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Solved: DAR 48 Oldest Harley Davidson 1903
« on: November 12, 2022, 03:31:54 PM »
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Re: DAR 48
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2022, 01:32:25 PM »
I forgot to say this is the first or oldest surviving example of the breed.
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Re: DAR 48
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2022, 06:10:51 AM »
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Re: DAR 48
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2022, 08:47:37 AM »
1903 Harley-Davidson Model 1?
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Re: DAR 48
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2022, 11:40:23 AM »
Close enough!  my source said it's 1903 and the oldest known Harley.
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Re: Solved: DAR 48 Oldest Harley Davidson 1903
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2022, 04:49:38 PM »
What`s on with this one?
"Harley-Davidson (1903) – the first motorbike from Bill Harley and Arthur Davidson (c/o Stephen Wright)
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Re: Solved: DAR 48 Oldest Harley Davidson 1903
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2022, 05:56:55 PM »
From what I've read of Harley history, it appears that is their first effort with a conventional bicycle frame which proved to be so underpowered that it couldn't go up hills.  So they scrapped it and built another with a bigger engine, the prototype which is the subject of the puzzle.
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Re: Solved: DAR 48 Oldest Harley Davidson 1903
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2022, 06:38:14 PM »
Thank you.
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Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke
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