1912 Marsh Metz

US$137,500 Sold as part of the Otis Chandler Collection, this is one of Americas most important motorcycles, the Marsh Metz was one of the many wonderful inventions to come from the fertile mind of Charles Herman Metz, one of the pioneers of the American motorcycle industry. Metz co founded Americas first motorcycle company, the Waltham Manufacturing Company (WMC) in 1893. Waltham began manufacturing bicycles, expanding into motorcycle manufacturing just before the turn of the century, and subsequently into automobile production.