On October 23, H&H Auctions sold the 1922 Brough Superior SS80 known as \u201cOld Bill\u201d for \u00a3291,200 Grossing nearly \u00a34 million between them, H&H\u2019s two auctions at IWM Duxford this year have seen the firm establish several world record prices. However, the most important of these is undoubtedly the \u00a3291,200 ($462,000) making it the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction.<\/p>\n
Known the world over as \u201cOld Bill\u201d the motorcycle in question was owned and raced by marque founder George Brough. Appearing on the open market for the first time in over 50 years, it drew the interest of potential buyers from three continents. Keenly contested both in the room and on the telephone, \u201cOld Bill\u201d is now the centerpiece of a significant overseas collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On October 23, H&H Auctions sold the 1922 Brough Superior SS80 known as \u201cOld Bill\u201d for \u00a3291,200 Grossing nearly \u00a34 million between them, H&H\u2019s two auctions at IWM Duxford this year have seen the firm establish several world record prices. However, the most important of these is undoubtedly the \u00a3291,200 ($462,000) making it the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction. Known the world over as \u201cOld Bill\u201d the motorcycle in question was owned and raced by marque founder George […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":525593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,11577],"tags":[7366,14689,14407],"class_list":["post-492827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-george-brough","tag-hh-classics"],"yoast_head":"\n