FX.co ★ Iron horses auction

On January 7th, Bonhams hosted its annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction at Bally's Hotel & Casino to great success, confirming the strength of the international market and reaffirming Bonhams' position as one of the world's leading auctioneers of collectors' motorcycles. Some models are exclusive, and their cost is quite high.

1. Vincent Series D Black Prince was created by the famous English motor engineer Philip Vincent (1908 - 1979). This model more than 60 years belonged to one owner - Californian Daniel Bingfeng. The price of the motorcycle is 6.3 - 7.7 million rubles.

2. Serial road "Harley", on which the famous stuntman Ivel Kniver was performing his thrills and challenges. At one time, the motorcycle was used for filming the movie «I Am Evel Knievel». The motorbike is estimated at 5.6 - 7 million rubles.

3. Ace brand motorcycle, 1922, was created by the pioneer of the American motor industry by William Henderson. It was carefully restored and the costs was about 6.3 - 7.7 million rubles. The Ace, like the Henderson, was a four-cylinder design and was considered the one of the fastest machines of its time and set many long-distance speed records.

4. Vincent Black Shadow Special ("Black Shadow") belonged to the American motorcycle rider Ed LaBella. It was an innovative bike, with a stressed engine and extensive use of aluminum, and held the title of fastest production bike ever into the late 60's. The starting price is 14 million rubles.

5. The 1922 model, widely used in the US police, allowed the motorcycle to reach the speed up to 160 kilometers per hour. The cost makes 4.6 – 6 million rubles.

6. According to most experts, the Manx Norton 500cc Racer brand is the leader among racing motorcycles of all time. The model was had been producing in a limited number by the British company Norton Motors Ltd. from 1947 to 1962. The cost is 2.8 – 3.5 million rubles.

7. The Harley-Davidson XRTT 750 is almost certainly the most beautiful motorcycle ever to roll out of the Milwaukee factory of the venerable American motorcycle marque. This model is estimated at 4.9 – 6.3 million rubles. The auctioned motorcycle belonged to the racer of the Harley-Davidson factory team Larry Darra.

8. The MV Agusta 750S America is a motorcycle that was built to fulfill a request from Chris Garville and Jim Cotherman of Commerce Overseas Corporation – the primary US importer of MV Augusta motorcycles in the 1970s. With a displacement of 789cc, the DOHC inline-4 was capable of 75 bhp and had a red line of 8500 RPM – largely thanks to the hard-earned grand prix experience that had been rolled into the engine's development.

9. Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled is a classic British bike, modified by the famous stuntman Bad Eckins (participated in the films "Bullitt", "Hell in the sky", "Diamonds Forever", "Sorcerer", "The Blues Brothers"). The stuntman improved the bike for his friend – the legendary actor and amateur rider Steve McQueen. The bike's cost is 3.5 – 4.2 million rubles.

10. In the mid 70-ies of the last century, an American company Rupp Industries released a Rupp Centaur motorcycle – a kind of hybrid chopper with a sidecar. The owner of one of them was the legendary Elvis Presley. A copy of the King of Rock and Roll is in the museum – the estate of Graceland. The cost of a similar model, presented at the auction, is 350 – 700 thousand rubles.