Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Steve McQueen Lemans photo book

[Rick Moseley (ramosel]

Thanks Michael,

I too am a huge McQueen fan.  I'll certainly have to go look for that book now.  Recently one of the satellite channels has been showing LeMans and occasionally right after it a documentary called "I am Steve McQueen" - well worth the time to watch if you are a fan.  Both are now on my DVR in the garage and run while I tinker and doddle in the garage.

A good friend (still living) was a preeminent race photographer in the 1960s.   He got to know Steve and was allowed to photograph him in some very private track moments with the agreement they would never get published.   One of my favorites is of McQueen in race overalls, sunglasses, with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth tying up some funky race shoes with one foot on the pit wall.  I helped my friend sort out some issues with his Jag a few years back and as a "thank you" gift I got a matted print (1962) of that shot.  It is one of my prized possessions and hangs in my office to this day.   I'd love to share it with you folks but going back to the subject's wishes, I just can't.

So a quick tie back to the FerrariList....   Any listers from the Houston area know Gray Gregory?  Gray has been a friend for 20 years and I bought my Ferrari from Gray.  Gray inherited his Dad Bob's Chevron B16 and continues to campaign it in historic racing.  This Chevron was bought by McQueen and used for all the interior shots of the Ferraris in LeMans because Ferrari wouldn't give him a car for the movie.    

Rick

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From: Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca>
To: Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 3:26 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] Steve McQueen Lemans photo book

Just spent the day at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant for "Le sommet des légendes". Bunch of old Formula 1 cars (Ferrari T5, Alboreto's Benetton, Lotus 78, Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell, BRM, Shadow, Jody Scheckter's Walter Wolf, 1980 Candy Tyrrell that was for sale, etc, etc. 1972 Ferrari 312PB. Lots of old INDY cars too (Ralt, Lola, March, etc). Ferrari 1962 250 (the owner clearly didn't want that one to look new. I think it had the original paint on it. It had cracks all over it. It gave it a lot of character. Group C AUDI that won everything at LeMans for many years in the early 2000s. Some very very old cars too. 1930 Alfa Romeo with the Ferrari shield on it. This guy shows up every summer. Same with Mr.Bueller's Villeneuve T5.

 

Anyway there was a little table with DVDs and books. This one caught my attention because I had never heard of that book and I'm a big Steve McQueen fan. "BEHIND LE MANS THE FILM IN PHOTOGRAPHS" by Michael Keyser. 200 pages of black and white pictures (no colors) taken during the filming of the movie. Once I opened it at home I saw it was First Edition 2011. I can't believe I missed that one. ISBN 978-0-615-52435-1. I paid $50.00.

 

Another great racing day. For those of you who has been to Mont-Tremblant you know how great this track is.

 

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)

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