Steve Mcqueen was the poster-boy of cool for many years & now you can own a piece of the cool by bidding for a racing suit the actor wore in the film Le Mans. The film is a rather accurate depiction of racing in the 70s & in particular the famous endurance race, the 24 hours of Le Mans.

The suit was worn my McQueen, who was an avid racer of cars & motorbikes, & so he performed most of his own stunts during his film career, so rest assured that the suit was definitely put through its paces at the Le Mans track.

Made from Nomex, the suit is flame resistant & was designed by Hinchman of Indianapolis for the film. It is in excellent condition & features McQueen’s character name (Michael Delaney) embroidered on the suit, as well as the names of sponsors such as Gulf, Heuer, Firestone.

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The Godfather was an iconic movie that spawned 2 sequels & still has a firm following over 30 years later. Now the house where the original movie was set, is on the market for $2.9 million.

The house is quite the pad, situated on a 24,000 square feet lot with a building of 12 rooms that includes 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom, a built-in garage for 4 cars, butler’s pantry in the kitchen, English pub in the basement, recreation room & storage room.

The facade of the house is in the English Tudor style, with a stone wall welcoming you to the premises & a substantial garden at the back. The inside of the property needs some refurbishing as it seems to have changed little since the early 70s when the film was shot.

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James Cameron has definitely dominated the science fiction genre in terms of movies. His Aliens movie may be over 20 years old, but it’s a cult classic & still has its die hard fans today. If you have any friends or family members that are fans of the movie, or science fiction nuts, then they’ll probably appreciate this unique gift.

Think Geek have managed to get their hands on a limited edition replica of the pulse rifles wielded by the heroes in the action-thriller movie Aliens. The HCG M41-A replica features metal components, so it weighs a realistic 15 pounds & even has a pump-action reload & a collapsible shoulder stock.

For authenticity, the replica gun allows you to insert a “clip” into the chamber. The clip houses AA batteries that power an LED ammo counter that counts down from a total of 95 rounds when you pull the trigger.

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Movie memorabilia is a hot commodity these days & the more traditional auction houses are really getting into the swing of things, including Christie’s, who are auctioning off an iconic piece of cinematic history in the form of James Bond’s gun. James Bond movie props are constantly gaining in popularity & we’ve seen many significant ones on auction in the last few months.

The famous gun on auction is a Walther pistol & was used for the promotional posters for the 1963 film: From Russia With Love that stared Sean Connery. The poster was so popular that it was used by the studio in advertising & promotional material until the Bond movie You Only Live Twice that was released in 1967.

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There’s movie memorabilia & then there’s legendary memorabilia. There are villains & then there are those iconic villains that will always be referenced: like Dirty Harry, Darth Vader & Barney the purple dinosaur.

Fortunately for the sake of sensibility, Barney memorabilia hasn’t caught on  just yet, but Star Wars stuff certainly has & in November Christie’s auction house will be auctioning off one of the original costumes of legendary villain Darth Vader.

The costume is from The Empire Strikes Back movie, released in 1980 & is one of the most recognisable cinematic costumes in history & probably the most iconic – hence the excitement regarding the auction.

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