mercredi 23 septembre 2015

Rare Harley-Davidson barn find breaks auction record in Australia

A circa-1927 FHA 8-Valve V-Twin racer, complete with sidecar, has made motorcycle auction history in Australia

Early 20th Century Harley Davidson motorcycles are rare enough items in themselves. But when one surfaces that was uncommon even when new, and from a line of racing models largely destroyed over the years in the pursuit of speed, you know that you probably have an exceptionally scarce item on your hands. So when a barn-find Harley-Davidson racing machine and sidecar is found after 50-plus years in storage in Australia and then sent to auction, the bidding is sure to be fierce. With a final winning bid of AUD$600,000 – and a new Australian auction record – that was certainly the case.

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