The Vincent in the Barn
by Cotter, TomFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-09-14
Publisher(s): Motorbooks Intl
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Summary
Itrs"s every motorcyclistrs"s dream. A friend or acquaintance says, "You know, therers"s an old bike thatrs"s been sitting in this garage for years." The hunt is on. And rather than the usual worthless Hondazukimaha pile of hopeless oxidation, at the back of that barn you find a genuine classic, the motorcycle collectorrs"s dream. The Vincent in the Barntells forty such stories--tales of motorcycle hunting dreams come true. From Ducatis in basements to Vincents abandoned in sheds, Harleys in barns to Brit bikes moldering behind urban garages, these are the stories that fuel every motorcyclistrs"s fantasies. The only difference? Theyrs"re true.
Author Biography
Tom Cotter writes regularly for Road & Track, and has a deep-seated love for automotive and motorcycle rescue. One of his best-known saves, a neglected Shelby Cobra, was chronicled by Peter Egan in Road & Track. Cotter resides in Davidson, NC, with his family and a garage full of collector vehicles.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 7 |
| Preface | p. 9 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 10 |
| Crimes of Persistence | p. 11 |
| The Jurassic Junkyard | p. 11 |
| The Indian under the Tarp | p. 16 |
| Parked Warriors by Phillip Tooth | p. 18 |
| The Hard-Ridden Burnt-Down Over-Chromed and Finally Perfect Panhead | p. 26 |
| The Patient Cleveland by Kris Palmer | p. 30 |
| The Vincent in the Barn | p. 33 |
| Intriguing Circumstances | p. 37 |
| You're Only Crazy Once | p. 37 |
| The Italian Motorcycle Merchant | p. 57 |
| Black Shadows of Saigon by Lee Klancher | p. 67 |
| The Indian Chronicles | p. 76 |
| The Super Supercharged Vincent | p. 84 |
| Strange Journeys | p. 91 |
| The American Dream | p. 91 |
| The Wild Goose Chase by Steve Rossi | p. 97 |
| Snowbound | p. 104 |
| Deals Down Under | p. 107 |
| The Finest Wine by Ed Bauer | p. 113 |
| Passion Plays | p. 119 |
| Bikes, Booze, and Broads | p. 119 |
| Follow Your Nose | p. 130 |
| The Madman of Marin County by Somer Hooker | p. 136 |
| The Million-Mile Harley | p. 141 |
| Same Bike, Different Basement by Zack Miller | p. 146 |
| The Beeza in the Bedroom by Ken Gross | p. 153 |
| Birth Year Beauties by Larry Edsall | p. 157 |
| Horse Trading | p. 164 |
| The Time Machine | p. 166 |
| Speed Freaks | p. 171 |
| The Crocker Trio | p. 171 |
| The Hillclimber Chronicles | p. 179 |
| The Race Engine in the Trailer House | p. 185 |
| The Curious Tale of the Beauty and the Beast by Ken Gross | p. 188 |
| The $200 Puzzle | p. 196 |
| A Beast of a Harley | p. 199 |
| Rare Birds | p. 205 |
| The Curtiss Parallax | p. 205 |
| The $50 Ariel | p. 210 |
| Hunting for the Barber | p. 214 |
| The First Black Shadow | p. 230 |
| The Hyperterrestrial Hopper | p. 232 |
| Star Power | p. 239 |
| Winnie's James | p. 239 |
| The Lawrence of Arabia Death Brough by Paul Duchene | p. 247 |
| Leno's Black Shadow by Ken Gross | p. 253 |
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