Austin Mini Cooper S Mk I (Steve Mc Queen) in Metallic Brown (1:43 scale)
- Mc Queen bought his Mini from Hollywood Sports Cars & had it taken straight to Lee Brown’s custom shop. He didn’t like the green body & white roof so had the car refinished in medium brown metallic with a beige roof. Brown also chromed & then reversed the wheels to widen the track, fitted a wooden dash, a fold back sunroof & had trimmer Tony Nancy re-cover the seats in brown vinyl. The engine was ported & balanced. Mc Queen 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 & bought it back, so he now owns the car he originally customized for the film icon.