Johnny Depp’s ‘Cry-Baby’ motorcycle cruising to auction for $250,000

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A motorbike showcased in the Johnny Depp cult vintage movie “Cry-Baby” is coming up for auction just in time to capitalize on the notice the actor has been receiving in the wake of Depp’s the latest courtroom situation.

Depp played a James Dean/Elvis-fashion rebel named Wade “Cry-Baby” Walker in the John Waters musical comedy, which was established in 1950s Baltimore and also starred Ricky Lake, Willem Defoe and Iggy Pop.

The Walker character’s nickname came from his potential to shed a solitary tear, which created his admirers swoon.

The red 1955 Harley-Davidson Product K was aspect of his lousy-boy persona and the only practical one utilised for filming, though a reproduction was destroyed in a pivotal scene.

Johnny Depp starred as Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker in "Cry-Baby".

Johnny Depp starred as Wade “Cry-Newborn” Walker in “Cry-Newborn”.
(Universal Shots/Getty Photos//GWS Auctions)

It is all-first help you save for a chain guard that has been installed and a speedometer set in the place of the unique tachometer, to make it a lot more suitable for road riding.

The 1955 Harley-Davidson Model K is nearly all-original.

The 1955 Harley-Davidson Design K is almost all-initial.
(GWS Auctions)

In accordance to GWS Auctions, the motorcycle arrives with paperwork confirming its provenance and original sale to Josh Spring, who was the Ideal Boy Electrical for the duration of the film’s production.

The Model K has its original V-Twin engine.

The Product K has its original V-Twin engine.
(GWS Auctions)

It has been bought many periods because and is at this time stored in a museum in Branson, Missouri.

The consignor “is aware what they have received” as they say in the auction planet and just isn’t likely to enable it go easy. The opening cost has been established at $250,000 with the bare minimum on the web bid increment is $25,000.

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That cost would eclipse the modern auction of a motorcycle with a Hollywood link, when the first Husqvarna owned by Steve McQueen bought for $204,000 very last year.

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