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The Machines That Built America

? Indiancan't keep up, in 1953, they stop production of all motorcycles andfile for...

� [Narrator] Indian
can't keep up, in 1953, they stop production of all motorcycles and
file for bankruptcy ceding the title of America's
undisputed motorcycle king to Harley‐Davidson

Full Transcript

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‐ [Narrator] Indian can't keep up,
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in 1953, they stop production
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of all motorcycles and file for bankruptcy
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ceding the title of America's undisputed motorcycle king
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to Harley‐Davidson.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:30
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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Movie Summary

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] For Philo Farnsworth, - The Machines That Built America 00:13
‐ [Narrator] For Philo Farnsworth,
S01 • E01 ‐ Caterpillar was involved in everything - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ Caterpillar was involved in everything
S01 • E04 ‐ Harley was one of the early great brands - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Harley was one of the early great brands
S01 • E01 Caterpillar literally paved the way - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Caterpillar literally paved the way
S01 • E04 They understood they didn't have the better mouse trap - The Machines That Built America 00:05
They understood they didn't have the better mouse trap
S01 • E03 ‐ And after a long wait, - The Machines That Built America 00:24
‐ And after a long wait,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] But at the time, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] But at the time,
S01 • E04 A brand that has a set of values - The Machines That Built America 00:10
A brand that has a set of values
S01 • E01 ‐ Within a few years, he has 75% market share. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ Within a few years, he has 75% market share.
S01 • E04 ‐ One of the coolest things - The Machines That Built America 00:07
‐ One of the coolest things
S01 • E01 The industry goes from building - The Machines That Built America 00:06
The industry goes from building
S01 • E01 By 1920, they're producing more than 120,000 a year. - The Machines That Built America 00:06
By 1920, they're producing more than 120,000 a year.
S01 • E04 Once they get on the motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:11
Once they get on the motorcycle
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Then in 1928, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
‐ [Narrator] Then in 1928,
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] George Hendee spends his golden years - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] George Hendee spends his golden years
S01 • E01 ‐ [Donny] Ford makes a killing in the tractor business, - The Machines That Built America 00:19
‐ [Donny] Ford makes a killing in the tractor business,
S01 • E04 And would occasionally host an unlikely visitor - The Machines That Built America 00:05
And would occasionally host an unlikely visitor
S01 • E01 (upbeat music) - The Machines That Built America 00:08
(upbeat music)
S01 • E01 It was many different people tinkering around - The Machines That Built America 00:09
It was many different people tinkering around
S01 • E04 Love to get out in the wind, - The Machines That Built America 00:06
Love to get out in the wind,