ESSA announces 2024 winners honoring Steve Barratt
The winners of the 2024 Event Suppliers and Services Association (ESSA) Awards were announced last night, celebrating the outstanding achievements of the industry’s brightest minds.This year's ESSA Awards, now in their seventh year, saw a record number of entries across its 14 categories. The awards celebrate diversity and excellence in the success of the events industry, recognizing individuals and companies that set the standard for innovation, service excellence and dedication.A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award to Steve Barratt, former CEO and Founder of Full Circle Events & Exhibitions. Praised for his exceptional leadership and lasting impact on the industry, Barratt embodies the spirit of innovation and commitment that defines ESSA's mission. Steve is known for his unwavering passion, entrepreneurial spirit, and ability to challenge the norm, but his sense of humor and penchant for analogies also set him apart. His reliability, enthusiasm and transformative contributions to exhibitions over many…
Steve McQueen’s Porsche 917K Could Break Auction Record
The legendary actor signed the car and drove it several times during the filming of Le Mans go through Brad Anderson 10 hours ago Seven years ago, another 917K used to film Le Mans sold for more than $14 million. Chassis 917-022 retains its original flat twelve-cylinder engine. Comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld once owned this most prized Porsche race car. The hero car from Steve McQueen's 1971 film Le MansA rare 1970 Porsche 917K will be auctioned by Mecum in January and will likely fetch more than $10 million. In fact, it could become the most expensive Porsche ever sold at a public auction. The 917K was purchased from Porsche by Steve McQueen's Solar Productions and used throughout the film. McQueen drove it several times during filming. Le Mans The car came in second place in a recreation of the world's most famous endurance race, and McQueen signed it, with "Finished, thanks for sticking together" written on the side,…
Steve McQueen’s 1963 Shelby Cobra is original;
Interestingly, the car isn't actually registered to the famous Hollywood actor. go through Brad Anderson 12 hours ago McQueen returned to the Cobra with chassis CSX2161 as a regular driver in the mid-1960s. The car has spent most of its life in the United States and the last two decades in Europe. Shelby retained the original body and engine. Later this month, Mecum will auction off a classic 1963 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster that was once driven by the legendary Steve McQueen. Expected to sell for between $1.25 million and $1.5 million, this car could be the perfect Cobra for any avid collector. The Shelby, chassis number CSX2161, was driven by McQueen from 1965 until late 1967, though he was never actually registered as the owner. According to the auction house, the car was originally registered to film producer David Wolper and later purchased by Elmer Bernstein, who offered it to McQueen. After Bernstein sold the Cobra in late 1967,…
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