Info needed on the ex-Maggs/Steve McQueen Cooper
#1
Posted 12 March 2004 - 21:30
I alsowouldn't mind getting my hands on any sort of technical drawings that might still exist of the car. Anyone have any ideas?? I've already contacted the Cooper Car Club.....................
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#2
Posted 13 March 2004 - 11:57
Originally posted by Gary C
Lads, I have been entrusted with making the TV documentary / video of the restoration here in England of the ex-Ken Tyrrell, Tony Maggs, Steve McQueen FJ car. I need as much info, photographs, race programmes, film as I can on the car. Can anyone help me?? I also need to try and contact Tony Maggs himself, and I'm also wondering if there are any Tyrrell Teammechanics still around that worked on the car. I'm advised that Neil Davis is still with us.
I alsowouldn't mind getting my hands on any sort of technical drawings that might still exist of the car. Anyone have any ideas?? I've already contacted the Cooper Car Club.....................
I have a doco on video on Steve and in that there are home movies taken with Neil and Chad at the races.....might be worth following up....
#3
Posted 15 March 2004 - 00:17
#4
Posted 15 March 2004 - 02:37
Originally posted by 275 GTB-4
I have a doco on video on Steve and in that there are home movies taken with Neil and Chad at the races.....might be worth following up....
Steve McQueen – the King of Cool
1998 Myriad Films with American Movie Classics a co production with NVC Arts
Director/Writer Robert A Katz
Exec Producer David Sehring
Narrated by Kevin Spacey
Biographer Marshall Terrill
Interviews:
Neile McQueen Toffell, Chad and Terri McQueen
Haskell Wexler
Suzanne Pleshette
Martin Landau
Bud Ekins (motorcyle rider in the Great Escape @ 65MPH!)
Robert Wagner etc
Several film archives listed in credits
This doco was shown on our Public Broadcaster (ABC)
Steve died 07 Nov 1980 aged 50
#5
Posted 15 March 2004 - 03:58
The only thing I can offer is a recommendation to read a short piece on McQueen in Denise McCluggage's book, BY BROOKS TOO BROAD FOR LEAPING. See page 35 for some background information on this amazing actor/driver.
#6
Posted 18 March 2004 - 09:26
"I got up to 1st place, ding-dongin' with Ed Leslie, but I had a split in the head, and water was getting into the combustion chamber. Lost a spark plug and this put me on three cylinders. I pushed harder, started taking the turns at complete opposite lock, sliding into one of those little circuit loudspeakers. Wiped it out. Finally caught a rock in my goggles, cut one eye, and went off into the weeds. That was the first time Neile laced me in public. She was furious, yelling at me. I took it, because I knew she was speaking for a lot of the racers' wives."
There is a picture included showing McQueen in the cockpit of the #233 Cooper at Cotati.
#7
Posted 18 March 2004 - 17:42
#8
Posted 23 December 2008 - 21:03
GOTO
http://www.sbs.com.au/television
DOWNLOAD
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
#9
Posted 24 December 2008 - 06:45
The McLean car is now in Alaska. The McQueen car is advertised here:
http://www.hardyhall..._formula_junior
And there is a photo of the McQueen car on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/...81222113006r348
Vince H.
#10
Posted 25 December 2008 - 18:00
Chassis Number FJ-2-62 the car was sold to steve in 1962 and sold in 63 to Al ‘Buster’ Brizzard.
i'm saying this as i'v contributed to a book on McQueen .
http://www.hardyhall..._formula_junior
#11
Posted 25 December 2008 - 20:49
#12
Posted 25 December 2008 - 23:53
Del Mar page
McQueen gets a mention in the SCG event write-up.
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Frank S
#13
Posted 26 December 2008 - 09:52
#14
Posted 29 May 2013 - 09:37
Photo courtesy Geoffrey Horton.
Mr McQueens Cooper turned up at the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance recently, seen above parked up next to Elizabeth Taylors '61 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II convertible.
#15
Posted 29 May 2013 - 10:55
Refer http://www.canepacol...ed-9962777.html
Stephen
#16
Posted 29 May 2013 - 14:04
#17
Posted 29 May 2013 - 18:31
Gosh... I do wonder what happened to that TV project..............
Is it time to break out the VCR from deep storage ?
#18
Posted 29 May 2013 - 19:48