Great accounting of the museum experience Mike (not to be confused with the "other Mike" ). That's some nifty hardware there.

That midget engine looks to be a '32 Ford with an overhead conversion. Maybe a cross flow Cragar without the valve cover? Love it!

You mentioned McQueen's stunt man, likely that was Bud Ekins, once a big time bike racer in addition to other accomplishments. His notoriety in the bike world got him a Southern California Honda motorcycle franchise in the very early '60s when they entered the US market. That name recognition thing at work......

The creativity in the motorcycle world was not a back seat endeavor. I recall some 40 plus years ago having the chance to visit the shed of a gentleman named Dean Spencer, in the Seattle area. He owned a company called Spencer Aviation, sold parts for all manner of aircraft. His passion was vintage vehicles of all sorts. In addition to a Duesenberg, Pierce Arrow, some Packards and such, he also had some bikes. The one he had that most caught my attention was up in a loft since it hadn't been refurbished or restored. Dean had a second level passion for steam powerd vehicles, which included the usual Stanley as well as a couple Dobles. And yes, the bike I referred to above was steam powered from back in the day. CRS keeps me from being positive, but I believe it was a White, a company that also made four wheel cars during the first decade of the twentieth century. History is a kick.........