McQueen bike to go under hammer

Added on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor | No Comments

Steve McQueen’s 1971 Husqvarna 400 motorcycle will go under the hammer next month, along with a huge collection of McQueen collections and memorabilia.

The bike, along with the actor’s collection of racing trophies, will go up for sale in in Carmel, California, on May 14^th as part of a 169 lot auction.

But it is lot 101, a 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross owned by the “King of Cool”, that is expected to be the main attraction, with estimates expecting the bike to fetch $70,000 (£43,790).

Other items up for auction include an ex-Steve McQueen racing trunk, expected to fetch as much as $16,000 (£9,800) and a large display of nineteen Steve McQueen photographs from Ascot Park, California, 1969, with a guide price of $8,000 – $10,000.

A total of 15 race trophies, all awarded to the star of The Great Escape, will also go under the hammer, with a collective guide price of $26,600 (£16,200).

Bonhams has continuously been the representative for Steve McQueen-related items sold at auction, beginning with the widely publicized and record-breaking 2006 “Steve McQueen Sale” in Los Angeles.

Full details of the auction lots can be found here.

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