American Iron Magazine Presents 1001 Harley-Davidson Facts. Tyler Greenblatt
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© 2017 by Tyler Greenblatt
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CONTENTS
Dedication
Foreword by Buzz Kanter
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Early Era – 1915 and earlier
Chapter 2: F-Head Era – 1916–1929
Chapter 3: Pre-War Flatheads – 1929–1941
The Motor Company
The Chassis
The Powertrain
People and Pop Culture
Military, Police and Racing
Chapter 4: Knucklehead Era – 1936–1947
The Motor Company
The Chassis
The Powertrain
People and Pop Culture
Military, Police and Racing
Chapter 5: Panhead Era – 1948–1965
The Motor Company
The Chassis
The Powertrain
People and Pop Culture
Military, Police and Racing
Chapter 6: Shovelhead Era – 1966–1984
The Motor Company
The Chassis
The Powertrain
People and Pop Culture
Military, Police and Racing
Chapter 7: Evolution Era – 1984–1998
The Motor Company
The Chassis
The Powertrain
People and Pop Culture
Military, Police and Racing
Chapter 8: Twin Cam Era – 1999 to Present
The Motor Company
The Chassis
The Powertrain
People and Pop Culture
Military, Police and Racing
This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Don Stroika, who passed his life-long love of anything with an engine on to me. We never had much in common until I was 16 and got my first car, a Cadillac DeVille, which is what he had been driving since he was 16 and bought a 1929 Caddy as his first car.
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