History Auto racing 1894-1942

Crystal Palace.........


im sure one of our resident 'experts' will be along shortly to give a fuller description.....


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Gil anderson and Spencer Wishart at Milwaukee in 1912.....

 

The radiator fairing was an addon. this car finished 4th in the first INDY 500 in 1911. Had a HISSO V8 installed by Larry Beals in the 1920. Souls about 12-15 years ago in Germany with a Four cylinder 1908 style restoration. Sat in the car before it was shipped out. One car that should have stayed here in its 1920's race car appearance IMO.

 

I'm still unpacking....... Will be for years

small bronze but nice detail

 

If you like photos of rare Sutz racers...
(It is actually a Merkel Motorcycle-engined 60 inch wheel base copy of Earl Cooper's Stutz big car) circa 1914-15.
Alex Pabst won the Junior Vanderbilt Cup Race and the Grand Prize trophy in it.

 

I have seen s many of these little bike engined cars...... there must have been a hundred of so in the US. Some v-twins some inline 4's......

 

this was probably the last time he drove the car...

I guess Alex Pabst was one of the brewing family...

It's hard to imagine how Spencer might have felt if he'd completed those races only 3 days after finishing the Vanderbilt (3rd)

 

I hope you have many years left to unpack!

 

Eliska Junkova (Elisabeth Junek) - Bugatti - 1928



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/3858076749_21c2421540.jpg

Plenty here;
http://www.bugattibuilder.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1130&start=45

 

http://www.forum-auto.com/sport-auto/theme40/sujet378358-980.htm

 

Margot Einsiedel





http://www.forum-auto.com/sport-auto/theme40/sujet378358-980.htm

 

Madame le Blon - Hotchkiss - 1906


http://www.forum-auto.com/sport-auto/theme40/sujet378358-980.htm

 

La Baroness Maria D'Avanzo - Alfa





http://www.forum-auto.com/sport-auto/theme40/sujet378358-980.htm

 

http://www.heritage-images.com/Preview/PreviewPage.aspx?id=1193376

 

Great to have you back posting! I know there were cyclecars with tandem seating, but were there GP cars as well?

 

Bob

That's an Amilcar

Something sortta in between

 

An interesting postcard captioned.... Croquet on Schneider race car, 18hp engine, 4 cylinders during 'Grand Prix de l' A.C.F.' 1539km, June 26, 1912. Croquet finished on seventh position.

 

Possibly using the latest GP technology tyres like these? (the mind boggles...)

 

http://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/diarios/2009/11/18/deportes/DEPO-16.html

 

Geoff,

What's the story with this tyre?
What make is it?

 

Michelin 935x135 studded ("anti side-slip"): taken at the quite fascinating Reims auto museum, well worth a visit! Now that you're aware of these I'm sure you'll now be seeing more & more of them in the old pics.




And I just can't help myself... here's one such example.

 

Found this in a local antique shop today. I don't think it is local to me. Anyone have a guess where this is? I don't know???
HG

 

I thought of cycle cars just after I made my post, did that car actually exist outside the artists imagination? Very nice piece of artwork. How are things on the Eastern Front?

 

Couldn't get the camera to focus well, but this 1907 Darracq has the Michelin tires too, rears have 5 studs vs the 3 on the fronts.

 

When one looks at the vintage racers that set so high....is this something that in that time was necessary or had not discover a lower CG was better?
HG

 

1907 Lion Peugeot



http://www.photoservice.com/volumeLR/phs_volume20100215/20078394_674863/m_136629241_0.jpg



http://www.photoservice.com/volumeLR/phs_volume20100215/20078394_674863/m_136629242_0.jpg

http://www.lva-moto.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=74403

 

"The Lion Peugeot small cars team: Giuppone, Goux, Boillot"

http://peugeot.mainspot.net/pics/pic047T.jpg






http://peugeot.mainspot.net/hist07.shtml



I can't find a photo of the cup without the background.

 

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2977/montventoux21aout1910gafc4.jpg

http://www.autodiva.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=527

 

Opel



http://www.opel.ie/experience-opel/opel-history-heritage.html





http://www.d4u.com.ua/ru/vendor/Opel/vehicles.vendors.history.html

 

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7696/1914gpbat1.jpg