I will never forget my first experience with the Knucklehead/Chief argument. In 1977 A good friend of mine had recently purchased a Knucklehead chopper that I was absolutely mesmerized by.
In 1978 I had a chance to sell my chopped up 49 Panhead for big money ($1000) and was looking to buy a knucklehead. I went to a antique bike auction in Bloomington Illinois. A skirted Chief came thru the auction ring and brought $1400 and a few bikes later a barn fresh 1942 Knucklehead that oil fogged up the whole arena when they started it and had really old if not OEM paint. I'm thinking that I might be able to buy it because the nice Chief brought $1400 and this crusty old thing will bring a lot less - and you got to remember that this was before patina was even a word. Wrong - the old knucklehead brought $2200 well above the money I had brought along.
The real mistake I made that day was an original paint 1958 Panhead for $1000 but I was absolutely intent on a knuckle.
Jerry
In 1978 I had a chance to sell my chopped up 49 Panhead for big money ($1000) and was looking to buy a knucklehead. I went to a antique bike auction in Bloomington Illinois. A skirted Chief came thru the auction ring and brought $1400 and a few bikes later a barn fresh 1942 Knucklehead that oil fogged up the whole arena when they started it and had really old if not OEM paint. I'm thinking that I might be able to buy it because the nice Chief brought $1400 and this crusty old thing will bring a lot less - and you got to remember that this was before patina was even a word. Wrong - the old knucklehead brought $2200 well above the money I had brought along.
The real mistake I made that day was an original paint 1958 Panhead for $1000 but I was absolutely intent on a knuckle.
Jerry
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