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Chad McQueen is a race car driver, actor, film producer, and consummate automotive enthusiast. He has raced in many forms of motorsports including Motocross, the Baja 1000, SCCA, Vintage events, and others. He’s a big fan of early Porsches and still owns and drives his father’s 1958 Speedster in the hills around Los Angeles. It was the first new car his father purchased. Most recently Chad was a producer on a feature documentary titled Steve McQueen, The Man & Le Mans. It’s the story of a life changing passion for racing and his father’s involvement in the making of the iconic 1970 movie Le Mans. This film interweaves stunning new footage and private recordings with original interviews telling a behind-the-scenes story about risking everything to pursue a dream.
Chad passed on 9-11-24 at the age of 63.
SHOW SPONSORS
Christopher Kimball Financial Services
SUCCESS QUOTE
“Racing is life.” – Steve McQueen – Listen and learn where this quote originated from.
CAREER CHALLENGE
A horrible racing accident at Sebring left Chad with multiple spinal fractures, he almost lost his leg, all his ribs on one side broken, and in a coma for week.
AH-HA MOMENTS
After reading the book A French Kiss With Death by Michael Keyser* (Michael is a past Cars Yeah guest) Chad decided to get together with filmmakers and produce a documentary about his father’s challenges in making the movie Le Mans.
FIRST SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE
A Porsche 930 Turbo
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Keep your boot in it.
AUTOMOTIVE RESOURCES
One More Than 10: Singer And The Porsche 911 by Rob Dickinson* and Michael Harley*
A French Kiss with Death by Michael Keyser*
The Brothers Rodriguez by Carlos Eduardo Jalife-Villalon and David Bull* Publishing
1970/1971 Eighty Four Hours of Endurance by Michael Keyser*
Blue and Orange: The History of Gulf in Motorsports by Michael Cotton
Porsche 917 X 17 The Cars and Drivers in Studio by Jeff Zwarts
Go out and watch the documentary Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans and the film Le Mans. Both pictures will give you some great insights about the man Steve McQueen.
HOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHAD
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Man
Boys Republic and the Steve McQueen Car Show
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Chad McQueen is a great man, I love him and his idol
Hi, i am trying to contact chad mcqueen directly. I cant see it mentioned anywere but l recently bought a vintage pair of polaroid sunshield sunglasses at a boot sale. Im a very big admirer of his dad steve mcqueen, and when looking at pictures of steve and the team at the isdt in 1964, i’m sure there all wearing polaroid sunshield sportsglasses as well as there regular goggles. There are no references to the glasses, just people calling them aviators
Everybody no’s he wore persol in personal life,but l think polaroid deserve a shout out to. I’d love conformation of this the sunglasses were made from 1950s/60s
Yours dincerely
Darren yeomans
Hello Darren –
Chad is quite private and I don’t share my guest’s personal information so I’ll forward your request his way and let him reply.