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    Record highs

    Jun 05, 2019 3 minutes

    With a successful sale rate of 92% and a total of £3,892,397 achieved, the Bonhams auction resulted in an all-time record sale.

    Highlights included 1962 Triumph 649cc TR6SS, which had been ridden by Bud Ekins, the US racer, trials rider and stuntman who performed the famous jump as a double for Steve McQueen in The Great Escape. The lot achieved more than three times its top estimate with a world record auction price

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