In Times Of Peace, Or For The Nation's Defense - It's Harley Davidson

Milwaukee, WI: Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Very Good+. 1942. Ephemera. B&W Illustrations; One long sheet, folded in three. With writing and photos on both sides - this is an undated folded advertisement for the famous motorcycle company for either during, or just after World War II (including an illustration featuring the U. S. Army Signal Corps). The advertisement is in Very Good+ condition , with just a few spots of discoloration on one edge of the page. Included are descriptions of "the sidecar, Servi-car Model GA, Servi-car Model G, and The package Truck". "The Servi-Car was designed during the Great Depression when Harley-Davidson was desperate to expand its product base to increase sales. Targeted at the automotive service industry, the vehicle was designed to be towed behind a car to be delivered to a customer; when the car was delivered at its destination, the driver would unhitch the Servi-Car and ride back to the garage. For this reason, it was available with a tow bar at the front and a large 60 Ah battery. In addition to its intended use for car delivery and retrieval, the Servi-Car was also popular as a utility vehicle for small businesses and mobile vendors. They proved to be particularly popular with the police departments, some of which still used Servi-Cars into the 1990s." (from Wikipedia) .