Cathy with powder coated headlight bucket and front turn signals moved down to the forks.
In addition to moving the turn signals, I also ran my control wires through the handlebars and swapped the stock mirrors for ones with a larger field of view.
Tim's Road King.
Another picture of Tim's Road King.
Parking directly in front of the museum is for motorcycles only.
Cathy and Tim's Road King at the museum.
Another picture of Tim's Road King and Cathy in front of the museum.
A pair of Sprint ST's.
Another picture of a Sprint ST.
This Moto Guzzi was parked in front of the museum, but it looked like it belonged inside.
1970 American Eagle Renegade. Country: United States/Italy. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 148cc. Weight: 205 lbs. Top Speed: 65 mph. A group of ex. Honda and Suzuki employees imported many different brands and marketed them under the American Eagle banner.
1995 Aprilia RS 250. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled 90° V-twin two stroke. Displacement: 249cc. Weight: 310 lbs. Top Speed: 130 mph.
2003 Aprilia Mille-R Colin Edwards Replica. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled 60° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 997cc. Weight: 407 lbs. Top Speed: 180 mph. The Colin Edwards Replica was a special edition model that was virtually a street legal track bike. Only 461 were built with 50 coming to the U.S.
1947 Ariel 500 VH Red Hunter. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 497cc. Weight: 385 lbs. Top Speed: 85 mph. Ariel singles were very popular with the clubmen, who could compete in scrambles, trials, and even short-circuit road races on one of these machines.
1952 Ariel KH 500 Twin. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 425 lbs. Top Speed: 85 mph. With the instant success of the Triumph vertical twin design, other manufacturers rushed their own versions into production.
1957 Bianchi Tonale 175. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 174cc. Weight: 255 lbs. Top Speed: 65 mph. Bianchi started manufacturing bicycles in 1885, making them one of the earliest, if not the first Italian company involved in this new industry.
1997 Bimota V-Due. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled 90° V-twin two stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 361 lbs. Top Speed: Unknown.
1928 BMW R62. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, boxer twin four stroke. Displacement: 745cc. Weight: Approx 335 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. The R62 was BMW's side valve touring machine and was suited to heavy use, such as pulling a sidecar.
1952 BMW R25/2. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 245cc. Weight: 310 lbs. Top Speed: 45 mph with sidecar. During the period of 1951-1953 BMW produced over 38,000 R25/2 machines, which gained a reputation for their reliability and quality.
1961 BMW R27. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 245cc. Weight: 270 lbs. Top Speed: 55 mph. The BMW single cylinder machines were famous for their reliability and quiet operation. The R27 featured rubber engine mounts.
1969 BMW R60 U.S. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, boxer twin four stroke. Displacement: 593cc. Weight: 457 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph.
1998 BMW R1100 GS. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, boxer twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,085cc. Weight: 535 lbs. Top Speed: 120 mph.
This machine was the first of BMW's GS adventure tourer series to use the new "oil head" motor.
1998 BMW R1200 C. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, boxer twin four stroke. Displacement: 1170cc. Weight: 540 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph.
This machine was BMW's first venture into the cruiser market. It is unique in that it is not a Harley clone. The advanced front suspension and ABS are from other BMW models.
The motor is de-tuned to produce low and mid-range torque at the expense of high horsepower and maximum speeds. This bike was a radical styling departure for BMW, and the bike topped their sales charts.
2004 BMW C-1. Country: Germany. Engine: Liquid-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 125cc. Weight: 407 lbs. Top Speed: 62 mph.
The C-1 was intended to be a crossover vehicle, to ease the transition from automobile to scooter, four wheels to two. Europe could not agree on the helmet issue. Although it has seat belts, some countries required the wearing of a helmet.
1925 Böhmerland. Country: Czechoslovakia. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 598cc. Weight: Approx 700 lbs. Top Speed: 60 mph.
The Böhmerland is one of the most unusual machines in the history of motorcycles. Designed to seat three people in tandem, some versions were almost ten feet long. Approximately 1,000 machines were built between 1924 and 1939. Only a handful remain, with this machine being the oldest.
1927 Brough Superior Model 6/80. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 674cc. Weight: Approx 400 lbs. Top Speed: 80 mph.
1938 Brough Superior SS100. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled 50° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 981cc. Weight: Approx 425 lbs. Top Speed: 100 mph. Brough Superiors were assembled from the highest quality components sourced from various manufacturers. The SS100 was the most expensive model.
1953 BSA Bantam. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder two stroke. Displacement: 123cc. Weight: 180 lbs. Top Speed: 46 mph. BSA had a range of machines, from 125 to 650cc's, and the most popular was the smallest, the Bantam, outselling every other model.
1960 BSA Gold Star Clubman's. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 383 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph. The Gold Star was the all-purpose competition machine of the '50s and '60s, available in touring, scrambler, and Clubman's racing trim.
1962 BSA Rocket Gold Star. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 646cc. Weight: 487 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph.
1962 BSA B34 Gold Star. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 385 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph. The Gold Star was famous for its racing successes in all types of competition, but it was also available in street legal specification or "touring trim."
1965 BSA A65L Lightning. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 654cc. Weight: 391 lbs. Top Speed: 120 mph. The twin carburetor Lightning was BSA's answer to the Triumph Bonneville.
1969 BSA A 75 Rocket 3. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 741cc. Weight: 475 lbs. Top Speed: 120 mph. The Trident outsold the Rocket 3 five to one, so first year models such as this one are comparatively rare.
1971 BSA Rocket 3. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 740cc. Weight: 468 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph. BSA's Rocket 3 was comparatively rare compared with sister company's Triumph Trident, the ratio being 1 to 7.
1986 Buell RR 1000. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 998cc. Weight: 425 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph.
The first RR 1000 prototype was built by Erik Buell as a commission from the Vetter fairing company in 1984. Initially conceived as a one-off project bike, Buell converted the bike into a road-racer and then developed it back into street form for series-production launch at the start of 1987.
2007 Buell XB RR. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,339cc. Weight: 362 lbs. Top Speed: Unknown. The XB RR was built to compete in the AMA Formula Extreme class. The motorcycle was not competitive and the program was discontinued.
2005 Cagiva Xtra-Raptor 1000. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled 90° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 996cc. Weight: 429 lbs. Top Speed: 165 mph.
The Raptor is the latest sport bike from Cagiva. Only 999 of these limited edition Xtra versions were built, which feature liberal use of carbon fibre. The Raptor was not available in the United States.
1953 Cushman Model Highlander Model 714. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 247cc. Weight: 230 lbs. Top Speed: 40 mph. The Highlander was Cushman's low cost leader, a basic entry level machine to hopefully get you hooked on the two wheeled experience.
1959 Cushman Super Eagle. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 318cc. Weight: 272 lbs. Top Speed: 45 mph. Every neighborhood had a Cushman, and every kid knew someone who had one.
A large majority of today's riders had their first taste of motorized travel on a Cushman scooter.
1965 Cushman Super Silver Eagle. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 355cc. Weight: 300 lbs. Top Speed: 50 mph.
1972 Ducati 750S. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled 90° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 748cc. Weight: 435 lbs. Top Speed: 127 mph.
1972 Ducati 450. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 435cc. Weight: 260 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph.
1992 Ducati 888 Corsa. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled 90° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 985cc. Weight: 342 lbs. Top Speed: 167 mph.
2005 Ducati 999R. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled 90° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 999cc. Weight: 425 lbs. Top Speed: 175 mph.
1916 Excelsior. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 999.6cc. Weight: 350 lbs. Top Speed: 60 mph. Schwinn acquired Excelsior in 1911 and competed head to head with Indian and Harley-Davidson.
1913 Harley-Davidson Model 9A. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 560cc. Weight: 275 lbs. Top Speed: 55 mph. This bike has belt drive and acetylene lighting.
1915 Harley-Davidson/Cygnet. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 999.6cc. Weight: 325 lbs solo. Top Speed: 65 mph solo. Think of this vehicle as a mechanized horse and buggy. The rare Cygnet rear car attachment could carry two passengers.
1925 Harley-Davidson J.D. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,200cc. Weight: 650 lbs. Top Speed: 60 mph.
In the early years of the 20th century, America exported a great number of motorcycles to all parts of the world. This 1925 Harley went to Australia, and attached to a box sidecar, delivered cookies in Sydney, New South Wales.
1929 Harley-Davidson J.D. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,200cc. Weight: 405 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. The single camshaft J.D. model was a high performance machine that outsold every other Harley model between 1923 and 1929.
1944 Harley-Davidson Model U. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,212.6cc. Weight: 530 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph.
The Model U was used primarily for shore patrol and was produced in very small numbers. Of the 18,000 motorcycles that Harley-Davidson manufactured in 1944 for the military, only 366 machines had this size engine.
350 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition were carried in the storage compartments.
1964 Harley-Davidson XLR-TT. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 883cc. Weight: 355 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph. This bike was a production racer with a KR chassis and a Sportster engine.
1969 Harley-Davidson "Easy Rider". Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,207cc. Weight: Approx 600 lbs. Top Speed: 90 mph. This "chromed and raked" panhead chopper is a replica of the machine featured in the movie Easy Rider.
1971 Harley-Davidson 65 Sport. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder two stroke. Displacement: 63cc. Weight: 130 lbs. Top Speed: 45 mph. Harley-Davidson imported these small capacity machines from their Italian subsidiary, Aermacchi.
1971 Harley-Davidson FX Super-Glide. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,212.6cc. Weight: 560 lbs. Top Speed: 105 mph. The first FX Super-Glide was a mix, with FLH frame, tanks, and console, Shovelhead 74 engine, and Sportster forks and headlight.
1972 Harley-Davidson XR750. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 737.4cc. Weight: 320 lbs. Top Speed: 160 mph. Originally built for AMA dirt track races, this machine was converted to full road racing specifications by Bill Werner.
1976 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,207cc. Weight: 875 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph. Limited production Liberty edition FLH with special metalflake paint to celebrate America's Centennial.
A closeup of the American Machine and Foundry (AMF) Harley-Davidson logo.
1980 Harley-Davidson XR-750. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 749cc. Weight: 290 lbs. Top Speed: 130+ mph. This bike was purposely built for dirt-track racing.
1980 Harley-Davidson XR750. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 749cc. Weight: 295 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph. Introduced in 1971, the XR evolved from a fragile iron head machine to a totally dominant dirt track racer with an all-alloy motor.
1993 Harley-Davidson Heritage Nostalgia. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,340cc. Weight: 630 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph.
Retro-look Heritage with special two-tone paint, cowhide inserts in the saddlebags and seats, and shotgun pipes. This bike is known informally as the "Cowglide."
1953 Honda Cub. Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder two stroke. Displacement: 58cc. Weight: 13 lbs. Top Speed: 25 mph. This "clip-on" cycle motor has great historical significance, being one of the first motorized products from the Honda Motor Co.
1965 Honda CB77 Super Hawk. Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled, twin cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 305cc. Weight: 350 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph. Honda set new standards when they introduced the Hawk models. Performance was equal or better than the British 500cc machines.
1965 Honda C102 Cub. Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 49cc. Weight: 140 lbs. Top Speed: 45 mph. The Cub established Honda's reputation in the United States. It was inexpensive, supremely reliable, and required minimal maintenance.
1970 Honda SL 350. Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 325cc. Weight: 375 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph.
1979 Honda CBX. Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled, six cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 1,047cc. Weight: 547 lbs. Top Speed: 140 mph. First production Honda to feature six cylinders, the CBX was designed by Soichiro Irimajiri. The CBX was his final project before retirement.
A closeup of the in-line six cylinder engine from the CBX.
1984 Honda RS750D. Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 768.5cc. Weight: Approx 320 lbs. Top Speed: 130 mph.
Powered by a XLV750R based engine, this machine was specially built for flat-track racing. They were so superior the AMA mandated the use of carburetor restrictors to slow them down. Honda withdrew from the series soon after.
1986 Honda VFR 750. Country: Japan. Engine: Liquid-cooled, V-4 four stroke. Displacement: 748cc. Weight: 483 lbs. Top Speed: 150 mph. Honda built its first V-4 engine in 1981. By 1986, the VFR 750 had quickly established itself as one of the best sports bikes of its day, virtually without rival in its class.
2004 Honda Rune. Country: Japan. Engine: Liquid-cooled, six cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 1,832cc. Weight: 800 lbs. Top Speed: 120 mph.
This Honda Rune has been extensively modified with restyled bodywork and paint.
While the base model Rune is a custom machine, this bike illustrates what possibilities exist to elevate the art to a new level.
1905 Indian. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 260cc. Weight: Approx 130 lbs. Top Speed: 30-35 mph. Indian was a leader in early motorcycle design, registering many patents on components that are still used today.
1912 Indian 9B. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 994cc. Weight: 260 lbs. Top Speed: 45 mph. This bike has acetylene lighting.
1930 Indian 101 Scout. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 750cc. Weight: 370 lbs. Top Speed: 70-75 mph. The 101 Scout gained a reputation of being a very tough, capable motorcycle.
1946 Indian Chief. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,212.6cc. Weight: 550 lbs. Top Speed: 85 mph.
After World War II, the only Indian model in production was the Chief. Dupont became interested in selling off Indian, so there was no advantage in taking additional risk continuing to build anything but the most popular models.
1950 Indian Chief. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,310.9cc. Weight: 560 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph.
I'm not much for leather fringes, but I do like the whitewall tires.
I also like the Indian Chief light on the front fender.
1950 Indian Warrior. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 315 lbs. Top Speed: 90 mph. In an attempt to compete with the British imports, Indian embarked on an ambitious and expensive program to design and produce a line of entirely new models.
1950 Indian Warrior. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 315 lbs. Top Speed: 90 mph. To try and boost slow sales, Indian designed this bolt-on conversion that would allow you to operate the machine in the winter season.
1951 Indian Warrior TT. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 300 lbs. Top Speed: 80 mph. Hastily rushed into production before the bugs were sorted out, these new models were a disaster and eventually crippled the company.
1970 Indian Enfield. Country: United States/Italy/Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 736cc. Weight: 420 lbs. Top Speed: 112 mph. Floyd Clymer marketed this import, with Tartarini chassis and Royal Enfield engine, under the Indian name. It is thought only 10 of these 750's were built.
1970 Clymer Indian. Country: United States/Italy/Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 390 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph. Clymer Indians used Tartarini chassis and Velocette engines. The majority used Venom motors, but this bike is one of 51 built with Thruxton motors.
1970 Indian Velocette. Country: United States/Italy/Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 430 lbs. Top Speed: 105 mph.
1915 Iver Johnson. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,048.7cc. Weight: Unknown. Top Speed: 45 mph.
Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works were located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and better known for their firearms than motorcycles. Production ran from 1907 to 1916, with this V-twin being the final design.
This bike has acetylene lighting.
1998 Jawa Ice Racer. Country: Czechoslovakia. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 493cc. Weight: Unknown. Top Speed: Unknown.
Ice racing is a very popular spectator sport in Northern Europe. This Jawa is specifically constructed for this type of racing. The unusual shape of the left handlebar allows incredible lean angles, with the rider's elbows scraping the ice.
1978 Kawasaki "Spirit of America". Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 1,015cc. Weight: 528 lbs. Top Speed: 120 mph.
Kawasaki personalized 200 KZ 1000s for their dealers to ride in convoy from their manufacturing plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, to a reception in St. Louis, Missouri, and then on to their respective dealerships.
The theme of the ride, "The Americanization of Kawasaki," was to focus on the fact they were the only Japanese motorcycle company with an operating facility in the U.S. at that time.
1976 König 500. Country: Germany. Engine: Water-cooled, four cylinder two stroke. Displacement: 492cc. Weight: 254 lbs. Top Speed: 170 mph.
1956 M.V. Agusta. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 496.5cc. Weight: 308 lbs. Top Speed: 145 mph. This bike was hand built at the M.V. Agusta racing department and ridden by John Surtees, who captured the 500cc World Championship crown in 1956, 1958, 1959, and 1960.
1968 M.V. Agusta 600/4. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 592cc. Weight: 505 lbs. Top Speed: 100 mph.
Agusta produced a limited number of four cylinder street bikes. This first version was more of a luxury touring machine than a sports model.
1973 M.V. Agusta 750 GT. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 743cc. Weight: 528 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph.
The second version of the M.V. four was re-styled with a more sporting look. Capacity and power were increased, and finally there was a carburetor for each cylinder.
2006 M.V. Agusta F4-1000 Tamburini. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 996cc. Weight: 412 lbs. Top Speed: 195 mph.
Only 300 of these bikes were made worldwide. They were designed by Massimo Tamburino.
1966 Marusho Magnum. Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 494cc. Weight: 415 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph. Marusho borrowed heavily from BMW in the design of this bike.
1959 Matchless G50. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 496cc. Weight: 290 lbs. Top Speed: 135 mph. Less than 100 of these bikes were made over a 4-year period.
1962 Matchless G15/45. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 738cc. Weight: 400 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph. Only 200 of these bikes were made, the final and largest version of the Matchless vertical twin.
1997 Morbidelli V-8. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled 90° V-8 four stroke. Displacement: 847cc. Weight: Approx 550 lbs. Top Speed: 150 mph.
Giancarlo Morbidelli had considerable success building and racing motorcycles of his own design, including winning a 125cc world championship. This bike is one of four prototypes he built as a V-8 Superbike.
A closeup of the Morbidelli V-8 engine.
1966 Moto Guzzi Stornello Regolarita. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 123cc. Weight: 190 lbs. Top Speed: 65 mph. The Stornello's were not fast, but supremely reliable.
1993 Moto Guzzi Daytona. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled 90° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 992cc. Weight: 473 lbs. Top Speed: 160 mph.
1906 Motosacoche. Country: Switzerland. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 241cc. Weight: Unknown. Top Speed: Unknown. Motosacoche literally means "engine in a satchel," implying it can be carried in a bag and bolted onto a bicycle.
1958 Norton Model 30M Manx. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 325 lbs. Top Speed: 140 mph. This short-stroke Manx was ridden by Bob Anderson to 2nd place in the 1958 Isle of Man TT races.
1962 Norton Manx. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 348cc. Weight: 325 lbs. Top Speed: 116 mph. This bike was the final version of the legendary Manx production racer.
1968 Norton P11A. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 745cc. Weight: 368 lbs. Top Speed: 100 mph. P11A's were only available in the United States. 254 were built using Matchless G85CS chassis and Norton Atlas engines.
1968 Norton Atlas. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 745cc. Weight: 425 lbs. Top Speed: 118 mph. Introduced in 1962, the Atlas was the "Superbike" of the '60s, being the fastest and quickest production motorcycle.
1974 Norton Commando 850. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 828cc. Weight: 465 lbs. Top Speed: 118 mph. Limited production sport bike, a variation of the basic Commando, sold as a race replica.
1975 Norton Commando Mk3. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 828cc. Weight: 515 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph. Final version of the Commando, identified by the left foot shifter, electric start, and rear disc brake.
1988 Norton Classic. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, twin chamber rotary. Displacement: 588cc. Weight: 510 lbs. Top Speed: 120 mph. When Norton absorbed the BSA/Triumph group in 1974, they also inherited the rotary motor project started in 1969 by BSA.
A closeup of the rotary engine. It is powerful and smooth, but gives poor fuel consumption.
1990 Norton F1. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Liquid-cooled, twin chamber rotary. Displacement: 588cc. Weight: 422 lbs. Top Speed: 150 mph. The F1 was the finest example of Norton rotary development, with a high-tech alloy frame and race specification suspension mated to a smooth powerful motor.
1950's Norvin. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled 50° V-twin two stroke. Displacement: 998cc. Weight: Approx 400 lbs. Top Speed: 120 mph. Possible the ultimate 50's Café Racer, the powerful Vincent V-twin motor installed in a state of the art chassis, the Norton featherbed.
1961 NSU Supermax. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 247cc. Weight: 365 lbs. Top Speed: 78 mph.
In just over a decade, NSU had sold over a hundred thousand Max-based models. Two wheel production stopped in 1965 and NSU merged with VW in 1969. The Max was an expensive machine, priced level with British 650 twins, but the quality was superb.
1961 Parilla Wildcat Scrambler. Country: Italy. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 247cc. Weight: 230 lbs. Top Speed: 80 mph.
1922 Reading Standard. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,100cc. Weight: Unknown. Top Speed: Unknown. Reading Standard was a relatively small producer of quality motorcycles that faded away in 1924. Only a handful of machines exist today.
1926 Royal Enfield. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 250cc. Weight: 200 lbs. Top Speed: 35 mph. Typical '20s commuter machine, probably giving over 100 mpg.
1964 Royal Enfield 750 Interceptor. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 736cc. Weight: 425 lbs. Top Speed: 105 mph. Royal Enfield was the first British manufacturer to mass produce a vertical twin over 650cc's.
1965 Royal Enfield Continental GT. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 248cc. Weight: 330 lbs. Top Speed: 80 mph.
1923 Scott Sprint Special. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Water-cooled, twin cylinder two stroke. Displacement: 596cc. Weight: 335 lbs. Top Speed: 85 mph. Alfred Angus Scott built the revolutionary Scott in 1908. He was responsible for nearly 60 separate motorcycle patents.
1910 Sears Auto Cycle. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 319.5cc. Weight: 175 lbs. Top Speed: 45 mph.
The sales advantage that Sears, Roebuck & Co. had over a dealer was that you could pay for a motorcycle by monthly installments. This bike sold for $169. A spring fork option was an additional $10.
1957 Showa Cruiser. Country: Japan. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder two stroke. Displacement: 246cc. Weight: 330 lbs. Top Speed: 62 mph. Showa motorcycles are extremely rare. This machine was shipped back to San Diego in the 1960's by a serviceman stationed in Japan.
1979 Silk 700S Mk 2 Sabre. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Liquid-cooled, parallel twin two stroke. Displacement: 653cc. Weight: 310 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph.
The Silk power unit is a modern version of the British Scott, a design that originates from 1909. Silk's intention was to build a British Superbike, but with a production of only 10 machines a week, it was not viable. This bike is #138, the last Silk to be built.
1924 Sunbeam Model 9. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cyclinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 345 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. This 1924 Sunbeam is believed to be the earliest surviving example of this model.
1947 Sunbeam S7. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 487cc. Weight: 430 lbs. Top Speed: 70 mph. The 1947 Sunbeam set new standards in comfort and style. The complete power unit is mounted in rubber, isolating engine vibration.
Halcyon Tax ID Holder. There are only 13 of these 1947 models known to exist.
1922 Triumph. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 270 lbs. Top Speed: 65 mph. A unique feature of this 1920's Triumph is the four-valve cylinder head.
1938 Triumph Speed Twin. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 498cc. Weight: 375 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. Classic design from the drawing board of Edward Turner, this vertical twin set the basic standards for all future designs.
1948 Triumph Speed Twin. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 498cc. Weight: 365 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. Maroon Speed Twins were used by the majority of police forces in Britain and were popular for their speed and flexibility.
1950 Triumph Thunderbird. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 649cc. Weight: 395 lbs. Top Speed: 105 mph. Similar in design to the 500's, the 650 Thunderbird had more low and midrange power. Marlon Brando rode a Thunderbird in "The Wild One."
1955 Triumph T110. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 649cc. Weight: 420 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph. The T110 model was a sports version of the touring Thunderbird, and was the fastest and most powerful machine that Triumph produced at the time.
1958 Triumph Twenty One. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 349cc. Weight: 340 lbs. Top Speed: 80 mph. The Twenty One was the first Triumph to feature unit construction, with the motor and transmission in a common housing instead of separate pieces.
1961 Triumph TR5/R. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 490cc. Weight: 336 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph. The enthusiast magazines in 1961 pronounced that "For all-around sport riding, it would be rather hard to find a better motorcycle."
1961 Triton. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 649cc. Weight: 360 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph. This machine is typical of café racers in the 1950's and 60's. It consists of a Norton featherbed chassis with a Triumph twin engine. Triumph/Norton = Triton.
1964 Triumph TR6R. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 649cc. Weight: 387 lbs. Top Speed: 105 mph.
1965 Triumph T120R Bonneville. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 648cc. Weight: 385 lbs. Top Speed: 112 mph. The "harmonica" style tank badges, long mufflers, and tank top carrier identify this bike as a 1965 model.
1967 Triumph TR6R. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 649cc. Weight: 420 lbs. Top Speed: 100 mph. Often overshadowed by the Bonneville, the single carburetor TR6 is regarded by many to be a better motorcycle.
1967 Triumph T120R Bonneville. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 649cc. Weight: 420 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph. Virtually identical to the TR6R, the twin carburetor T120 had a slight edge on top speed and acceleration.
1967 Triumph T120 TT. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 649cc. Weight: 390 lbs. Top Speed: 100 mph. The TT special was a Bonneville with the street equipment removed and the engine modified for more power. It was built exclusively for U.S. dirt tracks.
1970 Triumph Trident F-750. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 740cc. Weight: 330 lbs. Top Speed: 162 mph.
1971 Triumph F-750. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 740cc. Weight: 330 lbs. Top Speed: 165 mph.
1971 Triumph Trident Production Racer. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 740cc. Weight: 410 lbs. Top Speed: 145 mph.
1973 Triumph Trident T150V. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 746cc. Weight: 485 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph. One of Britain's first superbikes, the unique three cylinder engine design is basically a 500 twin with an additional cylinder.
1973 Triumph T100R Daytona. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 490cc. Weight: 356 lbs. Top Speed: 100 mph. The T100R was the fastest production 500cc sports model in Britain, surpassing the BSA Gold Star and Velocette Thruxton
1973 Triumph X-75 Hurricane. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 749cc. Weight: 485 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph. BSA commissioned Craig Vetter to re-style the Rocket 3, then marketed it as a Triumph to improve sales. Hurricanes were built in very small numbers.
1974 Triumph/Trackmaster. Country: Great Britain/United States. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 744cc. Weight: 300 lbs. Top Speed: 100 mph. British motor, American chassis, very light, powerful machine for dirt track racing.
1975 Triumph Trident T160. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 740cc. Weight: 503 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph.
1977 Triumph Silver Jubilee. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 747cc. Weight: 415 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph. The Silver Jubilee was a limited production version of the Bonneville T140 built to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 25th year of monarchy.
1977 Dresda Triumph. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 744cc. Weight: 345 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph. London dealer Dave Degens specialized in building Triton's, Triumph motors in a Norton chassis, and called them Dresda's.
1991 Triumph Trophy 1200. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Liquid-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 1,180cc. Weight: 510 lbs. Top Speed: 130 mph.
1992 Triumph 900 Trophy. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Liquid-cooled, three cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 885cc. Weight: 477 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph. The Triumph name was resurrected in the 1980's by John Bloor. The first models used a modular engine design, reducing production costs.
2004 Triumph Daytona 600. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Liquid-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 599cc. Weight: Approx 363 lbs. Top Speed: 175 mph. This Triumph Daytona 600 is a replica of the bike that won the 2004 Junior [Supersport] TT race at the Isle of Man.
A Hinckley era Triumph Thruxton, probably a 2004 or later.
1949 Velocette KTT Mk VIII. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 348cc. Weight: 320 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph. The "Kamshaft-Tourist Trophy" Mk VIII was the last version of Velocette's production road racer, with 238 machines built between 1939 and 1953.
1964 Velocette Venom. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 380 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph. Velocette still holds the World record for averaging 100 mph for 24 hours on a modified Venom.
1970 Velocette Thruxton. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 380 lbs. Top Speed: 110 mph. Derived from the Venom sports model, the Thruxton was built to compete in Production class road races.
A Vespa scooter.
1948 Vincent HRD Rapide. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled 47° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 998cc. Weight: 455 lbs. Top Speed: 100 mph. The Vincent HRD's were built to a specification, not a price, and were fast, expensive, and very exclusive.
1949 Vincent HRD Comet. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 390 lbs. Top Speed: 90 mph. The Comet was a less expensive, affordable alternative to the big twins. It was often referred to as "Half a Vincent." A racing version, the Grey Flash, was also available.
1950 Vincent Grey Flash. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 499cc. Weight: 300 lbs. Top Speed: 115 mph. Grey Flash models were Comets converted to road racing specs. They are very rare, and this example is a replica.
1951 Vincent Black Shadow. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled 50° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 998cc. Weight: 460 lbs. Top Speed: 125 mph. The ability to cruise at three figure speeds with a maximum often exceeding 125 mph put this motorcycle so far ahead of anything else available at the time.
1969 Vostok C 364. Country: Soviet Union. Engine: Air-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 347cc. Weight: 344 lbs. Top Speed: Unknown. These crudely built and unreliable bikes were never raced outside of communist-controlled countries and disappeared in 1969.
2005 Vyrus 985 C3 4V. Country: Italy. Engine: Liquid-cooled 90° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 997.5cc. Weight: Under 400 lbs. Top Speed: 180 mph.
The Vyrus is a modern version of the Bimota Tesi, constructed by a group of ex. Bimota employees. It is powered by a Ducati 999R Testaretta motor.
The outstanding feature of this machine is the steering design, which is more automobile than motorcycle. The Vyrus 985 is reputed to be the lightest twin cylinder street legal motorcycle in production, which is very limited, this machine being the fifth built.
1912 Wall Wallcycar. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 500cc. Weight: Unknown. Top Speed: Unknown. The Wall was one of many cyclecars that flooded the market before and after the 1914 war, and was an economical alternative to the automobile.
2006 Yamaha R-1 LE. Country: Japan. Engine: Liquid-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 998cc. Weight: 430 lbs. Top Speed: 195 mph. To commemorate Yamaha's 50th anniversary, the R-1 was available in Limited Edition specification with adjustable suspension and magnesium wheels.
1915 Harley-Davidson Speed Roadster. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 997cc. Weight: 225 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. Harley-Davidson advertised you could ride this machine to a speed event, compete, and then ride it home.
1920 Harley-Davidson. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 999cc. Weight: Unkinown. Top Speed: 120 mph. Believed to be one of only eight built, this machine was priced at $1,500, an astronomical sum at the time.
1912 Indian. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 999.6cc. Weight: 300 lbs. Top Speed: 95-100 mph. Indian racers dominated the board tracks for years unchallenged by other marques.
1908 Indian. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 999.6cc. Weight: 120 lbs. Top Speed: 65 mph. To publicize their new 1908 twin cylinder machines, Indian built a small number of stripped down models to compete at board track races.
1948 Schwinn/Whizzer Hornet. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 138cc. Weight: Unknown. Top Speed: 35 mph. The Whizzer motor kit would attach to any bicycle. It would run for days on very little fuel, getting 125 mpg, and was initially priced at $54.95.
1947 Saginaw Powerbike. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: Unknown. Weight: Approx 135 lbs. Top Speed: 25 mph.
The Saginaw Powerbike motorized attachment was adaptable to virtually any bicycle and could be purchased from Sears, Roebuck & Co. Post WW2 there were many similar attachments on the market, the most successful being the Whizzer, as it had the look and feel of a conventional motorcycle.
1943 BMW R75 3x2. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, boxer twin four stroke. Displacement: 745cc. Weight: 1,000 lbs. Top Speed: 56 mph.
This BMW with Steib sidecar was a rugged, reliable go-anywhere vehicle. Expensive to build, its cost was double of the Porsche designed VW (Jeep-like) vehicle. Even so, 16,500 machines were built and remained in service throughout the war. The palm tree insignia indicates this machine was part of Rommel's Afrika Korps.
1950 Triumph TRW. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 498cc. Weight: 320 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. The TRW was unique in that it was only available to the armed forces. This TRW was owned and ridden by Steve McQueen.
1943 Indian 741 Scout. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 492cc. Weight: 456 lbs. Top Speed: 65 mph. With Harley-Davidson monopolizing the US military market, Indian concentrated on a machine that had more appeal to our European allies.
1946 Harley-Davidson W.L.C. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 45° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 739.4cc. Weight: 540 lbs. Top Speed: 65 mph. Tough and versatile aptly describes Harley-Davidson military motorcycles.
1940 Indian Junior Scout. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 500cc. Weight: 465 lbs. Top Speed: 70 mph. The Junior Scout was introduced in 1940, complete with the controversial fender skirts, the only year they were fitted to this model.
1940 Indian Four. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 1,275cc. Weight: 568 lbs. Top Speed: 90 mph. One could say the Indian Fours were the Cadillac of motorcycles as they were smooth and flexible, equally at home trickling through traffic or cruising down the highway.
1935 Indian Chief. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled 42° V-twin four stroke. Displacement: 1,206cc. Weight: 480 lbs. Top Speed: 85 mph. The open fender, rigid-frame Chiefs are rarer than the later full-skirted fender models.
1934 Velocette GTP. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder two stroke. Displacement: 249cc. Weight: 248 lbs. Top Speed: 57 mph. The GTP was one of the better designed two strokes, with innovative features such as pressure oil feed controlled by the throttle. They were produced from 1929-1940.
1937 Triumph Tiger 90. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 493cc. Weight: 362 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. Triumph's sport singles were very popular with amateur sport riders. The Tiger 70/80/90's were used for daily transportation during the week and competition on the weekends.
1932 Indian Model 403. Country: United States. Engine: Air-cooled, four cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 1,265cc. Weight: 515 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph.
Indian Fours were known as the Dusenberg's of motorcycling, and were produced from 1927-1942. Smooth and powerful, these machines could be cruised at 70 mph for hours. A 1930's ultimate touring machine, it was the Honda Gold Wing of its time.
1953 TWN BDG 250L. Country: Germany. Engine: Air-cooled, split single two stroke. Displacement: 246cc. Weight: 303 lbs. Top Speed: 62 mph. This technically interesting machine was built by Triumph Werke Nürnberg, a subsidiary of the British Triumph Company until 1929, when they went separate ways.
TWN produced high quality motorcycles from 1903 to 1957. Features include a chrome plated alloy cylinder, single connecting rod with two pistons, hydraulic operated rear brake, and totally enclosed rear chain.
1958 Velocette Valiant. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, horizontal opposed twin cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 192cc. Weight: 255 lbs. Top Speed: 70 mph. The Valiant was often referred to as "The Baby BMW." Although the build quality was high, so was the price.
1951 Velocette MAC. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 348cc. Weight: 385 lbs. Top Speed: 75 mph. Velocette's touring 350 was a very sweet running, mechanically quiet, docile machine.
1959 Triumph Bonneville. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, vertical twin four stroke. Displacement: 649cc. Weight: 300 lbs. Top Speed: 105 mph. 1959 was the first year of the Bonneville, which got its name from a World Speed Record set at the Bonneville Salt Flats by a team from Big D Cycles in Dallas, Texas.
1959 Triumph Tiger Cub. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 199cc. Weight: 240 lbs. Top Speed: 70 mph. To entice young riders, Triumph styled their lightweight models to resemble their popular vertical twins. They were the only modern four strokes available in that capacity.
1940/54 Velocette Special. Country: Great Britain. Engine: Air-cooled, single cylinder four stroke. Displacement: 348cc. Weight: 380 lbs. Top Speed: 85 mph.
This is a "Special," a 1940 KSS overhead camshaft motor housed in a 1954 spring framed chassis. The sports motor combined with a modern chassis was quite a popular conversion.
1958 Chevrolet Bel Air Impala. Country: United States. Engine: V-8. Displacement: 5,702.6cc. Weight: 3,950 lbs. Top Speed: 95 mph. 1958 was the first year for the Impala, with the convertible only offered in the Bel Air line.
1964 Ferrari 158 F1. Country: Italy. Engine: 90° V-8. Displacement: 1,500cc. Weight: 984 lbs. Top Speed: 165 mph. John Surtees won the drivers World Championships with this car. He remains the only person to have one World Championships on both two and four wheels.
1976 Ferrari Dino 246 GT. Country: Italy. Engine: 65° mid-engine V-6. Displacement: 2,418cc. Weight: 2,380 lbs. Top Speed: 146 mph. The Dino, named in honor of Mr. Ferrari's son, was a departure from the famous V-12 front engine design of previous Ferrari road cars.
1923 Ford Model T. Country: United States. Engine: Four cylinder flathead. Displacement: 2,892.3cc. Weight: 1,800 lbs. Top Speed: 45 mph. Before the Model T, automobiles had been considered primarily a plaything for the wealthy. This car is a 1923 Touring Car and sold for less than $300.
11948 Lotus Mk 1 Replica. Country: United Kingdom. Engine: Reliant. Displacement: 1,200cc. Weight: 1,092 lbs. Top Speed: Unknown.
The 1948 Lotus Mk 1 was designed and built by Colin Chapman while he was still a student at London University. The original Mk 1 was lost to history. This car is a replica built to the same dimensions.
1954 Lotus Mark VI Sports Racer. Country: United Kingdom. Engine: Ford four cylinder flathead. Displacement: 1,498cc. Weight: 952 lbs. Top Speed: 90 mph.
1955 Lotus Mark IX Le Mans Sports Racer. Country: United Kingdom. Engine: Coventry Climax FWA. Displacement: 1,098cc. Weight: 924 lbs. Top Speed: 128 mph.
Colin Chapman raced a Lotus Mark IX at Le Mans in 1955. This Mark IX may have been the one driven by Chapman at Sebring in 1955.
The cockpit of a 1955 Lotus Mark IX.
1961 Lotus 20 - Formula Junior. Country: United Kingdom. Engine: Cosworth Ford 109E. Displacement: 1,098cc. Weight: 794 lbs. Top Speed: 110+ mph.
1963 Lotus 29/2 Indy Car. Country: United Kingdom. Engine: Ford aluminum V-8. Displacement: 4,178.7cc. Weight: 1,130 lbs. Top Speed: 200+ mph. Lotus used technology derived from aircraft of the day in the chassis design of this car.
1964 Lotus 31 F-3. Country: United Kingdom. Engine: Cosworth Ford 109E. Displacement: 997cc. Weight: 882 lbs. Top Speed: 100+ mph.
The front end of a 1964 Lotus 31 F-3.
1966 Lotus 26R S2. Country: United Kingdom. Engine: Lotus Ford. Displacement: 1,558cc. Weight: 1,381 lbs. Top Speed: 130+ mph. The 26R was a factory produced race version of the 26 road model.
