Vintage Motorwheel from the Mechum auction

[FFV8]

There were a few motorized bicycles at the auction. This 1911 Dayton Motorwheel was mostly original, but someone had started painting - hurt the value a little:

The Miami behind it was completely re-finished. Sadly I ran out of memory cards before I got any good pics of it.

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[MotoMagz]

Auctions are a blast....I'm sure the Mechum was over the top. Thanks for pictures.Do you know what the Miami went for??

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Cool, I love motor wheels Thanks for sharing FFV8

 

[FFV8]

The 1911 Motorwheel brought $13,000

The 1916 Miami went for $14,000

For reference this unmolested 1911 Wagner 4-11 went for $40,000

People were paying more for original finishes, because there is a lot of sloppy restoration work out there - and once done it can be hard to undo.

 

[MotoMagz]

Yep today's vechicle market is all about original...a few years back it was all about restored.

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Yes they are only original once and nothing will bring that back once it's gone.