History Auto racing 1894-1942

1939 coupe de paris jean pierre wimille

 

1937 avusrennen bernd rosemeyer auto union streamliner

 

1923 le mans 24hr

 

1930 mille miglia tazio nuvolari, giovanni battista guidotti

 

1923 gp de l'acf, tours, prince de cystria

 

1930 mille miglia rudolf caracciola, christian werner (mercedes benz ssk)

 

1927 gp de l'acf, montlhry

 

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1933 nice gp






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1938 grossglockner hillclimb hans stuck







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1938 german gp ren dreyfus

 

1935 avusrennen, heat 2 varzi (auto union) , von brauchitsch (mercedes benz), caracciola (mercedes benz) , zu leiningen (streamlined auto union) , hartmann (maserati) .





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1931 targa florio achille varzi

 

1923 le mans 24hr





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1931 italian gp drivers meeting





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1932 le mans 24hr louis chiron, guy bouriat

 

been on a bit of a book buying binge...anyone seen a copy of "The Boyhood Photos of Lartigue"

my copy just hit my desk. it is unbelievable. All those great pictures of his are in there, with his personal notations. The images are individual pictures, just like a real photo album.

"Jacques-Henri Lartigue was a mere seven years old when he began taking his first photographs. This extraordinary collection of his work is a rare glimpse into everyday life in Europe during the Gilded Age. Though Lartigue would necessarily be classified an amateur photographer at such a young age, there is a sophisticated youthfulness about each of the images, creating a perfect harmony between Lartigue’s eye on the world as a wondrous child, and the technological advancements made at the turn of the 20th century. Like many little boys of the Belle Époque, automobiles, airplanes, and racing cars fascinated him, but he also had a tender and perceptive eye for the personalities, idiosyncrasies, and hobbies of his friends and family. The sepia-toned photographs are presented just as one would arrange a family album. Events are intermingled with snapshots, portraits, and personal captions to create a nostalgic and touching volume on prosperous European life before the outbreak of World War I. "

 

1906 gp de l'acf, le mans elliot shepard, mechanic charles lehman

 

1906 vanderbilt cup louis wagner

 

1908 long island motor parkway sweepstakes axel peterson

 

1904 vanderbilt cup

 

1905 vanderbilt cup vincenzo lancia

 

1924 gp de l'acf, lyon ettore bugatti introduces the type 35

 

1931 circuit du dauphin, grenoble mlle, hell nice

 

1926 targa florio.

baconin borzacchini

 

1927 le mans 24hr bentley team

 

I just received this in an email today.

The GRIM side of early auto racing. (Most of in pre 1944)

(If you don't like wrecks, don't watch.)


http://vimeo.com/20247765

 

May 21,1937 Indy 500 signature...
I was going through some personal archives of Cliff Henderson,the long-time General Manager of The National Air Races from 1929-29, and came across a 1937 signed letter. The letter has a silver colored heading with "Silver Anniversary 500 Mile Race." It is nicely signed by "E.S. Dallenbach, secretary to T. E. Myers." There is quite a bit of info on "Pop" Myers, the Longtime Indy 500 General Mgr. But I don't see much when I google E. S. Dallenbach. I'm guessing there was some relationship between E. S. and the later Wally. Does anybody know more?