LOT 147

A large photographic portrait of Steve McQueen at 'Le Mans', signed by the actor,

Sold for £5,687.50 inc. premium

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Lot 147

The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale: Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia|5 July 2019, 11:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

A large photographic portrait of Steve McQueen at 'Le Mans', signed by the actor,

monochrome, depicting the actor as Michael Delaney in his iconic Gulf racing overalls, signed in blue marker, 50 x 38cm, mounted, framed and glazed.

Footnotes

The following three lots are formerly from the collection of the Late Norman 'Dixie' Dean (1923-1996):

A professional mechanic and engineer 'Dixie' worked for six years with John Wyer and John Williment's successful J W Automotive Engineering Limited in the late 1960s and early 1970s, working on Ford GT 40, Porsche 917, Porsche 908/3 and Mirage M1 and M3 cars, including the 1968 Le Mans winning GT40 driven by Jackie Ickx and Lucien Bianchi, the 1969 Le Mans winning GT40 driven by Jackie Ickx and Jackie Oliver and other cars driven by Brian Redman, Pedro Rodriguez, Leo Kinnunen, Herbert Mueller, Jo Siffert, Jackie Oliver, Richard Attwood, Derek Bell, Gijs van Lennep and others, his reputation as a great "spanner-man" meant he was also sub-contracted for employment by Solar Productions to work as a mechanic in the iconic film "Le Mans" starring Steve McQueen. He also played a mechanic in the film, a small speaking part asking McQueen after the crash "Are you alright Michael?" As well as working on suspension and bodywork for the cars in the film, he constructed two radio-controlled stunt cars for the horrific crash scenes. During his time with the film company 'Dixie' became good friends with McQueen and it was during the shooting and the promotion of the film and his time at J W Automotive Engineering Limited that he collected assorted McQueen and 'Le Mans' other racing memorabilia.

See Bonhams 3 December 2007 auction (sale number 15348) lots 384-391 for other items sold from 'Dixie' Dean's collection.

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