FS: @Mecum - McQueen's Last Special Order Porsche

[DOUGS73E]

How high will the price go for this puppy? And as always, a plethora of pre-sale information provided by Mecum . . .
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Mecum Auctions, Monterey, CA, August 13-15, 2015
1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Coupe - Lot R320
Steve McQueen's last special order Porsche
VIN: 9306800408
Engine: -
Trans: -
Mileage: -
Auction Estimate: -

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[boxster03]

I am guessing $2.5-$2.8MM

[ibmiked]

I seem to recall this car changed hands a few years ago for around $130k. Anyone else remember that?

[davewadd]

$137,500...That will prove to be a magnificent investment for this guy....a quick google search produced this:


In 2008, a year after the sale of the Lusso at Christie's, the McQueen Porsche Turbo found itself in a Gooding & Company auction at Monterey. It was one of the last cars added to the catalog and not much was being made of the McQueen connection. Still mourning the sale of his McQueen Lusso, Mike Regalia went along to see the Porsche.

Since a pair of McQueen's sunglasses had recently sold for $70,000, Regalia didn't expect his budget would stretch far enough to purchase the car, which the auction house estimated to be worth between $125,000 and $175,000. But as the bidding began to stall just past the $100,000 mark, Regalia's hand went up. He bought the car for $137,500.

[1st]

Its a shame there's no documentation, original correspondence or anything validating the ownership connection; photos, letters, factory info, family info etc.

That's what makes it interesting; otherwise it's just another early Turbo with a famous ex-owner......

[mobius911]

One of the car shows, probably Chasing Classic Cars, covered McQueen's Ferrari 275 GTB that sold a couple years ago at the RM Monterey auction. The RM guy said the McQueen provenance resulted in a price 3x (maybe 4x, can't remember) over a regular version. The car sold for $10M or so, which was about 3X standard. I believe McQueen's S went for $1M, which at the time was maybe 4-5X standard at the time?

[LongRanger]

. . . shame there's no documentation, original correspondence or anything validating the ownership connection; photos, letters, factory info, family info etc . . .

Another threade . . .

. . . CA DMV sent me the information that I’d requested --- the CA DMV registration information/history of my vehicle --- on form # INF 70R

Interesting stuff. In addition to a photo-copy of my original request, the bulk of the response consists of three sheets of what appears to be screen-dump-type print-outs . . . albeit nicely/officially stamped in blue as ‘certified documents’ --- 4 pages total, all crisply-folded, neatly packaged . . .

CA registration extracts are available for $5

[LongRanger]

. . . I believe McQueen's S went for $1M, which at the time was maybe 4-5X standard at the time? . . .

$1.375m . . .
http://www.rmauctions.com/media/release.cfm?id=794

Then? . . .

. . . another ~$400k to 'restore' it --- this Guy . . .
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/art...ion-early-911s

Took pieces of 7 different seats to 're-do' the ones in the car

[execmalibu]

Steve McQueen sold the Turbo in the late 1970s to Floyd Mutrix a screen writer. Jack Kimoto put the larger flares on the car for Floyd. After Floyd sold the car I have no idea where it went after that.

[DOUGS73E]

Since the original post, Mecum has added a lot more marketing 'messaging' to their web page including this video.

https://youtu.be/tOpvqD5O_eo

Published on Jun 1, 2015
Steve McQueen's very last special order Porsche to be offered at Mecum Monterey 2015. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to benefit The Boys Republic, a non-profit treatment community for troubled youngsters in Chino Hills, California visit www.boysrepublic.org