Mystery Ship 6
(Photograph courtesy of Craig Vetter)
Vetter Mystery Ship 6 was produced in a “Dino Red” colour scheme…
…and is one of only two Mystery Ships to be supplied with the R.C. Engineering Turbo Charger option, the other one being Mystery Ship 9.
It was fitted with solid spun-aluminium wheels.
Frame Number: DMV 75988 CA
Engine Number: KZT00AE083890
(Photograph courtesy of Craig Vetter)
This photograph is not to be published on other websites without written permission from Craig Vetter.
This motorcycle was originally owned by Dillard Coleman who displayed it at his Coleman Power Sports dealership in Falls Church, Virginia.
It was then co-owned by business partners, Ron Henaghan and Dale Foley of Richmond, Virginia, USA. It was kept in a climate controlled facility until it was sold in 2013 at the Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction with only 2 miles on the clock.
(Photograph courtesy of Ron Henaghan)
I do not know who purchased Number 6 in 2013.
Vetter Mystery Ship Number 6 was sold again on January 23rd 2020 at the Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction, still with only 2 miles on the clock..!
Please click the link below for details.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25835/lot/203/
I do not know who purchased it in 2020. Hopefully, he (or she) will contact me via this website.
Update:
On 9th March 2021, I received this comment from Nic at Throttlestop Motorcycle Museum.
“Mystery Ship #6 is proudly displayed next to its sister, #5 at The Throttlestop Motorcycle Museum in Elkhart Lake, WI.”
http://www.throttlestopmuseum.com
(Photograph courtesy of Bonhams)
(Photograph courtesy of Bonhams)
(Photograph courtesy of Bonhams)
(Photograph courtesy of Bonhams)
(Photograph courtesy of Bonhams)
(Photograph courtesy of Bonhams)
If you know anything more about Mystery Ship 6, please submit your information below.
Craig and I will collate this information and publish that which we can verify.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25835/lot/203/?category=list&length=200&page=1
Just FYI, this bike will be auctioned Jan. 23, 2020 in Las Vegas.
Thanks for this information, Bill.
Hello Paul,
I published the sale in our forun here :
http://www.forum.z-club-germany.de/viewtopic.php?f=210&t=3299
Bonhams gave me the right to use their pictures
Hello Peter,
As you can see, I have also published the photos (courtesy of Bonhams) on this page.
Please note.. If you have this webpage saved as a favourite, I have changed the menu structure on the website.
The url for this page has changed to http://vettermysteryship.com/mystery-ship-6/
Best wishes,
Paul
Hi Paul
You know, I really enjoyed designing and making this bike some 40 years ago. #6 was special and beautiful. I had planned to make up to a hundred Mysterys when my powered hang glider was caught in a rotating wind from the rear and crashed me on take off. That was the end of Mystery Ships.
Lots more info if and when you like.
Thanks, Craig.
By the way, #6 has just sold again at the Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction on 23rd January 2020.
If I’m correct, this one sat in the rafters at coleman powersports in Falls Church VA. It was originally purchased by Dill Coleman after he saw an ad in the back of cycle magazine.
Hi Pete,
I think you could be right.
It was originally my understanding that #6 was co-owned from new by business partners Ron Henaghan and Dale Foley of Richmond, Virginia… so I would like to find out if/when they purchased it from Dill Coleman, or if they were part of the same ownership arrangement with Dill.
I believe Ron Henaghan and Dale Foley owned it up until 2013 when it was sold at the Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction. It was sold again at Las Vegas on 23rd January 2020.
Mystery Ship #6 is proudly displayed next to its sister, #5 at The Throttlestop Motorcycle Museum in Elkhart Lake, WI.
www.throttlestopmuseum.com
Thanks for the update, Nic.
I have amended the text further up the page.