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Austin Mini Cooper S MkI (Steve McQueen)
Categories: Steve McQueen : Vanguards
McQueen bought his Mini from Hollywood Sports Cars and had it taken straight to Lee Brown’s custom shop. He didn’t like the green body and white roof so had the car refinished in medium brown metallic with a beige roof. Brown also chromed and then reversed the wheels to widen the track, fitted a wooden dash, a fold back sunroof and had trimmer Tony Nancy re-cover the seats in brown vinyl. The engine was ported and balanced. McQueen never had front number plates on his cars as he felt it spoilt the clean look. Twenty years later Lee Brown spotted an advert for the car and bought it back, so he now owns the car he originally customized for the film icon.
It is 1:43 scale, approx. 7 cm / 2.8in long and made by Vanguards.
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