Steve Jobs's personal 3.5" x 2" Pixar Animation Studios business card that he presented to a fellow motorist after being rear-ended while driving on U.S. Highway 101 in the early 1990's. Jobs has handwritten his phone number, "415-780-3700," and license plate number, "NO181583," in ink on the reverse. The card's front features the Pixar logo with Buzz Lightyear image, lists "Steve P. Jobs" as "Chairman and Chief Executive Officer," and bears the Pixar studio address and contact information, which concludes with Jobs's email address: "[email protected]." In very fine condition.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient: "In the early 1990's I was traveling from San Francisco, returning to Orange County on the 101 freeway near the city of Mountain View when I accidentally rear-ended a gentleman in a Mercedes sedan. We pulled over to the side of the road to exchange our insurance information and much to my surprise the driver was none other than Steve Jobs.
Steve was on his way from his office at Pixar to his other office at NeXT, then on to a meeting at Apple, and even though he was in a rush he could not have been nicer. Rather than spending time exchanging our insurance information he simply went into his pocket, pulled out his business card, and wrote down a direct contact phone number and other details. I thanked him for being so understanding and he hopped back in his car and sped away…In September of 2021 a buddy of mine who worked with Steve came by my house, I showed him the writing on the back of the card, and he immediately recognized the telephone number-he said that was the number to his office at NeXT where they worked together." Personal business cards belonging to Steve Jobs are already a hot commodity, with this lesser-seen Pixar example all the more desirable given Jobs's handwriting and its amusing 'accidental' back story.
