Steve McQueen's stunt car from his final film The Hunter is going under the 大打撃を与える for a surprising low price - but there's a very good 推論する/理由 why
- After nearly forty years in a barn, the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am isn't too healthy
- It still shows the scars from 存在 伴う/関わるd in an 爆発性の scene in the 1980 film
- 予定 to it's Hollywood fame, it is 推定する/予想するd to sell to the highest 入札者
A classic car driven by Steve McQueen in his final film is up for sale for a little over $6,000 - but there's a very good 推論する/理由 for why the price is so low.
The 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was used as a stunt 乗り物 in the late actor's final film, the 1980 活動/戦闘 thriller 'The Hunter'.
The car remained in the Pontiac モーター 分割 show car (n)艦隊/(a)素早い に引き続いて its 議会 in November 1978 before it was sold to 最高位の Pictures a year later - where it was used in the movie.
It is one of two cars used for an 爆発 scene and was given to a 農業者 in Illinois as 補償(金) for 補佐官ing the 乗組員 in the 生産/産物 of the film.
It remained on the farm in a barn for nearly 40 years and - as you might 推定する/予想する - has certainly seen better days.?
The famous 乗り物 isn't やめる in the same 条件 it was in the 1980s film The Hunter
Steve McQueen died of 肺 癌 in 1980, the same year as The Hunter film (機の)カム out
Said to be the only remaining Firebird from the film, it was 結局 回復するd by the 現在の owner in 2018 and showcased at 多重の car shows across the US.
The 乗り物 underwent modifications for use in the movie, 存在 repainted from blue to 黒人/ボイコット, and 存在 stripped of its 後部 spoiler, 味方する mirrors, wheel 中心 caps, and badging by the film 乗組員 に引き続いて the 完成 of filming.
多重の 団体/死体 パネル盤s are also 行方不明の from the exterior.
Inside, the seats appear to be in 比較して good 形態/調整, but the steering wheel is rather worse for wear and 燃やすs to the 乗客 味方する are still (疑いを)晴らす to see from the on-始める,決める 爆発.
The 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる)ing also 述べるs the 後部 (法廷の)裁判 as having 'rodent 損失', while rust has 侵入するd through the metal along the 床に打ち倒す.
The famous Pontiac Firebird Trans Am from The Hunter has not 老年の gracefully どれでも?
The car was left in a barn for nearly 40 years and is now 厳しく worn out and 損失d
Its parts are covered in rust after 存在 in the 農業者's barn for nearly four 10年間s
The steering wheel 生き残るd McQueen's 劇の turns but couldn't 生き残る the arrow of time
Somehow, even after nearly 40 years in the barn, the seats still seem in okay 条件
Other 損害賠償金 含む a dented roof, a 割れ目d windscreen, a 行方不明の door and no bonnet?
As with the seats, the inside of the door still seems to be in okay 条件, hardly worn at all
Parts of the inside of the 乗り物 are moldy and rotten and appear to be wasting away
The car in 頂点(に達する) 条件 in the The Hunter with McQueen about to 運動 somewhat recklessly?
The car was put through a lot on the 始める,決める of The Hunter as McQueen drove it to its 限界s
It had some time to 残り/休憩(する) in a field in the film - a taster of the stationery 存在 it had in 蓄える/店
The auction for the car is 予定 to の近くに on 20 March in Arizona, with the 現在の 企て,努力,提案 at $6,579 (£5,183) at the time of publishing.
同様に as owning a slice of film history, the winning 入札者 will also receive two cardboard 削減(する)-outs of the late 星/主役にする and 'correspondence' from 最高位の Pictures and Pontiac Historical Services.