Pictured above is a 1930, Harley-Davidson V-series motorcycle with a custom package truck which could hold 288 bottles of Coca-Cola. This was most likely a VLC model, with the “C” denoting commercial. It would have featured a 74 cubic inch sidevalve engine with low compression heads mated to a three-speed transmission.

Back in the 1920’s, the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light used Harley-Davidson based vehicles, like the one pictured above, to transport its underground construction crews back and forth to the job site. The rider of this motorcycle was splicer Elmer Gutsch, with his helper Carly Knoobs on the back. At first glace you […] More »