Steve McQueen's Parkers

Don Kaas · 09-23-2009, 11:44 AM

Apparently owning Parkers must be cool or Steve would not have owned them and Steve was "cool"...57,684 GH 12g 26", 240,163 VHE 20g 28" and my personal favorite, 206,347 DHE 16g 32"...

George Lander · 09-23-2009, 11:52 AM

I just saw on the AOL site that Steve Mc Queen's last home in Santa Paula, California is on the market at 1.95 million. Long live the "King of Cool".

It was his last home which he lived in with his third wife from 1977 until his death in 1980.

Best Regards, George

Setter Man · 09-23-2009, 12:15 PM

Any idea where his guns are today? I agree, Don. A 32" 16 ga D would be something to behold and if it happened to have a straight stock and a SSBP it would be something to covet more than Ali McGraw (in her day).

Don Kaas · 09-23-2009, 12:17 PM

I recently sold my 2009 Ford Mustang "Bullitt" to my British boss who is shipping it back home as a present for his son. I loved the car but I just was not cool enough

Setter Man · 09-23-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Kaas

I recently sold my 2009 Ford Mustang "Bullitt" to my British boss who is shipping it back home as a present for his son. I loved the car but I just was not cool enough

Don, don't kid yourself, your too cool for that car. You should be driving a vintage Shelby Cobra.

Looking at the new Mustangs, Cameros and Chargers I keep asking myself how did Detroit get away from making cars like these. I hope they sell every friggin one they can make because these are what the American car is all about and they may be the only thing that keeps the lights on at "Big Three".

So, no idea who has that D 16/32?

Don Kaas · 09-23-2009, 01:37 PM

The Parkers listed were sold by Bonhams in 2006 along with other McQueen-o-bilia so they are "around' somewhere...

Bill Murphy · 09-23-2009, 07:08 PM

Yup, we're cool. Parkers and dangerous American cars. I have had other pleasures in life, including a wonderful wife, a passable home, and a reasonable income. If I put those together with the Parkers and the cars, I am one happy guy. OK, I still have one MC, so life is perfect. Steve McQueen lived in a 1.9 house??? What was he thinking?

Don Kaas · 09-23-2009, 09:22 PM

To paraphase Steve's lead character in "Le Mans" on racing, "Hunting ducks with Parkers is life. Everything that comes before and after is just waiting."

Old and Reliable · 09-24-2009, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by George Lander

I just saw on the AOL site that Steve Mc Queen's last home in Santa Paula, California is on the market at 1.95 million. Long live the "King of Cool".

It was his last home which he lived in with his third wife from 1977 until his death in 1980.

Best Regards, George

Wow-how many did he own then George?What a shame- James Dean dies in his Porsche 1955, Steve McQueen ( a brother Gyrene) succumbs to cancer in 1980. Never knew he was a Parker man and loved to hunt ducks, as both Gary Cooper and Clark Gable did as well.

Not that much of a performance car guy, once owned a Datsun 2000 (pre-ceeded the Z series) 4 cyl. 5 speed coupe- gun metal grey- had it up to 115 at night (30 years ago) ran down the road steady as a rock. I sold it because it was harder to fit duck decoys, my Lab and a shotgun cased inside, compared to my pickup truck.

More into Harleys (past tense) and loved McQueen doing all his own bike riding in "The Great Escape". I don't know European bikes as well as Harleys, but my guess- a BMW??

George Lander · 09-24-2009, 06:07 PM

Hey Francis: I just saw the blurb about Steve's house on AOL that he lived in until he passed away. Seems that I remember that he went to Mexico for some experimental cancer treatment. "THE GETAWAY" with Steve & Ali McGraw is one of my all time favorite movies and the remake with Alec Baldwin & Kim Bassinger wasn't bad. Seems like 1.9Mil for his home ought to be a great price for someone with that kind of money. I remember when Bonham's sold his Parkers and other memorabilia but I have no idea who might own them now.

Best Regards, George