Fonzie’s TR5 up for auction
Added on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor | No Comments
Fonzie’s TR5 up for auction
The motorcycle made famous by The Fonz in the classic TV show Happy Days could fetch up to £60,000 when it goes up for auction on November 12th.
The Triumph Trophy TR5 made famous by the Fonz in Happy Days will go under the hammer at the Bonhams Classic California Sale in Los Angeles next month, with an estimate of around $100,000.
For the last 15 years, the bike has been languishing in a motorcycle shop after being bought by an enthusiast who had no idea about its celebrity connections. The bike hasn’t been ridden since Happy Days ended in 1984.
The TR5 was central to The Fonz’s hip image throughout the show’s nine-year run – even though actor Henry Winkler was “scared to death” of motorbikes and could not ride it.
Nick Smith, of auctioneers Bonhams, said the bike was as iconic as Fonzie’s leather jacket.
“This is the coolest motorbike ever – you would be hard pushed to find a cooler one,” he said. “The two things that represent The Fonz are his black leather jacket and his bike.
“It was a bike that got an awful lot of people into motorcycling, because Happy Days was on prime-time TV and it obviously made the character look cool.
“It would be quite something if you could say that you owned Fonzie’s motorbike.”
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