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The "Sportsman" – featuring 138cc, 3 hp engine, 20" wheels, kick starter and drum brakes – was released in 1949 for US$224.50 (equivalent to $2,900 in 2023), and US$239.50 (equivalent to $3,100 in 2023) for the Deluxe model with two-speed automatic transmission.
In 1949, the Powell company moved into the lightweight motorcycle market with the introduction of the P-81 model, which was a direct competitor of the Mustang (motorcycle) produced in nearby Glendale. All four of these post-war Powell models used the same single-cylinder four-stroke 24-cubic-inch (393 cc) engine which was developed in-house.
This a listing of motorcycles of the 1950s, including those on sale, ... or otherwise relevant in this period. AJS 18 (1949–1963) [1] AJS Model 31; Ariel Leader ...
Dealer number and plate number Number is the dealer number, the letters increment every time a new plate is issued to that specific dealer Farm Embossed white serial on brown plate; "WIS. FARM" at bottom, "EXP. - 6 - 1948" at top 123456 1 to approximately 104999 Revalidated for 1949 with black on white tabs In transit
Simplex Manufacturing Corporation was an American manufacturer that made motorcycles from 1935 to 1975. Between 1935 and 1960, Simplex made variations of the Simplex Servi-Cycle including the 1953–1960 Simplex Automatic.
This a listing of motorcycles of the 1940s, including those on sale, ... The Marman Twin was made in 1948 and 1949 [3] Vincent Black Shadow.
Roy C. Marks, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, created the first moto bicycle in the United States in 1896 in San Francisco. In 1901 the California Motor Company was created for the purpose of manufacturing the Marks design of motorcycle. Founder were Lewis Bill - President, J. W. Leavitt - Vice President, and J.F. Bill - Secretary and Treasurer.
The first streamliner powered by a Flathead Ford to go over 200 mph (320 km/h) is the Edelbrock-equipped Bachelor-Xydias SoCal Special; [4] it was featured on the cover of the January 1949 issue of Hot Rod magazine. [5] Bill Burke of the So-Cal Speed Shop was the first to attempt to convert a P-51 Mustang belly drop tank to a hot rod roadster. [6]