1953 Harley-Davidson / Paul Goldsmith Win Daytona - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Ad

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1953 Harley-Davidson / Paul Goldsmith Win Daytona - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Ad
Original, vintage magazine advertisement
Page Size: Approx. 18" x 12" (46 cm x 30 cm)
Condition: Good
Two miles ahead of his nearest competitor — Paul
Goldsmith and his sweet-singing Harley-Davidson
Model K roared to victory in the classic 200-Mile
National Championship at Daytona Beach, Fla.,
March 15, 1953.
NEW RECORD! In winning, Paul set a new
record for the star-studded event, sweeping around
the beach and road oval in a startling 2 hours, 7
minutes and 0.33 of a second! This knocks off
two minutes and 15.38 seconds from the old rec-
ord. The speed record is 94.45 MPH! Man! That’s
moving!
This was Goldsmith’s sweetest race. Riding a
well-timed, consistent race, Paul pushed his "K”
ahead in the 25th lap and stayed there to the end.
This great victory can be summed up in just
a few words — in fact — Goldsmith’s very own
words at the finish:
''This job rode wonderfully — she can go!”
NEW RECORD
SPEED
94.45 MPH
(old record 92.81)
TIME
2 Hours, 7 minutes
and 0.33 second
(old time, 2 hrs., 9 mins,
and 15.71 seconds)
Paul receives congratulations of (from left) Henry
Syvertsen, Walter C. Davidson, William Davidson-
all of the Harley-Davidson factory.
Into the turn and out, with Goldsmith leading the pack
in the late laps. Speeds in the stretches went over the
century mark.
A proud and happy wife, Mrs. Goldsmith stands
beside her victorious husband in receiving the con-
gratulations of hundreds of fans.
Start of 200-Mile National Championship at Daytona, Florida. Goldsmith, the winner, started in the second line.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. A.
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