The Top 5 Most Expensive Cars Owned By Steve McQueen – SlashGear

The 1976 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo was the last car McQueen special ordered. His was made early in the production run, so it has the rare non-intercooled 3-liter engine. He went way off the menu by asking for a dashboard switch that would turn off the tail lights. Why? In case he got chased by the police when flying down Mulholland Drive (via Mecum). “King of Cool,” indeed.

The unique slate gray 911 came with a sunroof, dual mirrors, sport seats with black interior, and a limited-slip differential (via Mecum). The turbocharged 3-liter churned out 234hp at 5,500rpm, with 245 ft-lb of torque. It also had a special order Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection that scooted the thing from 0 to 60mph in 4.9 seconds at a top speed of 156mph (via conceptcarz.com). It sold at a Mecum auction in 2015 for $1,950,000.

The next McQueen Porsche is also a slate grey Porsche, this time a 1970 911S. It was not only delivered new to him while on the set of “Le Mans,” but driven by McQueen himself during the opening scenes of the film. Not surprisingly, he sold it a few years later. To be fair, he did keep his 1969 model Porsche (in the same color), which apparently had a “costly stereo system” already installed (via Sotheby’s).

The 2.2-liter horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and bangs out 200hp at 6,500rpm with 164 ft-lb of torque. The sports car (driven directly to the set by Porsche representatives) was decked out with “rare” factory-installed AC, tinted glass, a Blaupunkt stereo, and special upgrades that included leather upholstery (via Sotheby’s). McQueen’s 911 sold at auction for $1,375,000, while a similar year/make/model in Concours condition only fetches a mere $225,000 (via Hagerty). Like we said, “King of Cool” indeed.

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