Found this on display in Barcelona

rickyboy · 03-19-2013, 03:08 AM

Found this doing the "Barcelona stroll" yesterday.
A nice orig. 1948 "cert. Police Special" .....I think "shovel head". You HD guys might be able to clarify for me.

cactusjack · 03-19-2013, 08:13 AM

A '48 would have been a panhead. Shovelheads weren't made until '66.

**a340driver** · 03-19-2013, 08:24 AM

Hi Rick ... Barcalona was my sons favourite european city, send us pictures !!

rickyboy · 03-19-2013, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cactusjack

A '48 would have been a panhead. Shovelheads weren't made until '66.

Thx Scott I knew someone would set things right.

Al,... Maybe I'll start a thread with photos when I get on the cruise ship.

Bdog · 03-23-2013, 08:48 AM

Ricky...Barcelona?..Really..I mean Really..just wrong pal..I'm shovelling out 25cm of freshly dumped snow and your off in Spain sight seeing and you don't even know what your looking at!!! Its a 1948 45 Flathead (750cc).

**ringadingh** · 03-23-2013, 10:25 AM

Thats a nice old bike Ricky, how much are they asking for it?

duffy · 03-23-2013, 02:34 PM

From what I can see it "looks" like a flathead. They were used up thru 48' (according to
Wikipedia). The panhead was introduced in 48' also.

rusty1 · 03-24-2013, 04:22 AM

It looks like a 1st yr. panhead. A friend had one that looked like that. Same color even. He bought it new in 48 when he was in high school. He rode it till 2003 when he rode it to the Harley 100 yr celebration and donated it to the Harley museum. There is a picture of it in a book about the museum.

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Bdog Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ft. Mcmurray Ab. Posts: 1,447	Ricky...Barcelona?..Really..I mean Really..just wrong pal..I'm shovelling out 25cm of freshly dumped snow and your off in Spain sight seeing and you don't even know what your looking at!!! Its a 1948 45 Flathead (750cc). __________________ Login or Register to Remove Ads Last edited by Bdog; 03-29-2013 at 11:09 AM.
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duffy Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hot Springs, SD and other warm and dry places Posts: 1,043	From what I can see it "looks" like a flathead. They were used up thru 48' (according to Wikipedia). The panhead was introduced in 48' also.
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rusty1 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 84	It looks like a 1st yr. panhead. A friend had one that looked like that. Same color even. He bought it new in 48 when he was in high school. He rode it till 2003 when he rode it to the Harley 100 yr celebration and donated it to the Harley museum. There is a picture of it in a book about the museum.
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