Steve McQueen's Harley
Up for Auction
Steve McQueen’s 1938
Harley-Davidson WLD.
Steve McQueen was a motorcycle fanatic. He loved to ride and he loved bikes.
Which is why you see so many auction houses selling off former Steve McQueen
owned bikes. This time it is the 2013 Mecum Anaheim auction on November 21-23
at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The 1938 Harley-Davidson WLD is
original and unrestored motorcycle that was actually ridden by Steve. It was
first sold back in 1984 at the McQueen Estate sale. This piece of McQueen
history will sell again on Saturday, November 23. McQueen memorabilia is hot
and recently his driving suit from the movie “Le Mans” sold for $984,000 the
Porsche 911 he drove in the film got $1.375 million. For more information go to www.mecum.com.
Update 25th Nov 2013 : Steve McQueen's personal Harley Davidson sold at the Mecum Auction in Anaheim this weekend for $125,000. It had originally been sold back in 1984 at the McQueen estate sale. The bike had orginal paint and 21,000 miles on the odometer. Along with the bike came the original bill of sale from estate sale, 1984 Certificate of Authenticity and McQueen’s personal tools found wrapped in a piece of denim in the frame-mounted tool box.
