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Steve McQueen’s CB450 and his lightweight riding jacket up for sale
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If you’re a Steve McQueen fan then check this out! The film star and iconic motorcyclist’s CB450 and riding jacket are going up for sale at the end of this month. The Honda CB450 motorcycle, which has ‘McQueen’ on the licence plate and the name of his great friend stuntman Bud Ekins, is valued…
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Lawrence of Arabia Brough Superior SS100 letter going under the hammer!
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A letter that Lawrence of Arabia wrote to George Brough, placing an order for the SS100 Brough Superior motorbike on which he died, is going under the hammer at the end of the month. For the uninitiated, Lawrence was a British intelligence officer in Cairo at the time of the Arab Revolt against German-supporting Turkey…
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Oldest Vespa in the world is up for auction! And it’s going to cost you a packet to own this unique 98cc scooter
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The world’s oldest Vespa is up for auction – and the ancient 98cc put-put has a reserve price of £282,000! The scooter, with serial number 1003, is complete, a runner and comes from Piaggio’s ‘0 Series’. It’s believed to be Number 3 from the original 60 prototypes made by Piaggio in 1946. That means…
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Freddie Frith’s 1948 Velocette World Championship winning GP race bike headlining Bonham’s auction at the April Stafford Show
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The ex-Freddie Frith, World Championship winning 1948 Velocette 348cc KTT MkVIII Works Special Racing motorcycle will highlight the Spring Stafford Sale at the Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show. That’s the world’s first 350cc GP championship winning bike up for sale. If you fancy going to the brilliant (and huge) Stafford Showground for the show then…
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Bonhams to offer “Jimmy’s” Quadrophenia scooter replica at Beaulieu
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A replica of the iconic Lambretta scooter ridden by actor Phil Daniels – aka ‘Jimmy’ – in the cult motion pictureQuadrophenia is to be offered as part of Bonhams Beaulieu sale on 6th September. Released in 1979, the film follows Daniels’ character Jimmy, a young working class ‘Mod’ who hates his dead-end job and despises his parents,…
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How to buy a motorcycle from an auction
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James Robinson is editor of The Classic MotorCycle, and a regular at Bonhams auction house (specialists in classic vehicles). His biggest purchase was an ex-Grand Prix 250 Benelli that he bought for a UK enthusiast at £80,000. Here’s his advice on how to buy a motorcycle from an auction: “Don’t forget the commission. You’ll have a…
