Automobilia & Transportation
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Bronco Style Hard Tire Safety Bicycle
LOT 90.
Rare and important Bronco style hollow cross frame hard tire safety. Features rear hub drive, 30" wheels, retains original brakes, appears to be unrestored and original. First time on the market and only second Bronco style ever offered at Copake Auction. White Cycle Co. C. 1890/92.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $52,800
Auction: 30th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 15, 2022
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Bronco, Hard Tire Safety
#52 Frankie Cal 220 Offenhauser Sprint Car
LOT 305A.
#52 Frankie Cal 220 Offenhauser Sprint Car. built in 1951 by Danny Hogan as a sprint car with a custom chassis using components from a former midget. This configuration was often referred to as stretched midgets. Engine was a 220 cubic inch Offy engine 111B from car #14. Sprint or "Big Cars" were midsize between midgets and Champ Cars. See catalog for complete history & description.
Estimate: $20,000-35,000
Sold Price: $36,000
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Danny Hogan, Frankie Cal, Offenhauser, Race Car, Sprint Car
1902 Steffy Motorcycle
LOT 1a.
1902 Steffy Motor-bike, New Mail frame with Steffy clip-on motor. Accessories include a "Search Light", carbide head lamp and a New York Standard Watch Company Cyclometer. Expert restoration.
Estimate: $20,000-25,000
Sold Price: $30,000
Auction: 31st Annual Bicycle Auction, October 21, 2023
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Motor-bike, Motorcycle, Steffy
1915 Dayton motorbike. Sold as found with no title.
LOT 121.
1915 Dayton motorbike. Sold as found with no title.
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $24,000
Auction: Transportation & Music Auction, March 29, 2024
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Dayton, Motorbike
Rare 1889 Psycho Safety Tandem
LOT 1a.
Rare 1889 Psycho Safety Tandem. Starley Brothers, St. John's Works, Coventry, England. Serial #14 of possibly 100 units manufactured. Believed to be one of maybe a dozen examples left in the world. When the Starley Brothers exhibited their bicycles in 1888 and 1890, this Psycho did not appear, giving proof that this is a "one year only" production. Intended for ladies and gentleman with double steer and double brakes. 30" wheels fitted with new 7/8th tires. Weight 74 pounds. Geared to 57 inch. Matching ladies and mens saddles. Matching pedals. Both front and rear coasting steps. Rare example and opportunity.
Estimate: $16,000-20,000
Sold Price: $20,650
Auction: 29th Annual Bicycle Auction, June 26, 2021
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Psycho, Tandem
19th c. Labeled Boneshaker
LOT 31.
Scarce 19th c. Boneshaker, brass label marked "WMH PARKERTON / 145-7-9WEST18STNY". Note brass acorns on grips. 33" front wheel, 28" rear wheel. Also brass acorn on front.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $16,800
Auction: 30th Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 15, 2022
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Boneshaker
1947 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Midget race car.
LOT 306A.
1947 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Midget race car. Kurtis Kraft was a high-quality midget chassis available in the 1940s-1950s, Kurtis midgets dominated the sport for two decades. This Kurtis has an Offenhauser 110 cubic inch twin-overhead cam engine with magneto ignition, twin Riley carburetors, quick-change rear end, knock-off mag wheels, early period spot disc brakes, and torsion bar suspension. The Offenhauser engine was derived from the design of the Miller race engines. See catalog for complete history and description.
Estimate: $12,000-20,000
Sold Price: $16,800
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Kurtis Kraft, Midget, Miller race engine, Offenhauser, Race Car
C. 1891 Western Wheel Works Hard Tire Safety
LOT 86.
C. 1891 Western Wheel Works 30", "Our Special #10", hard tire safety bicycle. Nice restored condition. Features front lamp, bell. Comes with stand.
Estimate: $3,000-3,500
Sold Price: $12,980
Auction: 29th Annual Bicycle Auction, June 26, 2021
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Hard Tire Safety, Western Wheel Works
C. 1880's Star High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 169.
C. 1880's Star high wheel bicycle. Mfg. H. B. Smith Co., Smithville New Jersey. Nice restoration . Good rider. Steve Stevens Collection Colorado.
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Sold Price: $12,000
Auction: 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction, October 11, 2025
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, H. B. Smith Co., High Wheel, Star, Steve Stevens Collection
Crypto Geared High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 38.
Crypto Geared Ordinary (High Wheel), 44" bicycle. Barn fresh condition. Retains logo. Provenance: Wayne & Kim Batten Collection.
Estimate: $1,500-2,000
Sold Price: $11,040
Auction: 32nd Annual Bicycle Auction, October 12, 2024
Category: Automobilia & Transportation, Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Crypto, High Wheel, Wayne & Kim Batten Collection
