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On March 3, 1972, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, after making a successful jump, he tried to come to a quick stop because of a short landing area. He reportedly suffered a broken back and a concussion after getting thrown off and run over by his motorcycle, a Harley-Davidson. Knievel returned to jumping in November 1973, when he successfully jumped over 50 stacked cars at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. For 35 years, Knievel held the record for jumping the most stacked cars on a Harley-Davidson XR-750 (the record was broken in October 2008). His XR-750 is now part of the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

On October 25 1975, Evel Knievel jumped 14 Greyhound busses at Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio. While he did not land on the ramp, he landed on the 14th bus and the jump was considered a success. This was a record that would stand until 1999 when Bubba Blackwell jumped 15 busses. Here's a Harley Davidson XR-750 like the bike Evel Knievel used for the jump at Kings Island. This is a scale model from my collection.