Collectors looking to twist the throttle like the King of Cool himself are in luck.
The late, great Steve McQueen’s exquisite 1926 Excelsior Super X will go under the gavel at a bumper automotive auction this fall. The product of an ongoing partnership between Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies, the Movies and Motorcars sale will be fittingly held at the prestigious Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on November 6. The lots include cars, motorcycles, and automobilia with ties to true Hollywood legends.
The standout is, of course, McQueen’s motorbike. The star had a vast collection of cars and bikes that reflected his passion for motorsport and his incredible personal style. He drove both on and off the screen, sitting behind the wheel of everything from a 1968 Ford Mustang GT in Bullitt to a Meyers Manx dune buggy in The Thomas Crown Affair. This particular two-wheeler didn’t grace the big screen, though: McQueen rode it around his Santa Paula ranch and on local country roads, according to Julien’s. The factory-built flat tracker is equipped with a Super-X air-cooled 746cc V-twin engine mated to a 3-speed chain-driven transmission that runs on alcohol. The well-preserved ride is expected to hammer down for between $125,000 and $150,000.
McQueen’s 1926 Excelsior Super X.
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Other two-wheeled highlights include the 1967 CZ 250 ridden by the one and only Paul Newman in the classic Sometimes a Great Nation, the 2003 BMW R 1150 Rockstar that Ben Affleck helmed in action flick Paycheck (estimate: $6,000-$8,000), and the 2015 Suzuki GSXS 750 (estimate: $6,000-$8,000) that crashes into Keanu Reeves’s 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle in John Wick.
The 1967 CZ 250 ridden by Paul Newman.
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As for four-wheelers, the sale includes…