Bonhams Butterfields auction features Steve McQueen
memorabilia

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Bonhams Butterfields? annual vintage motorbike, custom car and sports-racing collectibles auction at LA?s Petersen Auto Museum ? now referred to as the ?Classic California? sale -- features a wonderful assemblage of desirable early Steve McQueen memorabilia from the collection of his first wife, as well as property from noted private and institutional collections culled from across the globe. The eagerly anticipated auction takes place in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 25, 2008.

To Steve McQueen fans and motorbike and car collectors, the Bonhams Butterfields Fall sale is a must-attend event. Each of the last three annual auctions has featured select McQueen-owned and raced motorbikes, cars and collectibles ? and each multi-million dollar sale has set world auction records and generated international interest. The Saturday afternoon auction is the traditional kick-off for the Love Ride, the world?s largest one-day motorcycle charity fundraiser, celebrating its 25th year on Sunday, October 26th, 2008 -- part of California Bike Week.

For 2008, bidders will vie for Steve McQueen?s first racing trophy (an engraved tankard expected to bring $2,000 to $4,000) and other early racing awards. The poster noting McQueen being honored by the Porsche Club of America could bring as much as $2,000, and several firearms used by the inveterate hunter should attract interest. Original signed contracts and documents for Bullitt (1968), Papillion (1973) and other early McQueen movies and productions will be offered along with signed letters and notes written to the

McQueens by their famous friends ? from Barbra Streisand and Sammy Davis Jr., racing legend Stirling Moss, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, and fellow thespians Paul Newman, Janet Leigh, Debby Reynolds and Rock Hudson, to name just a few.

McQueen?s Buddha figure gold cufflinks were a gift from the legendary Bob Hope (est. $1,000/2,000) and never-before seen photographs depict the McQueens poolside, at home and on location. The actor?s Chinese visa, which displays his passport-sized photo and signature, was carried by McQueen while he filmed Sand Pebbles in 1965 (est. $2/4,000). Additional lots include personal and household items, some of which were featured in select McQueen films.
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