London Harley-Davidson dealer Fred Warr and his father bought tons of brand new 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA 45″ (750cc) Liberator motorcycles after WW2, still in their shipping crates.
He used to take one out of its crate every so often, even well in to the 1970s, assemble it, and sell it as a new bike. Prices were very reasonable too – when I visited the shop in 1977 there was one for sale for £2000, which was around the same price as Harley’s cheapest basic new model. Used ones fetch £10,000+ these days, and you could probably name your own price for a brand new one!
You can just see it behind the 1975 Electra Glide I’m sitting on – taken in 1977…
London Harley-Davidson dealer Fred Warr and his father bought tons of brand new 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA 45″ (750cc) Liberator motorcycles after WW2, still in their shipping crates.
He used to take one out of its crate every so often, even well in to the 1970s, assemble it, and sell it as a new bike. Prices were very reasonable too – when I visited the shop in 1977 there was one for sale for £2000, which was around the same price as Harley’s cheapest basic new model. Used ones fetch £10,000+ these days, and you could probably name your own price for a brand new one!
You can just see it behind the 1975 Electra Glide I’m sitting on – taken in 1977…
There’s no articulation in that roll which would suit ammo feeds.
Looks very domestic – the cross section is roughly the same as these spring clips for carrying conduit or cables.
In fact the first thing they reminded me of was the clips which keep my Harley’s saddlebags on…
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