History Auto racing 1894-1942

Early record:


63.15 km / h
The first registration of an official record speed in a car was registered in France, on 18 December 1898.
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laub, in a car with an electric motor Jeantaud Duc, managed a top speed of 63.15 km / h.

 

Is that faster than a new GM Volt?

 

Camile Jenatzy's first:

105,88 km/h
Pragul de 100 km/h a fost depasit in acelasi an, pe 29 aprilie, tot in Franta, tot de catre belgianul Camille Jenatzy, in masina sa electrica, CITA No 25, La Jamais Contente. Acesta a atins viteza de 105,88 km/h.

 

Quite possibly. May not be as comfortable though.

 

April, 1902 - William K Vanderbilt drove a Mors Z. Aceasta to 124.14KPH:



I don't think there are, or I can't find, any B&W photos of a Mors Z.

 

I've got a B&W of that car! Now I have to find it.

 

Ab normal

 

Anyone can go fishing and catch a fish. Catching the specific fish you wanted requires a fisherman. Thanks for taking the bait, Donnie.

 

Miltons? at the first race at Beverly Hills?

 

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Nice collection of photographs T-H. Wish they were mine.

The wheels on Art Klien's Frontenac look very familiar. Are they the same brand that were run at Indy on the Miller's of Ira Vail and Leach? I think they were called Disteel.

 

T-Head grabbed them off ebay. If you can convince seller to ship to Australia, they can be yours.

Here are the links to the auctions...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MILTON-FENGLER-...tem&pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item19be60b85f

http://cgi.ebay.com/FENGLER-ELLIOTT...tem&pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item19be60d23f

http://cgi.ebay.com/DURANT-MURPHY-B...tem&pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item19be60d8a4

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-JIMMY-MURP...tem&pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item19be606f3d

http://cgi.ebay.com/JAMES-MURPHY-IN...tem&pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item19be601814

http://cgi.ebay.com/JOE-BOYER-JR-HE...tem&pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item19be600e8a

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROSS-SARLES-EDD...tem&pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item19be5ff26a

http://cgi.ebay.com/1ST-BEVERLY-HIL...tem&pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item19be603a98

 

Thanks Gilmore.

 

I think you are right about the wheels Kurtis......Those links that Gilmore put up with not work anymore as I decided to buy all of the photos this afternoon.

 

T-H....links working for me .


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Yes, Milton, but not the first race at Beverly, it's actually the last: February 24, 1924. The following day, razing of the track already began. #33 is Milton's second car, for motorcycle star Ralph Hepburn.

 

Januray 26, 1919, "old" Ascot Speedway: Steve Elmore crashed the "Gordon Special" (Huntley Gordon's Mercer/Wisconsin) during qualifying, riding mechanic Jack Shafer broke his shoulder according to reports. Apparently, the car somersaulted forward and landed upside down, then rolling over. "Elmore only got his face dirty"!

 

Thanks for the details, I bought the rest of them ...T-H

 

27 August 1938 at Strathpine, Queensland. 11.06 seconds over the flying quarter mile. Top speed recorded - 81 mph.

 

Nice buys T-Head, cool shots in those. Always nice to get the album page too... extra bit of nostalgia.

 

It turns out I just ended up buying the rest of the whole album to keep it all together for a good friend. There are great early airplane photos also as that was of interest to the person that put the album together. They lived in So Cal so they we right in the hotbed of racing and aviation. It must have been an exciting time.

 

Overland Park in Denver, Colorado.

 

I've posted these on the HAMB a long time ago

These come from George Rand and ACE Owens

And a friend's car getting ready for Pebble Beach.... guys are working all over the country getting ready for the PB show and B'ville