I'm not sure what is going on in this pic but ... a sawed off 30/30, bandoleer, Steve and a jag racecar!? None of you will ever be as cool as this pic.
I'm not sure what is going on in this pic but ... a sawed off 30/30, bandoleer, Steve and a jag racecar!? None of you will ever be as cool as this pic.
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I'm not sure what is going on in this pic but ... a sawed off 30/30, bandoleer, Steve and a jag racecar!? None of you will ever be as cool as this pic.
And SPURS!!! 
I believe that he is on the set of "Wanted Dead or Alive"...the gun was called the Mare's Laig....I think. That is his D-type.
What better way to kill some time between takes?
This is why McQueen is The King of Cool.
Tuning Carbs, AGAIN. Pffft.
WAIT!!!.... there is more cool coming....
After getting offered the chance to star in The Magnificent Seven (1960), McQueen found out that the only way he could do the film, which was being shot simultaneously with "Wanted: Dead or Alive", was to fake an accident or illness and get a medical leave from the series. According to his first wife, Nellie, McQueen accomplished this feat by "faking" a car crash in which he merely crashed his car into a tree, receiving minor cuts, muscle pulls, and bruises, and getting his medical leave. The series' production went on temporary hiatus while McQueen filmed "The Magnificent Seven".
JFX001 wrote: I believe that he is on the set of "Wanted Dead or Alive"...the gun was called the Mare's Laig....I think. That is his D-type.
I'm pretty sure that is McQueen's Jag XKSS.
http://www.mcqueenonline.com/jaguarxkss.htm
and I will gleefully adjust those carbs anyday! I wouldn't even need a laptop or any voodoo technology to keep it running! 
Joe Gearin wrote:JFX001 wrote: I believe that he is on the set of "Wanted Dead or Alive"...the gun was called the Mare's Laig....I think. That is his D-type.I'm pretty sure that is McQueen's Jag XKSS. http://www.mcqueenonline.com/jaguarxkss.htm and I will gleefully adjust those carbs anyday! I wouldn't even need a laptop or any voodoo technology to keep it running!
http://www.motortrend.com/features/112_0409_mcqueen/index1.html
McQueen's XKSS 713 w/corresponding D-type chassis 569.
Cool story, never really looked into the origin of the XKSS's.
He had me at the spurs...
The shotgun is in case he needs to take a wheel off. Duh.
McQueen was one of the Hollywood car and bike guys who really 'got it' (James Garner was another). His cowtrailing segment in 'On Any Sunday' managed to catch the true essence of dirt biking.
There was a retrospective on SPEED way back when which was hosted by his son; he describes being a young kid on the set of 'LeMans' and how his dad pulled up, raised the Porsche's door and motioned him in. He sat on his dad's lap while they did a lap and said that to this day that remains one of hismost powerful memories.
McQueen was a cool dude. I read one of his biographies. Led an interesting life.
Jay wrote: The shotgun is in case he needs to take a wheel off. Duh.
Not a shotgun. It's a Winchester lever action rifle. The loading port on the side of the receiver is a dead giveaway.
Bandolier should be filled with Yodels
http://www.theonion.com/articles/drakes-introduces-new-yodel-bandolier,17169/
And I doubt its a 30-30 (They're little 
). Those casing look to big. Probably a .45-75 or something similarly sized.
RossD wrote: And I doubt its a 30-30 (They're little
Upon 2nd glance I'm going to call 30-40 Krag.
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:RossD wrote: And I doubt its a 30-30 (They're littleUpon 2nd glance I'm going to call 30-40 Krag.
Upon googling I discovered the Mare's Leg was a .44-40 caliber Winchester Model 1892 rifle. The bullets in the bandoleer are .45-75s because they looked better.
Funny, I just picked a big caliber from the Winchester Lever Action wiki page. Straight up guess!
carzan wrote:Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I'm not sure what is going on in this pic but ... a sawed off 30/30, bandoleer, Steve and a jag racecar!? None of you will ever be as cool as this pic.And SPURS!!!
+1
spurs are the epitome of bad assness
Steve Mcqueen is my hero
that is more epic than the star wars rock concert picture
Jay wrote: The shotgun is in case he needs to take a wheel off. Duh.
Ive named my pistol grip sawed offed (legal length of course) mossy 500 the "Breaker Bar" in honor of the same story...
Joey
CarKid1989 wrote:carzan wrote:+1 spurs are the epitome of bad assnessGiant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I'm not sure what is going on in this pic but ... a sawed off 30/30, bandoleer, Steve and a jag racecar!? None of you will ever be as cool as this pic.And SPURS!!!
I gotta say they look pretty badass... but you would probably regret the choice of attire when it came time to brake at the end of the Mulsanne straight.
Steve? Maybe not so much.
Yeah, I have spurs and heel n' toe would be out of the question.
Having said that, I'd love to introduce my spurs... to Steve's spurs
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