History Henry Ford's first race car - this is awesome...

I hope this OK to post on here, what with all the new rules.
It sure is worth a look.
This thing hit 75mph on canvas tires wtf...

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ru_hC9oGVbo?feature=player_detailpage




http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=647419

 

Awsome car! Thanks for posting! This is just cool!

 

Thanks for the link, they where crazy back in the day to do 75mph sitting up on top of that beast.

 

That was awesome , to get an up close look at a piece of history.
Thank you for posting.

 

Thanks for the post. it is on the Race Cars 1894-1944 thread, but lots more HAMB member will see it here. Bob

 

That would be down right spooky .......

 

Saw this a few weeks ago,I believe it was prior to a NASCAR race.

I watched it again,,real cool. HRP

 

thanks! i enjoyed it

 

I don't see how the driver could hear the engine over the sound of his big, clanking, brass...

 

Thank you for posting that video. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

yikes, what a daredevil to perch up on top of that thung! ~sololobo~

 

Looks like alot of fun if I were still 23 and fearless, being 43 and smarter, maybe half throttle would be about all the adreline I would need. Rod

 

I am reading about that car now, amazing that those guys were pulled out of the construction crew to drive those things.

 

Very cool, they had guts to race that.

I find it kind of ironic that the car has parallel leaf springs though.

 

Wow, thanks for sharing - can't imagine the noises that thing would be making at 75 mph! Anyone else notice the steam whistle in the background near the beginning and at 7:32? Another of my favorite sounds.

 

Holy cow...that's no "putt-putt" car. Actually badassed!

 

??? Henry Ford drove and Spider Huff (Ford's mechanic) rode 'shotgun'.

 

That's an awesome video! If you've got small kids this is a good book that talks about Henry's racing:
http://www.amazon.com/Dust-Henry-Fords-First-Reading/dp/0375815104

 

If you think Henry was brave, google Spider Huff. He was riding on the running board making adjustments to the engine when Henry was driving the car during the race. Spider was a very brilliant and unusual man

 

That car is a full, exact, copy that was built to commeorate the 100th anniversary of ford racing. The original was taken apart and measured and that one built at an unbelievable cost. I was at the Henry Ford Museum as an intern when that all went down.

 

Interesting video about a seminal car, thanks for posting.

 

I don,t care if You are Brand Loyal or not !!! This has got to be one one the BEST Videos that I have seen here on the H.A.M.B.................... Jeff

 

At 38, Henry wasn't exactly a kid himself.

 

It would have been neat if they had let Carl out on a track and see how fast he could make it go. I'm betting that he cold have gotten just as much (or more) out of it as Henry did.


Frank

 

Thats neat, scary but neat. 75 mph and no brakes.

 

That is a great video. Cousin Carl handled himself very well on camera. Guess his NASCAR PR schooling is paying off.

 

That took real guts to drive that thing!
I think it would be an adrenalin rush at 30.

 

That's a cool video make you appreciate what they where willing to do that is inspiring to see what made America Great!

 

That is cool. Thanks for sharing it.

 

Not only was Henry Ford fearless, he was lazer focused on getting backers/investors for his new company.

He knew the best way to do this was to win races and have a winning race car.