The auction will close on 24 March to win a car that belonged to the legendary actor and manufacturer Steve McQueen. It’s about a Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 from 1972 black in color, which was also driven by McQueen’s wife, Ali MacGraw, and which was made out to Solar Productions, the film company founded by the protagonist of Bullitt. The sale is expected to well exceed $ 100,000, despite the fact that not all users of Bring A Trailerthe broker who auctioned the vehicle, seem satisfied with the condition of the car.
The last restoration of the car took place in 2013, thanks to the Germans from Kienle Automobiltechnik. An amount of € 125,000 was spent at the time, and the current owner has since added 14-inch Bundt wheels, a Becker Mexico cassette stereo and a Webasto sliding roof. The car was finished in its current black color in 2013, but in the overhaul phase, above all the mechanical parts were revised, with particular attention to the air suspension and brakes.
The interior features front bucket seats with headrests and a rear bench with black upholstery. The dashboard is finished in zebrano wood, and the car is also equipped with air conditioning. Kienle renewed the floor insulation, repaired the wiring for the trunk light and reinstalled the trim panels; it also replaced the hoses for the air conditioning and recharging the A / C system. However, upholstery and trim show signs of age. The car has covered 130,000 kilometers since it landed in California at the beginning of the seventies; but they could be more given that various works have been carried out over time with regard to the on-board instrumentation.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed automatic transmission, while the 250-horsepower V8 engine is capable of getting the car from zero to one hundred per hour in just over six seconds. Extraordinary data for a car of absolute value.
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