Steve McQueen’s Love For Racing Might Have Come From His First Car

Actor Steve McQueen had a well-documented love for cars and auto racing. He not only starred as endurance racer Michael Delaney in the 1971 drama ‘Le Mans’ but also took to the track as a competitor in the Mojave Desert 500 and the 12 Hours of Sebring. ‘Le Mans’ included real footage from the 1970 race; McQueen wanted to enter that year, but the film’s insurance company wouldn’t allow it. British racing legend Derek Bell, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five

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