At first I thought it was German then the second picture made me think it was a CZ, I've been wrong before, according to my wife I've been wrong a lot!
From the looks of this photo it looks like drag racers weren't the first ones to screw down their tires to keep them from spinning in the rims.
Von Psycho you are right. Its's a CZ 125 . I originally thought Zundapp or NSU because of the thickness of the forks. The link is essentially the same bike, minus the chromed tank(look close in original, paint prob didn't reflect like that. Second looks like chrome with surface rust). If you look real close you can barely make out a bit of pin striping left on front fork. https://www.alamy.com/czechoslovak-product-motorcycles-brand-cz-czech-republic-image212972367.html
Popular Mechanics September 1952 Come see more like this and other things at https://misforgotten2.tumblr.com/
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Lange, Dorothea, "Part of an impoverished family of nine on a New Mexico highway..." August 1936 Description This photograph shows part of am impoverished family of nine on a New Mexico highway. This family was made up of Depression-era refugees from Iowa. The family left Iowa in 1932 because of the father's poor health. The father was an auto mechanic laborer, and the family had been on relief in Arizona but were desperate for money. They were about to sell their belongings and trailer to buy food. The family had refused entry on relief roles in Iowa. The mother was quoted by the photographer saying, "We don't want to go where we'll be a nuisance to anybody."
Link’s 1940 Ford which he restyled in late 1939 looks absolutely stunning with it chopped tan padded Carson Top, removed running boards, ’37 DeStoto bumpers and super nice smoothed and peaked hood. These photos were taken in 1941.
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