death_place death_date birth_place awards nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
los angeles 22 january 1970 indianapolis motorcycle hall of fame united states 26 october 1895 clymer repair manual series floyd clymer
 floyd clymer motorsports racer , dealer and publisher
floyd clymer

floyd clymer -lrb- 26 october 1895 in indianapolis -- 22 january 1970 in los angeles -rrb- , a pioneer in the sport of motorcycling , was a racer , a motorcycle dealer and distributor , a magazine publisher , a racing promoter , an author , and a motorcycle manufacturer .
he was inducted into the motorcycle hall of fame in 1998 .
clymer is well known for publishing an annual yearbook for the indianapolis 500 from 1946-1968 .
he also produced a number of books on vintage cars , including `` those wonderful old automobiles '' , `` henry 's wonderful model t '' , `` treasury of early american automobiles '' and a series of `` historical motor scrapbooks '' .
