Art & Inspiration Aero-Engined Vintage Racers

I always loved this photo from when I first saw it,....
Very David and Goliath!

Go Johnny go! Kickin' ass with a pea-shooter!

 

The car is a National. The reason for the picture being the way it is, is from the Camera. Early camera's shutters go from right to left, rather than close concentrically. Which leads to the look of "speed" due to the shutter following the movement of the subject and a else appears to be static (normal).

 

this is the raddest thread in a long time. i just went page by page through the whole thing and have had to change my pants three times so far ...
-drZ

 

The old cameras used slow shutter speeds (relative to today's cameras) and the shutters went from bottom-up. So, as the car was moving forward and the shutter was moving up, you get the forward slanting image effect.

Im sure someone can give a more precise explanation, but thats what Ive been told...

 

Don't think that that's a Christie- they were front wheel drive--all the dust is being kicked up by the back wheels- I may be wrong but------


Herb Kephart

 

Fur Biscuit is right-the shutters were a silt in a fabric curtain which traveled horizontally. They are called "focal plane shutters"

Herb Kephart

 

It would have been worse with a seatbelt. he would have ended upside down IN the car when it came to rest. getting thrown from the car was probably the best thing for him.

 

Take a look in the circle- I see some dust being kicked...

 

love the road conditions in the French Grand Prix...

 

As to the Christie I believe the dirt is being kicked up by the front tires-not too many cars that were as ungamely as the Christie.

Although it is not an aero engine I still like Bowden's 120 hp (two 60 hp Mercedes engines in series-called the Flying Dutchman) at Ormond Daytona Beach in January 1905. A 60hp Mercedes was extremely fast in those days. Then the three cars at Sheepshead is DePalma in the #4 Packard 299 OHC 12, Louis Chevrolet in one of his great 1916 Frontenacs and Oldfield in the Miller Golden Sub. DePalma won all three match races on that day. The other picture at Sheepshead is DePalma in Toodles V, the 12 cylinder Sunbeam owned by Packard at this date in a match race with the Blitzen Benz. My mind is a blank as to the result on that day as to the victor although I believe it turned more into a publicity shot more than anything else.Shortly after this date the Adams Brothers bought both cars to set out on the match race circuit. Then DePalma at speed at Daytona in 1919 prior to his seting the land speed record with the 905 aero engine liberty. The other pic with the hood up is the 905 at Earl Anthony's California showroom with the original two man bodywork in 1917.-Jim

 

not even close to aero...but it does have an engine...

 

well I'm in lust haha Killer

 

I have ridden in one of these...and they will go down the road at 75 mph

'03 Paris-Madrid DeDion

 

Sir Malcom Campbell in a '12 GP Peugot

 

just cause I am stuck on Campbell...dig the garage...

 

tanks rule:

 

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