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  • This is not the first homage to the Mustang Fastback from the film, but it’s by far the best one to date
    Automotive
    Review: 2019 Mustang Bullitt gives big-screen icon a 21st Century update
    In 1968 a film was released that was to set the standard for car chase scenes. Filmed on location in San Francisco, the film starred Steve McQueen (the “King of Cool”) and a green Ford Mustang GT Fastback. 50 years later, Ford has created an homage to that: the 2019 Mustang Bullitt.
  • Mecum Lot 138 was the "hero car" used for the close up shots of the rundown Herbie in the film, and when it sold for $93,500, it became the fourth most valuable Volkswagen Beetle in history
    Automotive
    Herbie does it again ... and again ... and again
    Three Herbies with screen time in the sixth and last of the Herbie movie franchise, Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) sold in Monterey, 2018. They sold for $107,250, $93,500 and $77,000, respectively, becoming three of the top 10 most valuable Volkswagen Beetles ever sold.
  • If any living creature really has had something resembling the legendary Midas touch which Dionysus bestowed on the King of Phrygia (enabling him to turn whatever he touched into gold), then it's Terrence Stephen McQueen. McQueen's star quality means that the many cars and motorcycles he collected generally fetch far in excess of their book value when they reach auction.
    Collectibles
    Steve McQueen's Midas touch poised to strike again
    Three motorcycles owned by actor Steve McQueen will go under the hammer on January 8, once more threatening auction records. This article chronicles the history of cars and bikes formerly owned by McQueen sending enthusiasts into a bidding frenzy at auction and the prospects for the three bikes.
  • The sixties saw the emergence of a new star on the entertainment stage - the celebrity car. Society's love affair with the automobile saw cars become movie and TV stars in their own right, and many of those stars have since crossed the auction block for astonishing amounts of money
    Collectibles
    The top 100 most valuable movie & TV cars
    One of the most fascinating aspects of the fast growing collectibles marketplace is the point where categories intersect. Movie cars are the point where automobile collecting and the entertainment industry meet.