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art of a Thor letterhead showing Diamond
Jim Brady as marketing president of Thor.
Brady was famed for his eating habits,
displays of diamonds, and his girl friend,
Lillian Russell.
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and take off 'again.
The Thor factory had a practice no
longer
popular
among
many
manufacturers. The people who built
the bikes rode them, too.
One man who came to work at the
Thor. plant long after motorcycle
production ceased first rode a Thor
before World War I. His buddy had just
gotten a new bike, and our hero just had
to tty it out. It happened on a Sunday,
and the 18 year old dude was wearing
his best clothes. Legend has it that the
intrepid soul actually hit 85 mph. After
returning to his pal, he discovered that
his tie was tattered off at the knot and
the cuffs were completely tom off his
trousers. He had a hell of a time
explaining to his mother. (They just
don't make clothes like they used to).
Thor grew in frame as a fast and
reliable (for that time) Qlount, and
popularity increased until its peak at the
time of the army tests. r t was at its
height of glory
that the Thor
motorcycle went out of production.
After
the military canceled ·the
motorcycle order in favor of aeroplanes,
the War Production Board ordered Thor
to devote total capacity to the
production of power tools. Motorcycle
production was not resUIr\ed after the
war, and the finest motorcycle in the
land was no more.
The Thor twin~linder side-valve engine.
Our touring group after a few miles have Passed. Our men are sixth and seventh from the left.
