to pull their support if he did. Faced with the choice of driving for 24 hours in the race or driving for the entire summer making the film, McQueen opted for the latter.
He was inducted in the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1978. In 1971, McQueen's Solar Productions funded the classic motorcycle documentary On Any Sunday, in which McQueen is featured, along with racing legends Mert Lawwill and Malcolm Smith. The same year, he also appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine riding a Husqvarna dirt bike.
McQueen designed a motorsports bucket seat, for which a patent was issued in 1971.

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[msalykat]

As Faye Dunaway said in The Thomas Crown Affair..."What a Man"! Thanks for posting this great tribute. Rest in Paradise Steve McQueen.😺

[MercedesCruz-qenj]

The perfect actor for this movie. The perfect man, period. ❤❤❤

[lindadeisher]

Taken way too soon. Gorgeous to look at. A deliberate man of talent.

[JoanneMartin-db]

There will never be anyone who will ever even come close . He was one of a kind. Wish I had known him. Compared to steve others are only wannabes