mcqueen was pretty cool, but could he do this?
 

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Why not his big hit..."Thunder Road"?

McQueen was cool. So cool he probably wouldn't do that.

Steering wheel's on the wrong side. :)

Hey, look at that reflection in the rear fender... it's an early 'Vette.

Mitchum really hated McQueen for some reason. He was a seasoned vet when Steve came along as a journeyman actor, the next big thing, etc... It's funny 'cause you never, (or rarely), see big-name actors bad-mouthing each other nowadays.

One of his typical comments was, "That kid sure doesn't bring much brains to the party...":rolleyes:

FWIW, I could not disagree more. Steve McQueen was a mininalist, and an existentialist but what he did and the way he did it simply cannot be matched. A lot of actors wish it could. He was more like a jazz musician or a painter than he was like most actors.

Mitchum was good at what he did but he could not touch McQueen, IMO.

Can you tell that I'm a fan? :)

Bonus points if you know where that pic was taken, Paul.

It's on a studio backlot. Which one?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1273822412.jpg

Lots of great photos of McQueen here:
STEVE McQUEEN | HOLLYWOOD’S ANTI-HERO & TRUE SON OF LIBERTY « The Selvedge Yard

If Chuck Norris and Steve McQueen are in the same room, you can't see Chuck Norris, since McQeen's coolness eclipses everything in the room.

That is all.
-Z

+1

Oh Oh I know this one....can I play?SmileWavySmileWavy

Sure.

For some reason, the current crop (like Sean Penn and the like) just do not even come close...

Chuck Norris can kick McQueen's butt:D

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Not a clue...

Couple weeks ago, someone took a pic from the exact same spot and posted it on a thread here in Pelican, can't find it.

But, no Jag, no Steve, no Corvette. Building is the same.

Oh sure steve is cool...

But did he ever bag a green chick?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1273865225.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1273865274.jpg

Steve McQueen would never drive a Porsche or any car for that matter with pretty little flowers hanging from the rear view mirror.

-Z

just drove through mcqueen's place of birth this morning.

also, another "cool" dude is from indiana as well......(and i'm not talking michael jackson)......it's james dean.

20th Cent Fox near New York St

Painful. :eek:

Warner Brothers, it's almost directly under the water tower.

I'll go with Kevin...probably taken when McQueen was doing "Wanted Dead or Alive"?

Was Norris really driving the RSR in that clip?

Sherwood

Sure he was...also, he and the babe near the end of the clip headed off to the nearest Motel for a romp...:rolleyes:

Bingo. That was admittedly sort of an "inside the beltway" question but I love those old studio lots.

Nice photo gallery here:

STEVE McQUEEN | HOLLYWOOD’S ANTI-HERO & TRUE SON OF LIBERTY « The Selvedge Yard

And story on the Bullitt chase here (they say the Charger was way faster than the Mustang):

http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/required-viewing-bullitt-the-granddaddy-of-car-chase-scenes/

good stuff...

Robert Mitchum was a total badass if the stories i heard were true.

Yeah...but could Robert Mitchum do this?

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Jim, you really did not have to do that, but I really enjoyed watching it for the ten thousandth time...