Source: American Rider –
[[{“value”:”Mecum’s Monterey auction is about as ritzy as auctions get. Held during the annual Monterey Car Week at Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey, California, this year’s auction took in $54 million in sales, with 11 vehicles gaveling at more than $1 million!
Relative to the rare cars crossing the auction block, rare motorcycles drew in pocket change, but there were a couple of notables that garnered more than $100,000.
Headlining the moto sales chart was a gorgeous 1913 Henderson Four long-tank that sold for $132,000. It’s an AMCA award-winner that was previously displayed at Eddie Rickenbacker’s museum/restaurant in San Francisco. The bike underwent a comprehensive restoration and a rebuild of its 65ci L-head inline 4-cylinder engine and restoration of its nickel hardware and plunger-style fork.
Check out the 65ci four-cylinder motor in the 1913 Henderson Four, with exposed rocker arms and a Schebler carb.
Next up was a 1912 Pierce Four, which had been reconstructed by Fred Lange Restoration. Pierce was the first shaft-driven American 4-cylinder motorcycle, with a 43ci engine linked to a 2-speed gearbox. It’s estimated that only 3,500 Pierce motorcycles were made over five years of production. Its price wasn’t disclosed at time of publication.
The design of the Pierce Four integrates the oil tank and gas tank into the frame tubes, using the 43ci engine as a stressed member.
If a Four isn’t enough, how about a V-Twin from the MoCo? A splendid 1947 EL Deluxe Knucklehead sold for $110,000. It had been restored with original parts, and its odometer reads only 2,218 miles. Included in the sale were front and rear crash bars and its center and side stands.
This wonderfully restored 1947 EL Deluxe Knucklehead brought in a $110,000 winning bid.
The fourth highest-selling bike was another Four, naturally, this one a 1941 Indian Four rebuilt in 2023 by 4th Coast Fours. It was sold for an undisclosed price in running condition with just 12 miles showing on the odometer.
Mecum Auctions Monterey
This Indian Chief 441 (1941) and its bodacious skirted fenders sold at Mecum Monterey for an undisclosed price.
Ranked fifth in the list of priciest motorcycles at the auction was an ultra-rare machine, a 1913 Excelsior Autocycle with a 61ci V-Twin and 2-speed transmission. Its price wasn’t disclosed.
National Motorcycle Museum Mecum Auction
We don’t see many 1913 Excelsior Autocycles around, and you missed your chance at this one.
Top sales at the Monterey 2024 auction
1969 Ford GT40 Lightweight at $7,865,000
1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona at $3,360,000
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 at $3,080,000
2003 Ferrari Enzo at $2,860,000
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible at $2,576,000
1967 Ferrari 330 GTS at $2,530,000
1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible at $2,352,000
2005 Porsche Carrera GT at $1,732,500
1930 Packard 734 Speedster Boattail Runabout at $1,375,000
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster at $1,237,500
When is $100,000 cheap? When it’s sold on the same stage as this 1969 Ford GT40 bid to $7.865 million! This fabulous Ford is one of just 10 factory competition lightweights produced with the 440-horse Gurney Weslake 289 V-8. An old Dodge (a 1969 Hemi Daytona) sold for $3.6 million. The post Mecum Monterey Auction: $100K Cheap! appeared first on American Rider.”}]]
