Nice!Kilroy said:I just thought I'd log on here and share some family pics I found.
They seem more appropriate here than on the HAMB.
These are shots of my In-Laws and friends at the drags, the lakes, in East LA, and down Mexico way.
Enjoy!
Phil
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Fuck Roth's Megacylcle contraption, that's the nifty-est Trumpet I've ever seen!Kilroy said:
Dude! Those are awesome.. a '49 Merc in the shots to boot!
No zoot suits?
No zoot suits?
Love this bike. Is that the gas tank??? Man thats tuff!!!
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I have more but I don't have time to put them up.tom said:
My mother in law saw this and was happy. It got her to open up about a lot of the pix. I think I'm going to write a book about the lives of the people in the pix.
My wife has the Photos copywrited so please don't use them for profit.
As far as anybody still riding...
The guy that you see in most of the pics is my Father in Law and he doesn't ride any more. He was in a race in Mexico and rode off a cliff and broke his back among other things. I don't think he rode after that.
Rumor amongst the family is that he has a 1946 Vincent Black Shadow hidden away somewhere. Apparently he had several and kept one but swears he sold it. But most people believe he NEVER would have sold it and he's vague about who and when he sold it.
There are interesting stories about everyone in those pictures.
I'm going to try to compile a written history on them all.
In many ways they are the REALITY behind the fantasy of "The Wild Ones" and all the Teen Angst movies of the 50's.
Their stories aren't all romanticized...
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