Event Coverage Headed to Hershey

Representing an entirely different passion for the American automobile, the 2017 RM Sotheby’s Hershey auction will also present six cars from the collection of the late Ralph Whitworth. The group is highlighted by the 1932 Ford ‘Pete Henderson’ Roadster, the car that famously beat a quarter horse in 1944. As the story goes, back in 1944, a guy with a quick quarter horse won countless bets challenging hot cars to a race. The Pete Henderson Roadster, however, had a reputation as the quickest car in the San Fernando Valley. With Pete behind the wheel, in a specially staged race held in La Habra, and witnessed by a large crowd, this deuce was the only car that ever won (Est. $160,000 – $180,000).

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Pete Henderson edges out the undefeated quarter horse at the famous race in La Habra, California, 1944 (Credit – Photo by Ernie McAfee)
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1932 Ford “Pete Henderson” Roadster offered from the Ralph Whitworth Collection (Credit – Karissa Hosek)
As a long-time supporter of the AACA, RM Sotheby’s will offer a 1971 Fiat 850 Spider at this year’s Hershey