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2022 Opening Day
2022 Season Opening Day Recap We're Open for the 2022 Season!The first day of the 2022 season is one of the most exciting of the year. After being closed for four months the entire staff looks forward to seeing our museum guests and sharing the amazing story of the...
Todd Campbell Wins 19th Annual WTT Motorcycle Raffle (2021)
2021 Raffle Day Recap Find out who won the 1948 Harley-Davidson Panhead2021 Raffle DayDale’s Wheels Through Time, home to America’s premier collection of rare and vintage American motorcycles, held its 19th annual Raffle Day on November 20. Each year, the museum...
2021 Cannonball Recap
Opening Weekend at Dale's Wheels Through Time!We had the honor of hosting Stage 8 of the 2021 Motorcycle Cannonball on September 17th, 2021. It was a day filled with amazing motorcycles, unique individuals, and lots of great conversations. The Motorcycle Cannonball is...
2021 Motorcycle Cannonball to Visit Dale’s Wheels Through Time
2021 Motorcycle Cannonball to Visit Dale's Wheels Through Time2021 Motorcycle CannonballWe are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Motorcycle Cannonball will be pit-stopping at the museum on September 17th. The Motorcycle Cannonball is a biannual event that sees...
19th Anniversary Weekend!
19th Anniversary at Dale's Wheels Through Time!Celebrating 19 Years of Motorcycle HistoryWe're celebrating our 19th Anniversary July 1st-5th, so come out and see us! We're open Thursday - Monday 10 AM to 5 PM. Our founder Dale Walksler came to Maggie Valley, NC, with...
New Worlds Fastest Model A
New - Worlds Fastest Model AOur newest addition to the museum is here -The World's Fastest Ford Model A! The car, a custom-built 1932 Ford Model A land-speed car, was owned and raced by Lawson Chenoweth and fabricated by Tommy Daniels. First raced at Bonneville in...
New Speedster Runabout
New Speedster RunaboutTake a look at the newest addition to the Dale's Wheels Through Time collection, a Boat-tail Speedster Cycle-car. The car was built around 1925 by Chrysler Motor Company founder Walter P. Chrysler for his son Jack. The museum acquired the machine...
Opening Weekend at Dale’s Wheels Through Time!
Opening Weekend at Dale's Wheels Through Time!We're gearing up for opening day next Thursday, April 1st, and we're opening our 2021 season with a bang! We spent the winter enhancing exhibits and restoring new old bikes. We even managed to track down historic machines...
New 1938 Harley-Davidson UL
New 1938 Harley-Davidson ULFresh out of Wheels Through Time Restoration Shop is this 1938 Harley-Davidson ULH! Matt started the build of this bike with a set of original 1938 Harley U Model cases and a 1938 Harley Knucklehead Big Twin frame. He then added lots of...
Wheels Through Time Founder, Dale Walksler, Passes Away
Wheels Through Time Founder, Dale Walksler, Passes AwayDale Walksler, founder and curator of Wheels Through Time Museum passed away peacefully at home on February 3, 2021 after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. In 1967, at the age of 15, Walksler built his...
New 1912 Harley-Davidson Twin
New 1912 Harley-Davidson Twin1912 Harley-Davidson Twin - While 1912 marked the second year for a twin-cylinder motorcycle for Harley-Davidson, it was also the debut of their 61c.i. model and the introduction of a rear chain drive, replacing the primitive flat belt...
Jared Harding Wins 18th Annual WTT Motorcycle Raffle (2020)
2020 Raffle DayNovember 14th saw beautiful sunny skies and amazing historic motorcycles come together as Dale's Wheels Through Time Museum held their 18th annual motorcycle raffle. The museum, which houses the nation's premier collection of rare and vintage American...
New Machine At WTT – Dave Barr
The legendary Dave Barr stopped by Wheels Through Time recently on his way to a charity ride in South Carolina. Dave is a Vietnam Veteran, double amputee, and holds 2 Guinness World Records.
2020 Season Opening Update
2020 Season Opening UpdateDale’s Wheels Through Time Museum is now open for the 2020 season! “After an extended delay due to Covid-19 restrictions, we are excited to announce that we are open and look forward to seeing all of our visitors, supporters, and lifetime...
Wheels Through Time Looks Toward 2020 Season
Wheels Through Time Looks Toward 2020 SeasonIn any other year, Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, NC, would be well underway into their operating season. The museum, boasting over 375 vintage all-American motorcycles and other American transportation...
The American Restoration Chronicles
Mr. Lucky Meets Basil
I will never forget meeting Basil. A gentleman in all manners. I spotted him in deep concentration looking at a machine that is very close to my heart. The bike is called Mina. An attention to detail tribute to my mother who passed away, well, a long time ago....
Wall of Death
I met my old pal Kent Wadell in 1978 at a Harley Davidson dealer convention. I was 26, and old Kent was in his 60’s. I was a dealer in MT Vernon, Illinois and Kent’s shop was in Abeline Texas… We somehow struck up a conversation about old motorcycles and a...
Clara Wagner Lives
My fascination with the Wagner Motorcycle goes back to about 1980 when I saw one at my old pal Chuck Lipskys shop in Galesburg, Illinois. It was 1994 before I found a nice original 1909 model Wagner at an auction. I still own that machine and have always been...
Teresa’s 46 Knucklehead
The Wheels Through Time Museum is a melting pot for motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world. Great stories are told, memories relived and sometimes deals are made. I made a deal with Jim Bentley to work on a 1946 Harley-Davidson. He told me the fascinating story...
Two Cam Glory
I always like a challenge and this is a great example. A worn out bike and 45 days! But this is not the first time Buzz has thrown me a challenge. I almost can’t count, but the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is always a great finish and some ink in...