Bonhams has yet to issue an official news release regarding its recent Las Vegas motorcycle auction. However, it has provided a list of sales that indicates only 52 of the 111 vehicles on the docket sold, for a total of around $985,000.
The top sale was the $126,000 paid for a 1929 Brough Superior 680 OHV “project.”
The star machine of the sale was a 1940 Crocker Big Tank V-Twin that had a pre-auction estimated value in the half-a-million-dollar range. According to a report on the Hagerty Insider, the bike was bid to $380,000 but failed to sell.
Top-10 sales, Bonhams at Las Vegas 2020
- 1929 Brough Superior 680 OHV ‘project,’ $126,000
- 1949 Vincent 998 Black Shadow, $97,750
- 1918 Harley-Davidson Model 18J, $88,550
- 1939 Matchless Model X, $59,800
- 1980 Kawasaki Mystery Ship, $55,200
- 1976 Yamaha TZ750C, $49,450
- 1938 AJC Model 2, $43,700
- 1982 Suzuki RG500 MVKII, $43,125
- 1913 NUT 1,000cc OHV, $28,750
- 1927 Indian police special, $28,750
(Prices include buyer’s fee.)
Bonhams next Motoring department auction is the Les Grands Marques du Monde au Grand Palais, scheduled for February 6 in Paris.