Steve McQueens 67 Shelby GT350

[68krrrr]

I never heard of this car until today

https://youtu.be/ogfM6GL0bk8?si=wm6GUWsUlZuPQbYd

[TransamEd]

The story was viral already around 2007, but no real evidence presented. Rumours were around since the early 9oies, but may have been caused by "made up" stories from WB employees after the movie and early buyers believing in those fairy tales.
The auction was from 20th Century Fox, not WB. (Also mentioned in the registry)
 
Time will tell or may even see other "proofs", but the common sense was that the story was made up by WB employees with several cars, not only this 67 GT350. Actually another "WB sold McQueen car" - a DHG dark green 68 was sold to another auction buyer with certain documents signed by WB employees. It ended up in my neighbourhood and the owner (a rich factory owners son) threatened us, if we would ever put out any other truth. Later he stopped using that claim by himself. Never heard again of that car.

[Coralsnake]

I am glad there are people around that go by evidence and not just blind trust

Thank you

[shelbydoug]

I don't have any issue with the story but having it being owned by the "studio" may suggest that it was more like a "loaner" to whoever wanted to use it.

There are more then a few celebrity Shelbys and it is as difficult to tie "Cosby's Cobra" to him since they were never owned directly by the stars.

There are a few others that I can think of in the same catagory. Most owned by one of their agencies. Amongst them are Howard Duff, Buster Crab and Rick Nelson.

[roddster]

  Kind of like the McQueen owned Cobra, huh?

[Coralsnake]

...and this is exactly why there is pushback when these stories appear.

Then people get upset, not realizing
its all rooted in money.