The spirit and freedom of the open road and power and beauty of quality engineering come together in Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Continually working with the latest design, technological and engineering innovations, Harley-Davidson, nevertheless, is firmly rooted in its tradition - a heritage of rugged quality and production excellence that makes Harley-Davidson motorcycles among the most loved in the world. That tradition started in 1903, when William Harley joined with three brothers, William, Walter and Arthur Davidson, and produced their first motorcycle. This first model was entirely hand-made and produced two horsepower, typical of its time. The men developed another motorcycle that same year, and two more the following year. In 1905, however, production "soared" to eight vehicles, and the following year, an impressive 50 Harley-Davidson motorcycles were produced. Since that time, Harley-Davidson has offered motorcycle enthusiasts a wide range of bikes. And the company's production capacity has increased dramatically; in 1998, about 150,000 bikes were produced.

Just as Harley-Davidson is the leader in motorcycling, International has been in the forefront of truck design. The company began as International Harvester Co. in 1914 in Chicago, Illinois. By 1921, International was offering trucks that ranged from 1 to 5 tons and, by the late '20s, had developed road-worthy tractors with pneumatic-tyres, as well as the famous 1-tonner truck - the 6-speed special. Throughout the 1930s International continued to produce innovative trucks, most notably the revolutionary double-reduction herringbone-drive W-series. In 1936, the C-Series cab-over models were introduced, but these were replaced the following year by the 1937 D-series trucks. Now, one of International's legendary panel trucks is boldly marked with Harley-Davidson's dramatic logo in an exciting die-cast model. This specially created Harley-Davidson 1937 International DR60 is produced by - and available only from - Matchbox Collectibles.

(1999)

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