1958 Harley Panhead

I came across a picture of a '58 HD Panhead earlier this week, and it was the inspiration for this bike. Mainly the tank, the handlebars, and the chopped rear fender, and it wasn't so much an end, but a jumping off point for my version. I must apologize, I can't find a picture of that bike now.

But here is my interpretation, this week's YOTC, "The Ringer" :









More pictures here: Panhead Harley Sculpture

A Harley Chopper, YOTC #30

So far we've sold 19 of the bikes, raising almost $1300! I want to thank everyone that has supported our efforts to raise money for Home Fur-Ever and Lifebuilders Detroit. There are currently 10 YOTC bikes available in the Choppers for Charity section of BDW's online store, and all proceeds still go to those two charities!

This Chopper is the 132nd bike I've done overall, and it's the 30th bike built for the Year of the Chopper. Get a bid in for "Off the Chain" now!

'32 Ford sculpture to benefit Jason Graham

Jason Graham's Hot Rods was recently ripped apart by a fire.



Here's one of the many cars destroyed...from this:



To this:



John Jackson from NotStock Photography flew up to take aftermath pics, and he's selling prints to raise money for the shop's owner. The bottom picture above is one of the examples.

The pictures are really pretty amazing. They had already cleaned the building and moved the cars around, but he still got some great shots. Check them out, buy them here: Prints to benefit Jason Graham

There is also a Facebook Group set up to help.

I've set up an auction on the HAMB for one of my hot rod scultures...this '32 Ford.

"Warpath" Flathead Indian Bobber

We've made it to week #29, and this week's bike is way cool. It's a flathead Indian bobber, old school with a leaf spring front end.

You can get in on the bidding fun and games here: Warpath Auction

And check back this week, I should have a couple of more interesting posts!

Here is the Indian:

Steve McQueen's Triumph from "The Great Escape"

For this week's bike I had asked for suggestions on Brown Dog Welding's Fanpage. The first one I got back was the Triumph that McQueen rode in "The Great Escape," and I thought that was a great idea. I've been told over and over again to see that flick, so last night I finally did. It's definitely a classic for good reason.

Here's a clip of the famous jump, where stuntman Bud Ekins jumps the Triumph over a 6' fence.



And here's my version of the TR6, it's up for bidding now and all proceeds go to charity.

The "knobby" tires are a first, I'm happy with how they look!