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What took nearly 50 years to accumulate, was dispersed in mere hours as Mecum Auctions offered the 225 motorcycles of the E.J. Cole Collection on March 20-21, at South Point Casino and Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas. Total hammer sales reached $12,270,000 \u2013 the most ever achieved by a single vintage motorcycle auction and highlighted by the sale of a 100-year-old Cyclone Board Track racer once owned by Steve McQueen for $775,000, making it one of the highest documented prices ever paid for a motorcycle at auction.<\/p>\n

Considered by many to be the finest, most diverse single collection of American-made machines, the E.J. Collection featured production years ranging from 1903 to 1991. Several of his motorcycles had ownership history with actor Steve McQueen, and even more of them were ultra-rare vintage and antique originals. Of the motorcycles offered, 23 sold for $100,000 or more, and the average sale price overall was more than $50,000 each. Top sales were claimed by the ex-Steve McQueen 1915 Cyclone Board track racer, one of just 13 believed to exist and the only one with McQueen ties and a rare and unrestored 1907 Harley-Davidson Strap Tank gaveling at $650,000.<\/p>\n

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What took nearly 50 years to accumulate, was dispersed in mere hours as Mecum Auctions offered the 225 motorcycles of the E.J. Cole Collection on March 20-21, at South Point Casino and Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas. Total hammer sales reached $12,270,000 \u2013 the most ever achieved by a single vintage motorcycle auction and highlighted by the sale of a 100-year-old Cyclone Board Track racer once owned by Steve McQueen for $775,000, making it one of the highest documented prices […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":711646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,11577],"tags":[15659,7366],"class_list":["post-494409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-auction-action","tag-antique-automobile-club-of-america","tag-auctions"],"yoast_head":"\nMcQueen Cyclone Breaks Record<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mcqueen-cyclone-breaks-record\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"McQueen Cyclone Breaks Record\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What took nearly 50 years to accumulate, was dispersed in mere hours as Mecum Auctions offered the 225 motorcycles of the E.J. 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