Steve McQueen was an avid off-road motorcycle enthusiast who often registered for races under the nom de guerre of "Harvey Mushman" in hopes of avoiding any headaches or backlash from the film industry folks. Which is, honestly, pretty cool.
The film star turned desert racer was introduced to the Husqvarna brand by Malcolm Smith, who himself was already a legend following his involvement in Bruce Brown’s iconic 1971 film, ‘On Any Sunday.’ And McQueen rode a two-stroke Husky in that film, too, a larger-bore 400 Cross to be exact; however, his stable of bikes also included multiple 250 Cross models, one of which is going up for auction, with no reserve.
