Steve McQueen’s Porsche Turbo Brings Big Money

by Mike –

The McQueen Factor was high at the Mecum auction last week in Monterey. Mecum sold this 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera for a whopping $1,950,000 US.

Without the ownership of Steve McQueen this Porsche Turbo would be valued at around $290,000 US (for a condition 1) according to the Hagerty Price Guide.

Mecum said,

– Steve McQueen’s very last special order Porsche
– Special Order color, Slate Gray
– Rare early production non-intercooled 3.0 liter engine
– Sunroof
– Dual mirrors
– Limited-slip differential
– Black interior
– Sport seats
– 8″ front and 9″ rear wheels added later by McQueen
– Dashboard switch added by McQueen to kill the rear lights in case he was being chased on Mulholland Drive
– 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
– Steve McQueen was a 1946 alumnus of The Boys Republic and attributes BR with being the one place that turned his life around
– For more information about The Boys Republic, visit www.boysrepublic.org

Steve McQueen really loved this slate gray color and I admit it does look good on a Porsche 911.

Take a look at this 1986 Porsche 930 Turbo up for auction here on My Car Quest.

The photos are by Mike Gulett at the Carmel Concours On The Avenue on Tuesday August 11, 2015.

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Steve McQueen's Porsche Turbo Brings Big Money

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Steve McQueen's last special order Porsche sells at the Mecum auction in Monterey for nearly $2 million.

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Mike Gulett