1917 MALDWYN JONES HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE RACER - RACING DIRT TRACK CHAMPION

Description

1917 MALDWYN JONES HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE RACER - RACING DIRT TRACK CHAMPION
This would be a fantastic addition to your collection! It is a reproduction 8 x 10 inch matte photo. You will love it!
From the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame: "Maldwyn Jones was a well-known racer and racing motorcycle builder of the 1910s and ‘20s. During the mid-to-late-1910s, Jones was perhaps the best dirt track racer in the Midwest. He won hundreds of regional dirt track events during his 13-year racing career, but is perhaps equally known for the bad luck that followed him at the big national events. Probably no other racer of his era led, or was in the hunt for victory, at nationals as many times as Jones only to fall prey to mechanical problems or other misfortune. Jones’ creative designs were not confined to the racing bikes. He also designed a racing helmet that was considerably better than the leather flying caps of the day. His helmet, while still leather on the exterior, featured a cork lining to reduce impact to the head in a crash. His design was a predecessor of safer helmets that would come decades later. When Merkel began to flounder, Jones accepted an offer to ride for Harley-Davidson in 1916. While using a Harley engine, Jones continued utilizing the excellent-handling chassis he had developed with Merkel. During World War I, Jones worked in aviation engine research and development at McCook Field in Dayton. After the war, Jones continued to ride with the powerful Harley-Davidson racing team through 1921. In 1919, he finished second to Shrimp Burns at the FAM 100-mile board track national championship. In 1920, he was a front-runner in the Dodge City Classic before his Harley had mechanical problems and he dropped to seventh at the finish. In 1922, Jones was signed by Excelsior and was again runner up, this time to Indian’s Gene Walker, at the M&ATA 25-mile national dirt track championship in Milwaukee. Jones also tried his hand at the growing sport of hillclimbing while riding for Excelsior and won a number of regional events. Jones retired from racing at the end of 1922 to take a position with the Indianapolis-based Wheeler-Schebler Company, which was famous for its racing carburetors. His new position gave him a chance to stay closely involved in racing. Jones also served on the M&ATA and later the AMA’s competition committee."
I will ship in a photo mailer for safety. (Note: ONLYCLASSICS-WEB-IMAGE print-does not appear on product-only on scan) Check out my other auctions for other great special interest prints, posters and photos. Thanks for looking!..p2496
Pay with PAYPAL-you can charge it! MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover and your Checking Bank Card
We offer FREE SHIPPING on all United States addresses with NO QUANTITY LIMITS.
We also offer International Shipping-Pay first items shipping and it is NO COST for each additional item when shipped in the same package (NO QUANTITY LIMITS).
Photos and smaller prints are shipped in a stiff photo mailer. Larger Prints and Posters are shipped in a heavy duty mailing tube. We take great care in shipping our merchandise.
*
Bid with confidence - we have over 75,000 POSITIVE ratings and growing!
To Help You Narrow Your Search On What I Have - Scroll Down To Find My Categories (on the left hand side of my listings). You can also Hit my Store Icon *OnlyClassics Photo and Paper* on the top of this page - that will take you to my store where near the top is a "search my store box" where you can type in key words to help you find what I have available you might be interested in. With thousands of items to look at -you won't be disappointed!
You may be interested in
our other eBay listings
.
No COPYRIGHT expressed or implied. Sold as collectible only.
Minnesota residents please add 7.275%
Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution