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A classic car driven by Steve McQueen in his final film is now up for sale for more than $6,000 - after it was left forgotten in a barn for nearly 40 years.
The 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was used as a stunt vehicle in the late actor's final film, the 1980 action thriller 'The Hunter'.
The car remained in the Pontiac Motor Division show car fleet following its assembly in November 1978 before it was sold to Paramount Pictures a year later - where it was used in the flick.
The vehicle is one of two cars used for an explosion scene in the movie and was given to a farmer in Illinois as compensation for aiding the crew in the production of the film.
The famous vehicle isn't quite in the same condition it was in the 1980s film The Hunter
Steve McQueen died of lung cancer in 1980, the same year as The Hunter film came out
Said to be the only remaining Firebird from the movie, it sat in the farmer's barn for nearly four decades before it was recovered by the current owner in 2018 and showcased at multiple car shows across the country.
The vehicle underwent modifications for use in the movie, being repainted from blue to black,
