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Mike Wilson on his WR at Peoria. He said he got third one year which was pretty good in the competetive field.
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Everett Schilling went with a friend from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to the 1953 Dodge City Kansas races.They stopped at this Harley dealership somewhere in Kansas.Probably on route 50 but not at Topeka. Maybe Kinsley,Newton or Emporia. Everett on Panhead, his buddy on K model. Everett told me about riding the Tall Corn Derby with Margaret Wilson. Margaret's friend couldn't make it & she wanted balast for the long ride. Everett said "that lady could ride" ! He never felt more comfortable riding in a sidecar.Anybody recognise this dealership? Large Bar & shield sign out front. Poster for Gypsy Tour & Races in window.
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In the 1950's along US Route 50 there was a dealership in Hutchinson KS at 1000 South Main operated by Herbie Hamm. I haven't been able to find any images to confirm the location.Comment
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Thanx, That sounds right he couldn't remember but said it was on 50 not far from Dodge City.
Looks like it was Swede's Harley Shop, 410 S. Main, South Hutchinson KS, Swede Magnuson & his brother Charley Magnuson
Edit; search says Swede's was founded 1974
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In 1945 Lee Phillips sold the dealership to Herbie Hamm 1000 South Main Hutchinson KS.
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Thanx Badger, That matchbook cover does say Herbie HammComment
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Todays pic goes back to the '48 Panhead pics I posted. The guy standing with 2 nephews. He is my friend's Dad,Ron. This was Ron's 1st bike, a Cushman Vari Matic that he got when he was 13. Sitting on the bike was his girlfriend's best friend,Betty. A few years later he married his girlfriend. Early 1950s.
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Another pic from Ron. This is the 1946 WL he traded his cushman for when he was 15. He got the WL from Johnson's HD in Muscatine Iowa about 1953. This is when Ron started to paint cars.
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Iowa City Motorcycle Races at the Fairgrounds 1915, image property of University of Iowa Digital Library. Program for the races with LR Cole & Co ad. Pic that I think is back room at LR Cole, notice the numbers on the back wall that were pinned on the riders backs.
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Roger, 1915 newspapers report that the Memorial Day races at Iowa City were postponed until June 17th due to week long heavy rainfall leading up to race day. It appears the June 17th race date did hold. Does this sound correct to you?Originally posted by duffeycycles View Post
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Yes that was the story, here is onother one from after the races!
Stolen Wheel in bad wreck
Charged with practically stealing the motorcycle that was wrecked on his way home from Iowa City's Automobile races, 12 miles from town, en route to Cedar Rapids, Frank Warren was jailed at CR & is now awaiting a trial.
He is accused of stealing $20 in cash & a checkbook & using the funds to lease the big wheel that afterwards went on to smash on the rural highway as he sped homeward from Iowa City.
He confessed "the police say" to getting drunk after leaving Iowa city & guzzling "booze" on the road between drives.
Then he fell with his wobbling cycle & the machine went to the bad in the crash.
The police declare he also confessed to the theft & issuing the check for $27 drawn on the stolen slips.
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*M.A.D.*
*April 20, 1951 *New York's finest waiting for the arrival of General Douglas MacArthur Parade.
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