Who knew, over a century ago, that the speed-hungry, cutting-edge motorcycle fanatics who founded Harley-Davidson were making history as well as bikes?The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, showcasing more than 100 years of bikes that shaped motorcycle history, brings that history to gleaming life on page after page of motorcycles beyond compare.
Created in cooperation with theofficial Harley-Davidson Museumin Milwaukee, this book gives motorcycle enthusiasts an opportunity to pore overmilestone bikesfrom the collection, and to linger over every detail that has made Harley-Davidson an icon of American open-roadpower and performance. Withexquisite, detailed photographsand histories ofmore than 200 motorcyclesfrom Harley’s collection, from serial number one built in 1903 to pre-World War II racers to thelatest Street Glide, the book captures the excitement of the best-known motorcycles in the world.
From the earliest singles and twins through street, race, and military bikes powered by Flatheads, Panheads, Knuckleheads Evos,Twin Cams, and more, The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collectionis a stunning collection, all that’s missing is the patented roar, which readers are invited to supply!
Randy Leffingwellwrote his first book, American Muscle, while on staff at the Los Angeles Times. The book examined Times’ publisher Otis Chandler’s muscle car collection. American Muscle, published in September 1990, jump-started a love of book creation that led Leffingwell to leave the Times in 1995. By then, he had authored Porsche Legends and six other books.
To date, Leffingwell has authored more than 60 titles. These include a dozen Porsche titles ranging from general overviews—Porsche 75 Years: Expect the Unexpected, and The Complete Book of Porsche 911—to deeper explorations in Porsche Turbo and Porsche 911lÓ7
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