Also noteworthy in this sale is a replica of the famous "General Lee" Dodge from the series "The Dukes of Hazzard. This selection includes, for example, several Rolls-Royces from the 1920s and 1930s, a 1954 Jaguar XK120 Roadster and a 1964 Ford Mustang convertible. In addition to Captain America, about 20 other vehicles from Gordon Granger's collection will also be offered at auction on June 5, all without reserve prices. In 2014, one of them was sold for US$1.3 million (RM4.4mil at the time). For the record, two bikes were used for the shoot. The authenticity of this model for sale is nevertheless debated among some aficionados.
#Easy rider captain america motorcycle movie#
The movie is a cult road movie about two bikers leaving California to reach Louisiana. Since then, the bike has resided in Austin, Texas, where it even survived a fire in December 2010.įor anyone who needs a reminder, the film "Easy Rider" was directed by Dennis Hopper and released in 1969.
In 1996, the bike's owner at the time, collector Gary Graham, sold the Captain America bike at the Dan Kruse Classic Car Productions auction to Gordon Granger. This exceptional model, famous across the world, was built from an old 1952 Harley-Davidson bike bought for a pittance at the time. The motorcycle features an American flag motif on the gas tank and elsewhere on the bike and a ton of chrome. This motorcycle is quintessentially American and, of course, it’s a Harley-Davidson. Replica of the 'Captain America' bike in the Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum. The motorcycle in question, symbol of freedom and the hippie movement of the era, will be sold without a reserve price. The Easy Rider Captain America Motorcycle The 1969 film Easy Rider has one of the most iconic motorcycles ever, a bike known as Captain America. Hardy (1921-1994) was an African-American custom motorcycle builder who made the Captain America and Billy choppers for the 1969 Peter Fonda road movie Easy Rider. SAN ANTONIO (Texas, USA): The iconic "Captain America," the motorcycle that Peter Fonda rode in the movie "Easy Rider," will be auctioned off in Texas on June 5, 2021.įamous for the star-spangled banner painted on its gas tank, the motorcycle is currently estimated at between US$300,000 and US$500,000 (up to RM2mil).
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