Lee Roy Hartung auction

[Harvie]

anyone going to this auction?

 

[rideahiggins]

auction

I was thinking about it. But there's the $100 registration fee to get in the auction, no onsite parking, they will shuttle you from one of there offsite lots, 15% buyers premium and 9.25% sales tax on everything (excluding cars and motorcycles). Then you have to schedule a pickup time to get the items you won. Kind of a turn off.

 

[Harvie]

I HAD a person look over the Phantom and Aerocycle for me, they are not worth the expenses involved in getting there and bidding on them.

 

[twowheelfan]

I bet Leno is saying the exact same thing!

i'm gonna watch this one. i can't wait.

 

[Larmo63]

Anyone near who can pick up for me?

 

[ohdeebee]

I heard the Aerocycle sold for $4500 and the Bluebird carcass also sold for $4500. Way too much money for either of those bikes in my opinion.

 

[redline1968]

not really, they are rare bikes. shows that rare projects bring good money.

 

[cyclingday]

The pictures of the auction are starting to stream in.
There was way more stuff available than what was in those early pictures.
A guy who went to the preview posted some pictures of what he saw, and it is totally worth checking out.
Go to the; Antique Motorcycle Club of America website and scroll through the community forums and when you get to the Parking Lot Chatter forum click on it.
Post # 17 by DuoGlide62 has a really nice stream of pictures that will make you all have sweet dreams of what this country used to build.

 

[ohdeebee]

True. But both bikes needed a lot of work. I don't think the Aerocycle was crazy money but it needed a tank door, fenders, rack, seat and who knows what else. By the time all of that is bought you would be pretty close to getting into a decent complete one without all of the headaches. The Bluebird to me, rare or not, was missing almost everything that makes a Bluebird a Bluebird. Not to mention it was one of the later models and in my opinion, much less desirable models. I think a lot of the price on these two bikes in particular have a lot to do with the provenance. Years down the road I'm sure we will be talking about the "Hartung Aerocycle" and the "Hartung Bluebird".

 

[redline1968]

the problem is that junk is getting harder to get and what is a lot now might be cheep down the line. still the carcus is a bluebird and if you love them, then money is not a object to some.