DESCRIPTION
Treasure find in our own backyard--- well sort of.
It might not have been in the backyard, but it was sitting in storage. Back in the early 80's, in Rapid City, South Dakota, Dave traded a Ford Model A for this 1933 Indian. It eventually ended up displayed on a shelf in his bar, the Broken Spoke Saloon in Sturgis South Dakota.
When the bar was sold, Dave agreed to leave much of his collection on display. The little Indian sat on that shelf for twenty-plus years with a sign that said, "Indian 30.50 Scout." Thousands of people looked at it, admired the patina, and told stories of their own ties with Indian motorcycles.
In 2007, Dave removed the last of his collection from the Broken Spoke Saloon, and it all went into storage. Before they were covered for the winter, we snapped some pictures of the old bikes, focusing on some early Harley bikes and parts. The Indian didn't get much attention until pictures of the old bikes lined up in storage were posted on the internet. One person took an interest in correcting our information, he didn't think the Indian was a 30.50 Scout, but could possibly be the rare Indian Motoplane.
Serial numbers proved the information to be correct. Indeed it is a 1933 Indian Motoplane.
