"The 1957 Harley-Davidson panhead motorcycle was stolen from owner Delroy Sims who lived on the east side of Houston, Texas some time in 1963. At the time it was still a relatively new machine.

Not only is it nearly a miracle that the bike was recovered, but the fact that it’s in good shape and running adds mystery to the miracle. The world may never know the story here and it’s kind of killing me. Who stole it, and where has it been living this whole time? Did the most recent buyer know it was stolen? Did they lose whatever money they spent on it? How did it come to be identified as stolen, and what kind of proof did the son of the original owner have, that this was in fact his father’s motorcycle?

The original owner, sadly, did not live to see the motorcycle that he had apparently spent his life’s savings on, recovered from its theft. The bike was restored to his family, though, and his son has taken possession of the bike, which is now a classic. The great news about this is, the current (actual) owner isn’t going to turn around and sell his dad’s recently-reacquired classic. Delroy Sims’ son Darrell says the bike helps him feel closer to his dad, and that he’s going to restore the bike to what it looked like when his dad owned it.

Darrell says “I probably miss my dad everyday and now he’ll be in my garage.” He notes, “you offer me $100,000 dollars today and I don’t think I’d take it. I don’t think I’d take a quarter million.”

Hopefully whomever purchased the stolen bike is at least heartwarmed that the motorcycle is treated as an heirloom, and not a windfall, for this family."

This link has a video of the bike

https://www.khou.com/article/feature...7-65c7306e86f8


Cool, story, ..just wish the dad has a chance to see his bike once again before he passed.

Thieves suck.

 

What a great story.

 

Sad he didn't get to see it come back, but happy the family will enjoy it's return. Nice to see some happier news.

 

This is amazing. Its in such great shape too. Beautiful bike. I'd like to see it after he gets it back to how his dad knew it.

 

He's lookin down with a big damn grin on his face, I hope. Glad it is home where it belongs. Thieves suck.

 

It is to bad his dad didn't get to see it returned.

 

Cool story.