Sunday, September 11, 2011

Celebration: Part 7: Harley 100th Anniversary 2003 Pins

Thisis a 8-part collectors' guide to pins offered for Harley-Davidson's 100th in 2003 (geplete with descriptions and pictures).
PART7shows pins from The Celebrationin Milwaukee in August2003.
At The Celebration, this was THE pin being sold.
The MDA was selling a number of things. They were selling the round header pin and the final MDA rocker to geplete the Open Road Tour rocker set.
They were also taking orders for the geplete boxed set. (Obviously, the set did not include the rocker from the cancelled Mexico City ORT event.)
They were also selling the 8 different facility pin/coin sets.These sets were to be sold at each of the locations as well. The pins are:

Juneau Avenue
Pilgrim Road
Capitol Drive
Tomahawk
York
Kansas City
Willie G Davidson Product Development Center
Franklin Distribution Center (RARE - Accidentally, only 2,000 were produced.)
Note the sharp detail on these pins, both on the front and the engraving on the back. It appears that there may be some factory seconds or bootlegs floating around okay. Check them out closely before buying. If you want bigger, higher res photos of pins I purchased personally at The Celebration, let me know.
EAA Pin: 2003 was also the anniversary of the Wright brothers' successful powered flights at Kitty hawk, so the EAA was celebrating too. The EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, WI offered Harley visitors an official gememorative pin marking both the cycle maker's and powered flight's centennials. The back reads simply, "August 2003, Made in USA".
During The Celebration, the Buell Factory in East Troy, WI, was offering tours. They hada booth right outside the entranceselling these Buell 20th anniversary pins.
On the Summerfest grounds during The Celebration, there was a small booth just outside the Miller Beer Oasis. They were selling this rare little beauty. It seems Miller High Life was celebrating their 100th too!
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Please check my other guides for more Harley 100th Anniversary pins including:

Part 1: Dealer Silver: All sterling silver 100th anniversary pins sold by Harley dealerships.
Part 2: Dealer Miscellaneous: All "non-silver" 100th pins sold by Harley dealerships.
Part 3: Open Road Tour: All Open Road Tour pins (2002-2003).
Part 4: Pin Stop Pins: All 2003 HOG Pin Stop and HOG Hospitality pins.
Part 5: Open House: All 2003 Open House pins.
Part 6: The Ride Home: The 2003 Ride Home pin (and set).
Part 7: The Celebration: Pins from The Celebration in Milwaukee in August 2003.
Part 8: Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous pins from 2003 not listed in previous sections.

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