McQueen drove a 915
 

Was musing about Steve McQueen this morning..... a buddy sent me a couple of McQueen Racing stickers from the Malibu Kitchen.

He died in 1980 at the age of 50, never had the opportunity to drive a G-50 transmission, I wonder what he'd have to say about that...

Anyway, a couple of, not so common pictures, of the King of Cool and his 911 :cool:



http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1562440217.png
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1562440217.jpg

With a young Derek Bell

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1562440217.png
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1562440349.png

That 911 is a '69, so it had a 901 tranny in it with the old style flywheel, clutch and PP.

Lol, I figured somebody would poke a hole in it.

Question, he had an early Turbo as well, 4 speed, is that considered a 915?

MsQueen's last residence.
 

Not car related, but, we almost bought his last residence In Santa Paula.

His cars are always shown at:

https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=steve+mcque&ie=UT F-8&rlz=1T4GUEA_enUS570US570&q=steve+mcqueen+car+sho w&gs_l=hp..4.0i131l2j0j0i131j0.0.0.0.25722........ ...0.rezgvWscEKs

Trivia, what ever happened to the 356 from BULLITT?

Gerry

The Porsche 915 in not the gearbox, but a full 4-seater that Porsche built in 1969. The 915 was a stretched 911, with a full back seat. The car never reached serial production. see link below:

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=porsche+915+prototype&qpvt=porsche+915+pr ototype&form=IGRE&first=1&cw=1129&ch=505

McQueen drove a 917... this is a gear from David Donahue’s 917. See the resemblance to the 901 and 915 synchros? Same design.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1562516993.jpg

Speaking of 917's, they had their share of transmission failures during races. And if anyone lets you drive one...

https://jalopnik.com/auto-journalist-sued-for-174-000-after-destroying-a-ra-5977720