Despite his life having a rough beginning, he reached iconic status in Hollywood. The movie turned out to be this incredible hit that Warner Brothers were begging him to do more. He was also the star of a series about a Formula 1 racer called “Le Mans” in which this individual famously wore the TAG Heuer Frate watch with the blue face and the Heuer gran carrera insignia on his suit. He was on the fast track for fulfillment and became the highest-paid actor in the world by 1974. In spite of a very successful film career, Steve McQueen was a racer at his core. He didn’t even care what he was using, car motorcycle or plane; as long as it went quick he was happy. He often did most of his own stunts when he had a driving scene in a movie. Having been actually thinking of becoming a professional race car driver and even gave this a shot at the ’61 British Touring Car Championship where he came in 3rd. This individual even competed with a cast on his left foot in the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring race. To his disappointment, his movie career didn’t allow a schedule for professional racing but the talent was always there and the need for high-speed vehicles was always overwhelming.
He or she loved exotic sports cars and owned a few such as the Porsche 356 Speedster, Porsche 908 & 917 as well as the Ferrari 512 and 1963 Ferrari 250 Lusso Berlinetta. He additionally had a Jaguar D-type XKSS, the Ford GT40, and a 1962 Cobra. They tried several times to get the Mustang GT 930 that he drove in “Bullit” but it never seemed to work out due to the damage that the automobiles had.
Aside from a love for race cars, he furthermore loved to fly and had several planes such as a ’46 Piper J-3 Cub, any ’45 Stearman, a ’31 Pitcairn biplane. He kept his aircraft in a renvoi not far from wherever he lived in his later years. McQueen must have been a huge fan of off-road Motorcycle race as well and in 1978 was inducted into the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame.