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Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
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Vintage motorbike belonging to legendary Steve McQueen double goes on sale for £6,000

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The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)
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A vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double is on sale for £6,000.

Stuntman Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S was used in events such as the Beaulieu AutoJumble in Hampshire and the Munster International Rally in Ireland.

It is a single-cylinder, four-stroke 500cc model produced during the late 1940s and 1950s.

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Power is generated by a 497cc air-cooled, overhead valve, single-cylinder engine, capable of generating top speeds of 90mph.

Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

The motor was built by the historical British motorcycle marque Matchless Motorcycles.

And now it’s set for auction with Iconic Auctioneers in Shuttleworth, Bedfordshire.

“We are very excited to be bringing this ex-Bud Ekins bike to auction,” Dan Towers of Iconic Auctioneers told Whats The Jam.

Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

“This is an amazing opportunity to pick up a piece of motorcycling history owned and ridden by the legend that is Bud Ekins.”

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Bud served as McQueen’s double in two legendary films – The Great Escape and Bullitt.

In 1971, Ekins and McQueen appeared together in the cult off-road film On Any Sunday.

Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

Ekins also paired with McQueen to compete in West Coast desert races in the early 1960s.

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In 1964, they both represented the US in the International Six Days Trial in East Germany, where Ekins won multiple gold medals.

The motor is being auctioned on 20 July with an estimate of £6,000.

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Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)
Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)
Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
Document believed to show that stuntman Bud Ekins used the motorcycle. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)
Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)
Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)
Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)
Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)
Bud Ekins’s 1952 Matchless G80S motorbike, once ridden by Steve McQueen’s legendary stunt double, is heading to auction for £6,000 as a rare piece of racing history.
The vintage motorbike belonging to a legendary Steve McQueen double now on sale for £6,000. (Jam Press/Iconic Auctioneers)

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