One-of-Few 1944 Harley-Davidson FL Is a Valuable Wartime Two-Wheeler
6 Jun 2021, 7:49 UTC ·
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Back in 1941, America was about to be drawn into the Second World War by the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. It meant that soon all of the nation’s vehicle production capabilities would be focused on the war effort, and that left little room for civilian versions of cars and bikes.
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Those with an eye for such things have quickly got hold of the motorcycles and cars whose value was more than certain to skyrocket after the war ended, and for the great part took good care of them. Other such machines made the trip through time in a forgotten state, but made it nonetheless.