Lincoln Continental limousine once owned by Steve McQueen to be auctioned in California in June
“King of Cool” Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980) is best remembered for having driven Ferraris, Ford GT40’s, Jaguars and Porsches but now a 1965 Lincoln Continental limousine owned by him during the 1970s is to be auctioned by RM Sotheby’s at their Santa Monica sale.
The vehicle, which was built by Lehmann-Peterson, features a 430-cid V8 engine, air conditioning and best of all “a fully functional bar that mechanically opens with the push of a button and is still stocked with the original crystal drinking set”. The rear compartment seats five in “stately style” and the car, the auction catalogue states: “To arrive for an affair in a high-end limousine in the mid-1960s displayed the zenith of success. This Lincoln will remind one of the time when elegance and panache dominated the nightlife and the vehicles the beautiful people arrived in”.
A guide of £77,000 to £116,000 ($100,000 to $150,000 €89,000 to €133,000 or درهم367,000 to درهم551,000) has been set for the Lincoln limousine. It will be sold on 24th June at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport.
He was the king of cool, and also did a lot of his own stunt work, Bullet, the great escape etc etc, legend.
They should just donate the car to a museum so people can see how it used to be.
Not large enough for modern greats like Donald Trump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scrap it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I’d like to bid!
…the estimate sounds a tad low, though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe it’s old but is look classy