“I Had It for Years,” – Michael Douglas Recalls Steve McQueen’s Expensive Gift for Him

Published 11/13/2026, 12:01 AM MST
Caption: Steve McQueen and Michael DouglasCredits: Imago

It is not every day that someone gives you one of the most expensive and lavish gift. Well, not everyone has a mentor like Steve McQueen or shares the same bond that he had with Michael Douglas. The two worked together when Douglas starred in Adam 6 A.M., which was produced by McQueen’s production company, Solar Productions.

And on the final day of the film’s production, McQueen gave him a fancy and expensive car as gift.

Steve McQueen gifted a Porsche to Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas recently appeared in Mostly Sheenius with Charlie Sheen to talk about his career, personal life, friendships, and his memoir One Helluva Ride. When asked about Steve McQueen’s expensive gift for him, Douglas admitted and revealed that the late actor gave him a tangerine-orange Porsche 911 Targa on the final day of filming. He recalled that the character in the film, Adam 6 A.M., who was a wealthy UCLA college professor, had the car, so he had spent much time driving the car during the shoot.

"And he said, you know what? Thank you. He did a good job. And oh, by the way, here they held up these this keys," he said. 

Auf der Jagd nach dem grünen Diamanten (1984) aka: Romancing the Stone, Director: Robert Zemeckies, Actors Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito Copyright: IFTN UnitedArchives1181301362893

During the conversation, the actor recalled that after the film, Steve McQueen was practicing racing for his sports action film, Le Mans. He remembered joining McQueen for his practice sessions. Douglas, in his memoir One Helluva Ride, spoke about McQueen’s when he was diagnosed with cancer and how the actor chose to say his final goodbye. In his memoir, Douglas has shared several such heartwarming stories about his career, personal life and much more.

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Most recently the actor has opened up one of the earlier stories about his romance with his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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"I looked at him and I just said, 'You got to be s******* me.' And he gave me the car and I had it for years," he said

September 22, 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA: LOS ANGELES - SEP 22: Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals at the Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles USA - ZUMAb170 20190922_zap_b170_1181 Copyright: xKayxBlakex

At the time, Douglas was already divorced and seeing five different women. So, he agreed to end things with everyone to start a new relationship with the actress. Cut to the present: the two have been happily married for more than 2 decades.

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