Team Wrecking Crew

In a rivalry that has lasted over a century, America’s two most iconic motorcycle brands Harley-Davidson and Indian have battled for supremacy on both the race track and the salesroom floor. An Archive Moto exclusive, #TeamWreckingCrew and #TeamWigwam coming soon to the Archive Moto Store!

Founding members of Harley-Davidson’s legendary post-WWI factory racing team the Wrecking Crew Fred Luther, Ralph Hepburn, Albert “Shrimp” Burns, and Otto Walker captured here at Ascot Park on January 12, 1920.

Archive Moto at The Race of Gentlemen

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For the second year in a row I took my little '41 Scout up to the Jersey coast to run with the big boys at the annual Race of Gentlemen held on the beach in Wildwood. The event has become one of the highlights of my year and I can never fully express how much I appreciate the good times and great people that come together on the sand. This year was especially significant for me as I was honored to have been asked to curate a special exhibit. I put together a 12 part series detailing the history of automobile and motorcycle racing in America which were placed throughout the event grounds. The prints turned out better than I could have expected and I was truly humbled by the amount of positive feedback I received from the crowd and racers alike. In an environment full of excitement I was pleasantly surprised that my little displays were able to capture the attention of folks. Amidst the sights, smells, and sounds of the raucous racers blasting down the beach, the vendors and live music, and the spectacle of the Wall of Death happening from dawn til dusk, the fact that some old photos with my long winded, heavily romanticized captions caught the attention of anyone fills me with pride and happiness. A handful of messages have come in asking if I would share the project with those who couldn’t make it to Wildwood this year, so over the coming weeks I will be posting the series here. I would like to sincerely thank everyone involved in putting on the Race of Gentlemen for creating such a wonderful event and for thinking enough of what I do to include it. Also, a special thank you to Alan Glanfield of Blackburn and Foster for taking the time to get a shot of this speckled ginger with one of my displays.

Stay tuned for "A Brief History of Speed.”

Wigwam or Wrecking Crew

Wigwam or Wrecking Crew, soon you will get to chose. I've got something exciting coming out within the next week that I think you guys are going to like so stay tuned.

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In the meantime, how about an image that perfectly captures the immutable battle between America's two quintessential motorcycle brands. A rivalry that began over 100 years ago, 

both Indian and Harley-Davidson traded the top spot as America’s dominant motorcycle manufacturer over the years both on the track as well as on the sales room floor. In the process the two equally iconic and patently American companies drove innovation and created an expansive culture which spread around the world. And nowhere was this fierce rivalry more palpable than on the race tracks of the early 1920’s and late 1940’s. Here, this timeless American grudge match is captured perfectly in a single moment as Harley-Davidson’s Billy Huber (#7) and Indian’s Bobby Hill (#71) cross the finish line simultaneously during the AMA Class C 10-Mile National at Atlanta’s Lakewood Speedway, August 8, 1948... it remains to this day the only recorded tie in AMA history.

Team Wigwam or Team Wrecking Crew, coming soon to the Archive Moto Store HERE