1942 Harley WLA
June 6, 2017
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Rough-and-ready military-spec Harley helped allies win WWII.
Three years before the attack on Pearl Harbor that prompted the United States to enter World War II, Harley-Davidson, Indian and even Delco were hard at work developing new motorcycle designs for the U,.S. military. Harley prepared two models, based on the Flathead and Knucklehead; Indian modified their Scout and Chief designs, and Delco entered the fray with a reverse-engineered BMW R71 copy.
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