Retro Bicycles in the US

When we were in Lake Tahoe, California, we came upon Rosie's Cafe. It featured an interesting collection of vintage US bicycles. It was a popular stop for motorcyclists too.

In the 1930s through to the 1950s US bicycle manufactures created some interesting and stylish bicycles that had almost as many curves and fins as did US cars. http://www.nostalgic.net/ These are very collectable these days and a bike in pristine condition can fetch extraordinary prices.

A Firestone and a penny farthing hang from the ceiling.

Roadmaster Luxury Liner

My favourite, J C Higgins with portholes.

A Schwinn Black Phantom

A Whizzer moped. The Whizzer was Schwinn's powered bike range.



A Firestone.

Hemmings Auto Museum

In the main street of Bennington, Vermont is a little old petrol station - the Hemmings Garage - home of the Hemmings motor publishing empire. Hemmings produce a range of classic auto magazines and blogs. For anyone interested in classic and unusual autos, the Hemmings Blog is a must read - http://blog.hemmings.com/

A 1960s Harley-Davidson is parked in the garage window.

A wall of license plates

Behind the garage is a small museum of classic cars.





Hudson Tetraplane



An American Bantam microcar. These little sportsters were built in the 1940s.



Cadillac Eldorado



Ford Model A

Ahrens Fire Engine





1886 Benz replica. The first automobile.

Dodge A100

1950s Volkswagen in traditional black

BMW Isetta microcar