Jul 27, 2009 · The 1916 Traub motorcycle - a one-of-a-kind classic American motorcycle. Found hidden in a bricked-up wall in a Chicago suburb 40 years ago, the 1916 Traub motorcycle is still a mystery today. Pulled from its dark, secretive hiding place of 50 years, this Traub is the only example ever found.

Mar 17, 2019 · Back in 1967 a plumber was doing some renovation work to a building in Chicago and discovered a complete 1917 motorcycle with the unusual name of Traub on its tank. The building’s elderly owner...

Nov 30, 2021 · The Traub is a beautiful handmade machine estimated to be created in 1916. Found in 1968 “hidden in a bricked-up wall in a Chicago suburb,” the machine was later estimated given the age of the “Schebler carburetor, Bosch magneto, Troxel …

Sep 29, 2021 · The 1916 Traub Motorcycle is the rarest model in the world and considered to be made with outstanding engineering. And the most incredible thing about this mystery motorcycle is that when found all it needed was air in its tires and a fresh coat of Armor All.

The 1916 Traub Motorcycle was discovered hidden within the walls of a Chicago apartment in 1968. Only one such motorcycle exists in the world. Even though it remained hidden for more than 50 years, surprisingly it was still in running condition.

Jul 21, 2024 · In 1967, a Chicago plumber was repairing a leak and found a motorcycle instead. At the time and for years afterwards, very little was known about the one-off motorcycle that still runs. There...

Mar 20, 2025 · Richard Traub, your average genius motorbike maker from Chicago, conjured up a bike that'd make even your two-wheelers at home blush. But then poof —the man and his mechanical marvel vanished without a tire track in sight. Imagine that, your dream bike just wheelies out of reality! The Mythical Traub: A Chicago Urban Legend?

Sep 19, 2015 · The story begins in 1967 when a plumber discovers a motorcycle – complete, beautiful, bearing a 1917 plate – bricked up (or boarded, reports conflict) behind a wall in an address in...

a-kind motorcycle bearing 1917 plates and the name “Traub”. The building’s elderly owner admitted that his son had stolen the bike before going off to WWI, never to return.

Jan 10, 2019 · In 1967, a plumber doing renovations of an apartment building outside Chicago tore down a brick wall and found what would prove to be a baffling mystery to vintage motorcycle enthusiasts. It was a one-of-a-kind motorcycle bearing 1917 plates and the name “Traub”.