Photos courtesy Auctions America.
So it might not have come anywhere near a million dollars as some other Steve McQueen-associated vehicles have, but the 1951 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe convertible that the actor once owned still fetched a far-above-average price over the weekend when it sold for $84,000 at Auctions America?s Fort Lauderdale event.
As did many other cars, the Chevrolet came into McQueen?s life through his acting career. Used on screen in McQueen?s last film, The Hunter, the Chevrolet was meant to help McQueen portray almost the antithesis of the suave, dashing characters he was best known for. Though not as flashy as, say, a Porsche 911 or Manx-style dune buggy, McQueen still developed an appreciation for the Chevrolet and ended up buying it after filming wrapped in December 1979. After McQueen died in November 1980, the Chevrolet remained in his collection for another four years, until his estate sold the car at auction in Las Vegas.
While the Styleline Deluxe convertible is far and away the most valuable 1951 Chevrolet configuration, price guides typically value perfectly restored examples somewhere between $50,000 and $60,000. According to the auction description, McQueen?s Chevrolet, which still sports its original 92hp, 216.5-cu.in. Stovebolt six-cylinder engine and column-shifted three-speed transmission, had been restored about 10 years ago. It was offered with no reserve.
Other noteworthy sales from the auction included a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing coupe, which sold for $800,000; a 1963 Shelby Cobra (CSX2023), which sold for $485,000; a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Motion Phase III, which sold for $124,000; and a 1967 Dodge Coronet Super Stock, which sold for $95,000.
For full results from the Auctions America Fort Lauderdale auction, visit AuctionsAmerica.com.
Source: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/03/25/steve-mcqueens-chevrolet-sells-for-84000/
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