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Bud Ekins, 77; stuntman did famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape'. October 10, 2007|Dennis McLellan | Times Staff Writer. Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and a veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in The Great Escape, has died.
Not Named after the actor and race driver Steve McQueen, but actually Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who died in 2002, he is based on a Chevrolet Corvette (C6) which is why late in the original film, during the scene where he helps restore the town to its 50's heyday, he is painted much like the 50's Chevrolet Corvette C1.