It isn't often you get the chance to buy the entire collection from a motorcycle museum, or parts of it, but MidAmerica Auctions has the entire collection from Stan Dishong's West Coast Antique Motorcycle Museum in Port Orford, Oregon, and it's for sale. Stan and his family decided it was time to part with these antiques and it's a great opportunity for you to add a few of these vintage beauties to your garage or begin your own collection.
What's up for sale? Everything from an Ariel and a Brough Superior, BSAs, a Crocker, lots of vintage Harleys, a half dozen Indians, a Jawa, ... well, you get the idea. They even have one of those fold up motorcycles from WWII that our GIs dropped by parachute. It's a nice collection you can look at on the MidAmerica website and then send them an email if you would like more information.
Link: MidAmerica Auctions
coho says
Bummer.
Port Orford is a nice ride from Seattle. I went to the Museum every couple of years for…well…years.
todd says
Dang, they want TOP dollar for everything.
-todd
Jeanette (Dishong) says
Stan Dishong is in Boise Id. He is in the phone book.
Jeanette(Dishong) Howard says
My dad Stan Dishong passed away 1/21/08 here in Boise Idaho. Does anyone have any stories about his BSA shop before it turned Harley in Vallejo, Ca.? Thanks, Jeanette
Robert Sleepy Laurin says
I am so sorry to hear about Stan’s passing. Stan was a talented motorcycle mechanic, innovator, racer, freedom fighter, and a pleasure to know. I met Stan back in 1969 when I owned a 67 BSA. Later we met again as I became involved with the Modified Motorcycle Association of CA. In 2003 after I retired from the MMA my wife and I were checking out all the lighthouses on the west coast headed north on 101 when out of the corner of my eye I saw the motorcuycle museum on the left so we turned the bike around to check it out. What a pleasent suprise it was when we entered the museum and there was my old friend Stan. There stood the overhead Camed Pan head all his old board racers and other collectables. The mural of the old board track had just been completed on the wall and the machine shop was up and running. Stan & I talked about the old days, old ways and old friends. I told my wife that when I died all my old motorcycle peripheral was to go to Stan. Now I need to find some where else to donate my collectable to. What is the status of the museum and the bikes and peripheral that Stan had in the museum? Please contact me.
Jeanette Dishong Howard says
Hi, did you go by Bobby Laurin? Stan had mentioned you over the years. My brother in Oceanside has collected my Dads memrobillia, has turned his 1964 black camero into a show piece in his memory and is trying to write a book called Bonneville to write my dads history. He would be a great guy to contact. How do we do this? Thanks, so much, Jeanette
Andy Foster says
Sorry to hear of Stans passing.I got to know him pretty good years ago.I bought a lot of panhead parts from him when he was in Vallejo.I was lucky enough to be taken in back and shown all his stuff he was working on!Then a few years ago i was in Port Orford seeing my folks and there was a bike museum.I walked in and there was Stan.He looked at me and said i know you…you had a nice panhead.I told him yep still got it too!It had been 20 years since we’d seen each other and he knew me right off the bat.Great guy …he’ll be missed
Bill "Preacher" Fuller says
I’m sorry to hear about your Dad, I really enjoyed talking with him when I visited the museum in 2004, and had been looking forward to visiting again when I rode through Port Orford this Memorial Day weekend. I remember reading about his exploits in Hot Rod Magazine when I was in High School, and found he was even more fascinating in person. He will be missed.
Brian Storrer says
I am really sorry to hear about Stan’s death. When I was just starting out with old bikes in the early 80’s it was Stan that took the time to help me restore my first bike. Later he hooked me up with one of his old friends knucklehead that had been in storage in Oregon. His name was Ed Silva. If you need to contact me on anything about the shop in the 80’s let me know. Brian
Jack Rutter says
Jeanette,
I knew both Stan and Jackie very well. My condolences to you and your family. I remember when he had the name of the street changed from Rice to Dishong. There were many Friday nights we would have a few beers at some of Vallejo’s fine drinking establishments and later take a ride over to their place for some more fun. I enjoyed his many firearms also. I used to do some welding for him over the years also. Were you speaking to his black El Camino?
The world will not be quite the same, Stan was a remarkable machinest, always wearing his blue coveralls and always a rag in his pocket, great Harley builder and racer.
Best Regards,
Jack Rutter
David Schauer says
My dad worked for Stan in vallejo . His name is Doug Schauer . Does anybody know him?
Vince Scolari says
to Janette Dishong
I worked with Stan, he was my helper in the Tile trade when he lived in Vallejo. At that time he was collecting old bikes and working on them and tooling parts for them. If you want to get ahold of us please use the above e-mail address