Yahoo Autos Motorcycle Monday: Huge Harley-Davidson Collection Heading To Auction
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You have to see this to believe it…
It’s always amazing to go to a museum and see consecutive years of old motorcycles or really any vehicle. You can study the small differences in production methods as the manufacturer figured evolved its craftsmanship, which is just fascinating. Well, now you have a chance to buy part of a massive Harley-Davidson motorcycle collection which includes one from every model year starting with 1910 to 1969. Each bike has been exceptionally restored so the new owners can display them with pride. This collection is amazing enough to make attending the auction just to gawk at all these vintage motorcycles worth the trip, let alone the possibility of owning one or more.
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Apparently, the person who owns all these Harleys made sure they were all restored to factory spec. In other words, you won’t find any crazy modifications someone at one time or another might have felt looked cool. This fact just adds to the historical and investment value of each lot.
Looking at the collection is like walking through the American motorcycle manufacturer’s history. It starts early on when Harleys were incredibly close to bicycles, then moving into the post-WWI era when they evolved into their own beast.
Among the many interesting lots are two Knuckleheads, one from 1938 and another from 1947. The collection also contains numerous Panheads, one a 1949 police unit, which has a black frame, wheels, handlebars, and exhaust finisher, among other black trim pieces.
