Best Competition Bike Trophy, 1969
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Artifact Overview
Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, raced their custom-built motorcycle "Revolution" at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. The bike was made to go and show, with peacock metal flake paint and a substitute chrome-plated display chain. Egen and Snyder entered "Revolution" in Autorama shows at Detroit and Toledo in 1969, winning Best Competition Bike in the latter.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trophy (Object)
Date Made
1969
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.142.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Gold (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 40.5 in
Width: 13 in
Length: 9.375 in
Inscriptions
on plate on base of trophy:
Annual / Rod & / Custom / Auto-Rama / TOLEDO SPORTS AREAN / 1969
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