Little is known about Courtney, though his name does pop up again in a 1953 Popular Science article, along with photos of another motorcycle he modded in 1950--with a style evolving along with the times:
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Beautiful bikes from the past by O. Ray Courtney
Henderson is a defunct brand of U.S.-made motorcycle that went bust around the time of the Great Depression. In 1936 designer O. Ray Courtney took a 1930 Henderson and modified it into the streamlined style you see here:
[photo credit: knucklebusterinc.com]
Little is known about Courtney, though his name does pop up again in a 1953 Popular Science article, along with photos of another motorcycle he modded in 1950--with a style evolving along with the times:
The 1936 bike is now owned (and was restored) by one Frank Westfall of Syracuse, New York. The 1950 bike, sadly, is MIA.
via knucklebuster and finkbuilt
Little is known about Courtney, though his name does pop up again in a 1953 Popular Science article, along with photos of another motorcycle he modded in 1950--with a style evolving along with the times:
via knucklebuster and finkbuilt
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