CAPTAIN AMERICA FOR SALE

Captain America, the legendary bike ridden by Peter Fonda in Easy Rider, was sold on 5th June at auction in Texas – no word of what it went for as yet, but it was estimated to fetch between $300,000-500,000!

Designed and built by Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy, four former police Harley-Davidsons were purchased at auction for $500, and rebuilt into two Captain Americas and two Billy Bikes. In 1996 the former owner of the bike, renowned celebrity vehicle collector, Gary Graham, sold it to Gordon Granger. Since then it’s resided in Austin, Texas, where it survived a fire in December 2010.

Dan Kruse, owner of the auction house, said: “This motorcycle’s part of both American film history and automotive history too. It’s a legend, and is one of the iconic symbols of the 1960s. It represents a longing for a simpler life, one of adventure and the open road, and it’d grace any automotive collection, be it private or in a museum.”