Steve McQueen Almost Killed by Manson Family
International driver’s license
Steve McQueen’s 1971 epic, Le Mans, is the racecar film that is widely hailed as the gold standard for which all such films are measured. Remember this is long before the computer generated car of films like Fast and Furious. Le Mans the movie was filmed at the actual 1970 Le Mans 24 hour race,
A Gulf Porsche 917K was entered by McQueen’s Solar Productions The racecar was driven by Jo Siffert and Brian Redman, McQueen wanted to run the race himself with co-driver Jackie Stewart even acquiring a “International driver’s license” but due to insurance reason he could not enter, film backers threatened to pull their support if he did.
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