{"product_id":"the-harley-davidson-motor-co-archive-collection-soft-cover","title":"The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection (soft cover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy: Randy Leffingwell, Darwin Holmstrom .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHarley-Davidson Book Description\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver one hundred years ago a group of resourceful young men with great vision founded the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. These men set out to build motorcycles, and in the process they made history. Fortunately, the founders of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company had the foresight to keep in the company archives examples of the groundbreaking motorcycles the company produced, resulting in an unparalleled collection of motorcycles and memorabilia that contains at least one vehicle from each model year (and a few that never made it past the prototype stage). As the Motor Company began its second century, the company's management decided to share the treasure of its archival collection with the general public and created the Harley-Davidson Museum. As the Museum was being designed and built, photographer \u003cem\u003eRandy Leffingwell \u003c\/em\u003espent months inside the archives creating stunning studio portraits of these historic machines for The \u003cstrong\u003eHarley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e. In addition to the iconic motorcycles that transported a nation, dominated racetracks, and helped win wars, \u003cem\u003eLeffingwell\u003c\/em\u003e photographed unique one-off creations and never-before-seen prototypes like the mysterious Nova, co-developed with German automaker Porsche, making this one of the most unique and important motorcycle books ever published.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShowcasing more than a century of the most important motorcycles ever built, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e brings the history of Harley-Davidson to gleaming life through page after page of exquisite photographs. With these detailed photographs and histories of many of the motorcycles in Harley's collection, from Serial Number One to the latest Softail Rocker, the book captures the excitement of the best-known motorcycles in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSince its earliest days the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. has saved at least one vehicle from each model year (and a few that never made it past the prototype stage). The resulting Archive Collection has grown to include hundreds of machines and is the most important motorcycle collection on earth. And many have never before been seen by the general public. Until now. In over 600 studio portraits, Harley-Davidson and master photographer \u003cem\u003eRandy Leffingwell\u003c\/em\u003e present for the first time this historically significant collection of production models, racing bikes, and one-of-a-kind prototypes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr class=\"ProductSectionSeparator\"\u003e \u003ch3\u003eOther Details\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"ProductDetailsGrid\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePublisher Code:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e9780760340172\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eISBN 10:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eISBN 13:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e9780760340172\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e2011\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e260x230mm\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e407\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003eSoft Bound, colour ill\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"DetailRow\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Label\"\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"Value\"\u003e9780760340172\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Motorbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628006654172,"sku":"9780760340172","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/b13211_harley_davidson_archive_collection__60322.1339460521.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772090036","url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/products\/the-harley-davidson-motor-co-archive-collection-soft-cover","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}