These are Pretty Cool

Here is something a little different for you today. I bought a batch of these "trading" cards on eBay a few years back. It is obvious why they caught my attention, though I no longer remember how I ran across them.

These cards are part of a larger set of 66 from "Street Chopper/Hot Bike" magazine, and are labeled so on the back. I do not know what year they came out, but also on the back is an offer for a trial subscription to either magazine for the princely sum of $4.75 for 10 months, which may give you a clue!

Each card gives a brief description of the photo from the front, and the ones I am reproducing here all have the credit "photos courtesy TRM Publications, Inc." I will highlight the descriptions from the back for each card.

"Drag Racer, owned by Dave Campos, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Harley Davidson Sportster. Engine: 900cc's. Carburetion: S&S. Exhausts: drag pipes. Frame: custom built. Front End: Ceriani. Rear Tire/Wheel: 18-inch M&H. Handlebars: clip-ons. Paint: blue lacquer"

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"Barn Job, owned by Clem Johnson, of West Covina, California. Vincent dragster. Engine: 1000cc's. Carburetion: Injectors. Exhaust: drag pipes. Frame: custom built. Front End: Ceriani. Rear Tire/Wheel: 18-inch M&H. Handlebars: clip-ons. Paint: none"
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"Dragster, owned by Sonny Routt, Routt's Cycle Center , of Hyattsville, Md. Triumph dragster. two Triumph 750 cc engines, Carburetion: Amals. Exhaust: drag pipes. Frame: custom built. Front End: Harley. Rear Tire/Wheel: 18-inch M&H. Handlebars: clip-ons. Paint: competition."

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"Boris Murray's Twin Triumph, owned by Boris Murray of Pomona, California. Triumph, '71 dragster. Engines: two 45 cubic inchers. Carburetion: four Amals. Exhausts: custom single pipes. Frame: Boris Murray custom. Front End: Triumph cub. Rear Tire/Wheel: 18-inch M&H. Handlebars: drag style. Paint: frame-black, fairing-red and blue lacquer."
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"Barn Job, owned by Clem Johnson, of West Covina, California. Vincent dragster. Engine: 1000cc's. Carburetion: Injectors. Exhaust: drag pipes. Frame: custom built. Front End: Ceriani. Rear Tire/Wheel: 18-inch M&H. Handlebars: clip-ons. Paint: none"

If only I had one featuring Granddaddy Joe Smith to add to the collection!