<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"First published in 2008 by Motorbooks"--Title page verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>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? <i>The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection</i>, 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.</b> <p/> Created in cooperation with the <b>official Harley-Davidson Museum </b>in Milwaukee, this book gives motorcycle enthusiasts an opportunity to pore over <b>milestone bikes </b>from the collection, and to linger over every detail that has made Harley-Davidson an icon of American open-road <b>power and performance</b>. With <b>exquisite, detailed photographs </b>and histories of <b>more than 200 motorcycles </b>from Harley's collection, from serial number one built in 1903 to pre-World War II racers to the <b>latest Street Glide</b>, the book captures the excitement of the best-known motorcycles in the world. <p/> From the earliest singles and twins through street, race, and military bikes powered by Flatheads, Panheads, Knuckleheads Evos, Twin Cams, and more, <i>The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection </i>is a stunning collection, all that's missing is the patented roar, which readers are invited to supply!<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Randy Leffingwell</b> wrote his first book, <i>American Muscle</i>, in 1989 while still on staff at the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. Since then, he has authored more than 50 other titles, covering subjects from sports cars to motorcycles to farm tractors. Leffingwell is considered one of the top transportation photographers and historians working today. Some of his previous bestselling Motorbooks titles include <i>Art of the Corvette</i>, <i>Porsche 911: Fifty Years</i>, <i>John Deere: A History of the Tractor</i>, and <i>The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection</i> (with Darwin Holmstrom). He lives in Santa Barbara, California.</p></p> <p><b>Darwin Holmstrom</b> has written, co-written, or contributed to more than thirty books on subjects ranging from motorcycles and muscle cars to Gibson Les Paul guitars, including <i>Indian Motorcycles</i>, <i> GTO: Fifty Years</i>, <i> Let's Ride: Sonny Barger's Guide to Motorcyclying</i>, <i>Top Muscle: The Rarest Cars from America's Fastest Decade</i>, <i> BMW Motorcycles</i>, <i>The Life Harley-Davidson</i>, and<i> The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles</i>. Darwin is a former senior editor at Motorbooks and former Midwestern editor for <i>Motorcyclist</i> magazine.</p></p>
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