Alongside a 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL that was a gift from Sean Penn to Madonna, and a 1994 Toyota Supra from the Fast and the Furious, there will be something genuinely cool at Bonham's Classic California Auction on Nov 12: Fonzie's 1949 Triumph TR5. The Triumph, the last of 4 bikes used in the filming of Happy Days, was chosen as the Fonz's bike because studio execs wanted something small and light that could be pushed around set easily.
The bike has sat since the 70s, but that doesn't seem to matter as the bike has a pre-auction estimate of $60,000 - $80,000.
rwatson says:
02:05 AM, 10/13/11
Not much of a bike guy, but I'd be proud to own that one. I loved the Fonz.