The hammer drops on Wyatt and Billy's panheads.
On display at BONHAMS in NYC are the 1993 re-creations of the 1963 Harley-Davidson "Captain America" and the 1962 Harley-Davidson "Billy Bike" for auction. Both of the "Easyrider" panheads were built for Otis Chandler and exhibited at "The Art of the Motorcycle Exhibition" at the Guggenheim Museum in 1998.
The Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife, more commonly referred to as The Vintage Museum or The Chandler Museum, was the primary showcase for the collections of Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler since its foundation in 1987. The museum was located in Oxnard, California and was designed by architect Vincent Dyer and home to Otis Chandler's extensive collection of motorcycles that covered two floors of the museum. There were over 50 motorcycle manufacturers represented including Ace, Crocker, Iver Johnston, Indian, Harley-Davidson, Vincent and Brough Superior. Oh, there was also fine art, vintage and rare cars and wildlife game.
The Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife, more commonly referred to as The Vintage Museum or The Chandler Museum, was the primary showcase for the collections of Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler since its foundation in 1987. The museum was located in Oxnard, California and was designed by architect Vincent Dyer and home to Otis Chandler's extensive collection of motorcycles that covered two floors of the museum. There were over 50 motorcycle manufacturers represented including Ace, Crocker, Iver Johnston, Indian, Harley-Davidson, Vincent and Brough Superior. Oh, there was also fine art, vintage and rare cars and wildlife game.
After Chandler died, the collection was auctioned off in late 2006.
Did you know: One of the actors from the commune scene in "Easyrider" was Dan Haggerty, aka "Grizzly Adams".
