Hollywood legends classic cars to be auctioned off
Classic cars belonging to Hollywood icons Steve McQueen and Frank Sinatra are to go under the hammer.
A 1949 Chevrolet truck and a rare 1940 Indian 74ci Chief motorbike owned by McQueen, who died in 1980, are being sold through London auction house Bonhams & Butterfields.
The blue truck is expected to fetch between $20,000-$30,000, while the motorbike has estimates of $55,000 to $65,000.
According to McQueen’s third wife Barbara Minty, the Hollywood legend bought a pair of rectangular “blue dot” tail-lights at a swap meet, and installed them on the truck himself.
However, McQueen’s big love was motorbikes and he reportedly owned more than 150 during his lifetime. His “Hollywood” bike, the 1940 Chief, was originally sold as part of the actor’s estate when it was auctioned in 1984.
Also up for auction, with a price tag of $100,000-$120,000, is a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado, which was once owned by Sinatra.
In a funny twist, the Cadillac was subsequently bought by a California Highway Patrolman, Neal Gann – who, in 1958, had actually stopped Sinatra while he was driving the car, for failing to display a registration plate.
In 1999, Gann sold the car to Sid Craig, who is now auctioning it off.
The Bonhams & Butterfields auction in Los Angeles will be held on 14 November.
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