Steve McQueen's 1946 Indian Chief sells for *$143,750 at the first-ever California Auctions America at the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
The bike is believed to be the first bike that McQueen purchased and the auction just happened to coincide with the launch of Indian Motorcycle's 2014 Chief line-up of the Classic, Vintage and Chieftain.
The Indian was documented by the original McQueen Certificate of Authenticity to prove its ownership.
Reminiscing about the bike in "McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon", the film star wrote: "I was going with a girl who began to hate the cycle - just hated riding in the bumpy sidecar.
"She told me, 'Either the cycle goes or I go!' Well, there was no contest. She went."
*The auction was actually held August 1-3 but, payment was not received until the later date due to a previous agreement.
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