The exciting color history of the battle between Harley-Davidson and Indian for control of the American motorcycle market. Includes color photographs of restored motorcycles, archival photography prior to World War II, advertisements, race posters, and memorabilia. Harley-Davidson and Indian mirrored each other's designs, with one and then the other, introducing new technology and forcing the other back to the drawing board. Harley-Davidson eventually prevailed when Indian went out of business in 1954, yet the rivalry is ...
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The exciting color history of the battle between Harley-Davidson and Indian for control of the American motorcycle market. Includes color photographs of restored motorcycles, archival photography prior to World War II, advertisements, race posters, and memorabilia. Harley-Davidson and Indian mirrored each other's designs, with one and then the other, introducing new technology and forcing the other back to the drawing board. Harley-Davidson eventually prevailed when Indian went out of business in 1954, yet the rivalry is still evident today.
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Good. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 180 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color, Frontispiece. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
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Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing box or discs. Damaged item.
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Very good in good dust jacket. D/J has minor tatters on edges but is completely intact. Personallin inspected by seller. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 192 p. Audience: General/trade. This story begins in 1903, Indian was the king of motorcycle manu-facturers and Harley-Davidson was an upstart working out of a shed, but they were rivals even then. This book covers the next 50 years of that feud in the dealer showrooms, at the race track, and on the street. The best models of both companies are shown in more than 200 color and B&W photographs. A story of triumph and tragedy told for the first time. The text ends with a seeming farewell to Indian. But in the 21st century and beyond era, not covered by this book, the track and dealership wars begin again. The author, Allan Girdler-a detailed and impassioned motorcycle writer, has written much about Indian, and Harley too, but is not writing any longer and will not write the sequel. Will you?
