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Le Mans, a Jaguar E-Type, Steve McQueen and a steak to boot!

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Created on July 31, 2017

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Fredy Zurbrügg shows a photo of Steve McQueen with a personal dedication

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Fredy Zurbrügg with a view of his "favorite child", the Jaguar E-Type, which he received as a gift from Steve McQueen

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Steve McQueen during the filming of "Le Mans" with the camera car of the time - taken at the Rétromobile

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Zurbrügg has kept all the documents from back then

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To come to France in 1970, Zurbrügg had to apply for his first passport

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The kitchen in Le Mans

Bild von Partner Porsche AMAG Mai Foto-Galerie 2026

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The 100 lobsters are ready to be enjoyed

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"And then he offered me one of his cars," says Fredy Zurbrügg

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Zurbrügg can tell stories about filming in Le Mans by the hour

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Fredy Zurbrügg cooked for Steve McQueen during the filming of "Le Mans"

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The trademark of "Solar Productions"

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Fredy Zurbrügg made his first appearance in the film business during the shooting of the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"

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Zurbrügg's French driving license

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He still owns the gift from Steve McQueen - a Jaguar E-Type - not only as a model ...

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... the original is in the garage - and not everyone has an E-Type that Steve McQueen once drove

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Fredy Zurbrügg and his Jaguar E-Type, which he received as a gift from Steve McQueen

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Zurbrügg likes to sit in the E-Type

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A look under the hood

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Fredy Zurbrügg with daughter Lea and his E-Type

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The Jaguar received its first emissions test in 1986

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The French license plates of the Jaguar E-Type

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Festively laid table in the Weiersbühl

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Cozy restaurant

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Fredy Zurbrügg is cooking here today

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Fredy Zurbrügg at work

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A very special dish is created here

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Browning the meat

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Mixing the sauce

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Honey is an important ingredient

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Coating the meat with the sauce

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Potatoes fried in olive oil as a side dish

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The meat is flambéed

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The Steve steak is ready

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Signpost to Weiersbühl

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The Restaurant Weiersbühl in Uebeschi near Thun is now run by daughter Lea and is always worth a visit

Summary

There are now several films and books about the movie "Le Mans" and the filming. But hardly a word is ever said about the catering, which was essential for the well-being of the team. This article, which is about Fredy Zurbrügg and his cooking and organizational skills, aims to make up for this. It also tells you which cars Steve McQueen drove off the racetrack back then.

This article contains the following chapters

From James Bond ...
... to Le Mans
A marathon shoot
Peripheral problems and their solution
The people on the set
No fear of contact
A classy parting gift
Steve McQueen's favorite food

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

As soon as you hear about Steve McQueen's movie "Le Mans", images of it pop up in your memory. The palpitations at the start, the rattling Porsche and Ferrari cars, the gigantic accident, the night shots and so on and so forth. There are also a few behind-the-scenes stories. Jo Siffert and Derek Bell were there, and David Piper lost a lower leg after an accident. A racing car with heavy cameras drove in the 1970 race and was of course forced to make many additional pit stops just to change the film reels. Most people know all this. But no one probably ever thinks about the catering that had to be organized for the three months of filming in Le Mans.

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