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| photo courtesy of Shiftpoint Magazine |
Phil from Shiftpoint Magazine told me about a Car Show being put on at Discovery Channels headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, MD. They are celebrating the launch of their new channel Velocity. Seeing how I am just 5 minutes up the road, and a mid week mid day car show is a rarity I jumped at the chance. I figured this was a great chance to meet some people and see some top notch local cars & bikes. I was not disappointed.
One of the personal highlights of the show was getting the chance to meet and talk with Bob Tyson author of the book Harley-Davidson Memories. Bob is an avid motorcycle collector owning some 30 plus bikes. He brought out two of those bikes, a 1919 Cleveland and a 1950 Sunbeam. The Cleveland was a big hit with the crowd. It was in as found condition except for the seat and tires. It was originally a US Dispatch bike and some of the decal identifying it as such is still visible. Bob picked the bike up 20 years ago , and pulled apart the motor and rebuilt the magneto.
The old 1919 still gets ridden on occasions like antique bike runs and once and awhile for short pleasure rides. Bob felt this bike is a true treasure of American motorcycle history and he is a proud custodian of this piece. It was a pleasure to have had the chance to see the bikes and to talk with Bob and see this historic bike up close.
The old 1919 still gets ridden on occasions like antique bike runs and once and awhile for short pleasure rides. Bob felt this bike is a true treasure of American motorcycle history and he is a proud custodian of this piece. It was a pleasure to have had the chance to see the bikes and to talk with Bob and see this historic bike up close. Look for more for more from this show here on Kulture Blog.com next week. Also coming up will be one of the newest cars to hit the lot of at Flemings Ultimate Garage, a 1958 Impala that will just stop you dead in your tracks to gawk and drool.
