Celebration of the Motorcycle, the Del Mar Concours
The ladies really dug the Ducati,
but the concours judges chose the Brough Superior, voting it Best in Show 2012
100 Point perfect restorations were present for those who wanted airbrushed nostalgia,
Un-restored machines, like this California built V-Twin Crocker are a delight to find next to high dollar restorations. Time stops for no one, and preservation type machines are getting their due and increased appreciation on the showfield these days.
Wild, Art-Deco paint schemes with questionable aerodynamics
contrasted with imaginative pre-World War I designs.
Magni- modified MV Agusta's are all the rage today, with chain drive conversions and uprated parts, but bone-stock shaft-driven 750cc Sport's like this are where the smart money is.
151 mph in 1948 was enough for a world speed record for Bonneville Salt Flat ace, Rollie Free, who piloted this Vincent clad only in his shorts.
This 1964 Triumph was a class winner amongst a sea of British steel.
Gene Romero raced this Don Vesco / Busch Beer sponsored TZ 750 that was still in original trim, while the Team Yamaha TR2 had a class winning restoration that was beyond reproach.
Pre-war Vincent standing under the hot California sun at Del Mar.
The class-winning Velocette Clubman epitomized the classic British sporting single.
The 1948 Vincent as ridden by Marty Dickerson to 151 mph in 1955
A well-done AJS V-4 replica closes out this selection of the motorcycles on display at Del Mar this year. The Celebration of the Motorcycle lives on.
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