No pre-auction estimate is given for McQueen's 911S, and online speculation is swirling. Several factors--screen time plus the legend of McQueen ownership--will certainly affect the price when the gavel falls. Considering, too, reports that the car's current owner paid close to $1 million for the car and the benchmark set by the Lusso sale, I suspect it will sell for somewhere between $1.5-$2 million.

We must wait five months to find out. The car promises to be one of the star attractions of the RM's Monterey auction on 19-20 August 2011 at the Portola Hotel & Spa and Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California.

More McQueen

On 24 May 2011, three months before Steve McQueen's 911S crosses the block at the RM Monterey auction, Para-mount Home Entertainment will bring Le Mans to your home theater in a high-definition Blu-ray disc. It will join Blu-ray versions of McQueen's Papillon (which also has a 24 May release date) and The Cincinnati Kid (14 June release date).

The PG-rated movie was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best original score. The Blu-ray version, priced at $24.99, will come with the featurette Filming at Speed: The Making of the Movie Le Mans.