A 1972 Husqvarna 250cc motocrosser with a documented connection to Steve McQueen’s Solar Productions is going under the hammer at Bonhams’ Autumn Stafford Sale on October 11, 2026. The auction will take place at Staffordshire County Showground as part of the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show.

Listed within “The Connoisseurs’ Collection, Part IV”, the motorcycle carries an estimate of £30,000–£50,000 and will be offered without reserve. It was built for the US market and retains its original warranty-disclaimer and vehicle-type-approval stickers. Bonhams describes it as apparently unrestored, while its “G.P. Winning Replica” decals carry the signature of Heikki Mikkola, the Finnish Husqvarna rider and four-time World Motocross Champion.

A documented company connection, not a complete McQueen history

The surviving paperwork establishes a link with Solar Productions, the company through which McQueen regularly acquired and titled vehicles. It does not, however, establish what McQueen personally did with this particular Husqvarna. The documentation is held in a private collection and is not included with the motorcycle, so Bonhams has advised potential bidders to assess the significance of the connection for themselves.

There is also a proposed link to director Sam Peckinpah. Don Ince, custodian of the surviving Edison Dye archive and an authority on early Husqvarna motorcycles, has suggested that the bike may have passed to Peckinpah after the filming of The Getaway in 1972. No documentary evidence has been found to support that theory, so it remains an unverified possibility rather than an established part of the motorcycle’s history.

How it compares with better-documented McQueen Huskys

Previous McQueen-related Husqvarna sales show why the paperwork matters. A 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross sold for $186,500 in 2022 with a certificate of authenticity and the original 1984 bill of sale from the Steve McQueen Estate Auction. Another 1971 400 Cross brought $144,500 in 2011, supported by a bill of sale showing that it had been bought directly by Solar Productions. Those motorcycles had stronger documentary trails; the 250cc machine heading to Stafford offers a more qualified connection, alongside the appeal of an apparently unrestored early Husqvarna.

The sale therefore hinges on more than the name attached to the listing. Its US-market specification, surviving original decals and labels, and possible association with McQueen’s production company give it clear collector interest, but the private status of the supporting paperwork leaves the final importance of that history open to interpretation by bidders.