Playland Park Speedway 1949
Love this video, filmed with a hand-held super-8 camera in 1949 it shows the stock car racing at the Playland Park Speedway in Indiana.
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Motorcycle Road Race – Indiana 1919
This great film features some of the top motorcycle racers of the day including Teddy Carroll, Red Parkhurst, Otto Walker, and Ralph Hepburn. If you watch till the end you’ll see Walter Davidson, President and co-founder of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
1972 Harley-Davidson XR750 Flat Tracker
This all-original ’72 Harley-Davidson XR750 Flat Tracker was originally owned by AMA racer Davey Camlin, he used it as his primary race bike as an amateur and, then sold it when he went professional in order to buy a new XR.
1974 Harley Davidson RR350
Originally titled the Aermacchi-Harley Davidson RR350, Harley had bought control from Aermacchi in 1974. The RR350 is a master-class in ’70s bike design, I’d love to see Harley Davidson step away from its almost Adderall-level focus on lumbering V-Twins.
The Menehune
Both George Jetson and I want one of these cars, badly.
1950 GM Futurliner
Only 12 of these magnificent busses were built in 1950, GM used the Futurliner in the “Parade of Progress” exhibit which toured the country extensively. Not many of them are left and in 2006 a restored Futurliner was sold at auction for $4,000,000 USD.
Classified Moto 935 Tee
John Ryland is a remarkably talented bike builder, he discovered bikes later in life than most and is more than making up for lost time. After recently losing his job in an advertising firm he decided to step up his bike + design business and make a real go of it.
General Lee Airways
If you grew up in the 70s or 80s the General Lee was far more important to you than girls, money or food. The orange Dodge Charger with its doors welded shut was the stuff of legend,
Sandusky Speedway Supermodified Stock Car Racing – 1959
We’ve got both part 1 and part 2 here, these films feature the 1959 Sandusky Speedway Supermodified Stock Car qualifying and race with original commentary. It’s a shame they don’t still race like this really, the drivers are all blue-collar workers…
Onboard Flight Video With The Wright Brothers
This is the first time video was shot from an airborne aircraft, exactly how they mounted the camera to the flimsy Wright Flyer is anybody’s guess. The footage lasts just over 30 seconds and shows the take-off, climb and a bank before cutting out.
Plaintiff Sunglasses by Oakley
The Plaintiff series of sunglasses by Oakley are designed to be a modern take on the age-old aviator design, Oakley set about creating their own aviator using state-of-the-art materials like titanium hinges, leaf-spring stems designed to flex rather than snap, an 8.75 base curvature, lightweight C-5™ alloy frames and Iridium® coated lenses.
Loyal Dean Skateboards
Based in Los Angeles, California, Loyal Dean Skateboards produce limited numbers of exceedingly well built, handmade skateboards.