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In Around the World on a Motorcycle, Zoltán Sulkowsky documents a daring voyage made by two Hungarian globe-trotters starting in 1928, one of the first successful and surprisingly little-known circumnavigation attempts on motorbike. Zoltán Sulkowsky and his friend Gyula Bartha, two motorized Magellans, spent years discovering for themselves, and for future readers, our world during the…
In Around the World on a Motorcycle, Zoltán Sulkowsky documents a daring voyage made by two Hungarian globe-trotters starting in 1928, one of the first successful and surprisingly little-known circumnavigation attempts on motorbike. Zoltán Sulkowsky and his friend Gyula Bartha, two motorized Magellans, spent years discovering for themselves, and for future readers, our world during the deceptive…
In Around the World on a Motorcycle, Zoltán Sulkowsky documents a daring voyage made by two Hungarian globe-trotters starting in 1928, one of the first successful and surprisingly little-known circumnavigation attempts on motorbike. Zoltán Sulkowsky and his friend Gyula Bartha, two motorized Magellans, spent years discovering for themselves, and for future readers, our world during the…
1970 INTERNATIONAL 826 DEMONSTRATOR
Owned by Roger SiemsenThis is the third in a series of five posts about the Gold Demonstrator Series tractors.
Read Part Four: The 1970 1026 Demonstrator, HERE.
The Gold Demonstrator program was used by International Harvester to market their machines in 1970. Similar special paint schemes had been used in the past as sales tools, notably the white…
1970 1456 DEMONSTRATOR
Owned by Ken and Dick HuberThis is the last in a series of five posts about the Gold Demonstrator Series tractors.
The Gold Demonstrator program was used by International Harvester to market their machines in 1970. Similar special paint schemes had been used in the past as sales tools, notably the white letter series machines in 1950. The only change made to the tractors…
1970 INTERNATIONAL 656 UTILITY ROW CROP GOLD DEMONSTRATOR
Owned by Bob Zarse
This is the second in a series of five posts about the Gold Demonstrator Series tractors.
Read Part Three: The 1970 826 Demonstrator, HERE.
The Gold Demonstrator program was used by International Harvester to market their machines in 1970. Similar special paint schemes had been used in the past as sales tools,…
This is the fourth in a series of five posts about the Gold Demonstrator Series tractors.
Read Part Five: The 1970 1456 Demonstrator, HERE.
Gold demonstrators were special edition IH tractors released in 1970 (more on that at the bottom of the post). This 1026 Hydro Gold Demonstrator started life in Minnesota, and was later purchased by Ken and Dick Huber of Wisconsin. The Hubers were eager…
ABOUT THE TRACTOR
The Farmall 404 was built on the first day of production in 1961. The model is a great example of model evolution. The chassis is based on the venerable Model C, first introduced in 1948. The 404 offered more power and features as well as a three-point hitch, and the model was offered from 1961 to 1968. While it lacks an independent power take-off, the little 404 offers a nice…
OCTANE PRESENTS:
"KNOW YOUR COMBINE"
"Know Your Combine" is the second video in the Octane Presents series. Here we can see a video made by IH back in 1973 to show you just how to get the most out of one of the IH combines. You'll soon get a sense of the intricate engineering that was needed to automate the harvest of corn with minimal loss, and understand the value of a good…
This excerpt is from Hodaka Motorcycles by VMX magazine editor Ken Smith. You can find reviews, videos, and more at the book’s page. Click to learn more!
The Pacific Basin Trading Company (PABATCO) was formed in 1961 in Athena, Oregon, primarily as an import business and trading company. PABATCO was created as a subsidiary of another company called Farm Chemicals, which was owned by Ed Miley,…