Vintage (Old Photographs Only) Pics of the Day

[JoJo357]

Wow. there's something about that young lady on the Indian. She's probably long gone by now but she really made my day!

Yes Clark, she's a rider too. Kinda reminds me of Valerie Bertinelli a little. I know I know, who's looking at the motorcycles~Haha. But gander at the old leathered geezer standing next to what appears to be a...Custom Series 'A' HRD?

*M.A.D.*

[T. Cotten]

Wow. there's something about that young lady on the Indian. She's probably long gone by now but she really made my day!

Gloria Struck!

Gloria Tramontin Struck.jpg

Gloria Struck.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Struck

....Cotten

[duffeycycles]

Fun Lady to talk to, had lunch with her several years ago

[droptopford]

Gloria Struck!

....Cotten

Thanks Cotten. Had no idea who she was. She just looks like my kinda gal!

[droptopford]

Yes Clark, she's a rider too. Kinda reminds me of Valerie Bertinelli a little. I know I know, who's looking at the motorcycles~Haha. But gander at the old leathered geezer standing next to what appears to be a...Custom Series 'A' HRD?

*M.A.D.*

It does look like it is some sort of HRD/Vincent sumthin or another. And those old duffers were probably admiring it just like the George Jones Corvette song said, "Long and lean, every young man's dream", "Built and fun to handle" etc., but if they had any sense, they'd have been checking out the features of that beautiful that gal (Gloria, now that I know her name)!

[droptopford]

Fun Lady to talk to, had lunch with her several years ago

So... is she still around? I didn't mean to write her off prematurely. I just estimated her age at the time that Indian photo may have been taken (mid/late '40s?), did the math and figured she would have been around the same age as my (late) Mom (and that's disturbing in more that one way).

[duffeycycles]

She will be 101 in July !

[jim d]

I think that I saw recently that she just had her 100th if I remember correctly. I met her a few years ago at an event she attends. She signed her book for me and I got a picture with her.

[jcrawford]

# 1 - Attractive woman (especially her eyes) as are the dual exhaust pipes on her Sport Scout!

[duffeycycles]

Darling Bicycles, Cedar Rapids Iowa 110 n. 2nd
Earl Leroy Darling 1874-1935
Looks like a 1912 HD single magneto model

Darling bicycles CR 1912.jpg

[JoJo357]

*M.A.D.*

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[T. Cotten]

Your first pic in #5217 is a truly a frozen moment in time, M.A.D!

So I must ask, is that not a harley hat upon the rider on the left?

*gasp*

....Cotten


PS:
Its all about 'period correct'.

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hdfenders.jpg
(previously posted..)

[JoJo357]

Your first pic in #5217 is a truly a frozen moment in time, M.A.D!

So I must ask, is that not a harley hat upon the rider on the left?

*gasp*

....Cotten


PS:
Its all about 'period correct.

Only one word describes that Cotten...'Sacrilegious'!!!!!!!!

*M.A.D.*

[T. Cotten]

Only one word describes that Cotten...'Sacrilegious'!!!!!!!!

*M.A.D.*

I'd be 'triggered', M.A.D.,
If it weren't so funny.

Johnny Sombrero's gal2.jpg

(also previously posted)

....Cotten

PS: Nothing's sacred with motorcycles:

Phil Irving.jpg

[BigLakeBob]

Old '40's picture of Main Street in Daytona Beach. Motorcycles on the North side of Main with the Coquina Arch in the background.


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*M.A.D.*

You have to wonder, did the motorcyclists also complain about too many people attending the meet? Everything is relative, maybe 5 years before that picture attendance was less and more enjoyable. Imagine telling those people that one day there would be 400K +.