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Crosley-Davidson Has A Harley V-Twin

A 1951 Crosley wagon is cool in that quirky oddity sort of way. But you'll probably want more grunt than the original 26 HP motor. Well you could try to shoehorn in a small block V8, but that would just take away some of the offbeat Crosley charm. So why not use a Harley V-twin? With 110 HP, it's hardly a slouch in the little 1600-lb. wagon. Now the Crosley can cruise Woodward and hang out at Sturgis. Check out the whole build process here.

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2:30 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Mark Arnold
1,862 views, 27 comments

Latest by FriarJohn: Makes me want to drop a Rocket III engine in a TR3. more »

new cars

Sometimes You Feel Like A HOG, Sometimes You Don't: The 2007 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 Super Crew


Once in a while there's a time in each and every Harley-Davidson owners life where they actually need a piece of machinery capable of hauling more than just them, their squaw and an extra pair of leather chaps. For those days, there's FoMoCo's newest edition F-150 Super Crew, even if all you'll really use it for is to carry your Softail from one rally to the next. But at least you'll be doing it in style in this, the ninth model to come out of the Dearborn-Milwaukee alliance since the two companies first shook motorcycle glove covered hands in 1999. No word yet on pricing, but it'll be available starting in September. Full details in the press release after the photo gallery and the jump. More »

1:59 PM on Sat Aug 5 2006
By Ray Wert
1,587 views, 4 comments

Latest by monkeywrench: Oh freaking awesome. That truck is the equivalent of those shaving commercials with the lasers and babes everywhere. more »

news: test drives

Ezra Rode a Harley: The NY Times on the Ford F150 Harley Davidson

Our homeboy, Automobile writer Ezra Dyer got it on with the Gray Lady, penning a piece for the NY Times on Ford's cross-branded F150 Harley Davidson pickup. Obviously, ol' Ez was called in to add a dash of youthful color to the Times's notoriously wife-and-kids car reviews. His job (sure, he accepted it) was to translate the latest Harley edition F150 SuperCab pickup — which bypasses HD's lucrative aftermarket business by factory-installing a billet-style grille, Harley badging, supercharged 340-hp V8 and full-time all-wheel drive (it's the only F150 with that option) — for those whose last car ride was a post-midnight grope in the back of a cab.
And while the Harley F-150 offers tough-truck options like skid plates and towing package, you'll see one on a job site when you see I-beams being welded by the Construction Worker from the Village People.
Oh, he's perfect for the job. More »

12:37 PM on Mon Mar 20 2006
By Mike Spinelli
797 views, 2 comments

Latest by ParanoidAndroid07: 300 hp, not 340. more »

news

Go Back to Get Back: Automakers Could Follow Harley's Lead

One could argue Harley-Davidson has been successful of late despite an approach to technology that's in opposition to that of the motorcycle industry at large. That is, they do what they've always done — build the best bikes 1960 can offer. While others hire up all the lab-coated wonders they can find, and point them toward a technological Oz, Harley keeps on building the same old old iron and selling it at astonishingly high profit margins. Sure, they're using a portion of the spoils to address that technology divide, but its best sellers are still its simplest machines. Thomas Bernard, writing for The Truth About Cars says US automakers should learn how to stop hating themselves for being behind the tech curve (in the showroom, if not in their R&D centers) and embrace a kind of lovable simplicity. Could it work? Is it already working? More »

9:28 AM on Fri Mar 10 2006
By Mike Spinelli
250 views, 15 comments

Latest by blalor: Actually, I think Harley makes more money from merchandising than bike sales. I'd definitely buy a Lucerne t-shirt, Torrent cap and Cobalt black-pleather sleeveless vest. Even if they had one of those ubiquitous little "GM" badges placed inconspicuously more »

custom cars/hot rods

Let the V-Twin Have Some: Hot Rod Hawg

It's a wacky, mixed-up, topsy-turvy world, where motorcycles are powered by car engines and cars powered by, well, you know. In the case of the Hot Rod Hawg, it's a Harley Twin Cam 95 mill nestled in the engine bay of an old-school Bill Smith Model-T rod. No word on price, but the car's builders will hook you up anyway if price is of no consequence, Rocker-fella. More »

9:50 AM on Mon Jan 23 2006
By Mike Spinelli
1,155 views, Comment