Harley-Davidson introduced the Panhead V-Twin in the fall of 1947 as a replacement for the Knucklehead engine for the upcoming 1948 model year. It would go on to power a number of iconic ...

The Knucklehead, Panhead, and Shovelhead are all important parts of Harley-Davidson history, each preceding the one before it as the engines developed.

Back in 1948, soon after proving its worth on the world’s battlefields, Harley-Davidson began the hard work of making motorcycles for the peacetime years everyone was anticipating. And that meant both ...