Steve McQueen’s Le Mans Racing Suit
Auction House: Profiles In History
Price: $984,000
Steve McQueens, perhaps one of the most celebrated and iconic Hollywood actors of all time made headlines once again in the month of December last year, when the incredibly famous Le Mans racing suit he wore during the filming of Le Mans (1971) was auctioned off for $984,000. The auction event organized by Profiles In History bestowed upon the Le Mans suit the tittle of ‘most expensive piece of automobile memorabilia ever sold at an auction’, while also propelling the item to the elite list of one of the most expensive movie props sold at auctions. The suit itself was donated to the British daily, The Independent by the makers of Le Mans, Solar Productions. The expensive Le Mans suit was offered as a grand prize for a content run by The Independent in the year 1971, which was eventually won by the then 12 year old, Timothy Davies, who had answered three Le Mans related questions correctly.