History Auto racing 1894-1942

Most likely Kingsbridge Armory on Long Island. Mom And Dad went there a few times in the late 1940's. Castor oil fumes had an effect on the crowd.

 

Post your question on the AACA site. Ivan Saxton from Australia seems to know the most about these type of wheels. I have read several posts where he provides valuable insight.

Vintageride

 

Thanx... I've never been to an indoor race or any kind. It must have been a sight to see. I miss the smell of Castor oil... what does it do in heavy doses? Make the cars seem faster or the sounds more intense? LOL. Gary

 

Thanks for the idea, Ivan is a very knowledge person but I will never use the AACA site again. I started a photo thread there and myself and others put a lot of work into the most successful thread they ever had on there. Without even giving me the courtesy of an email they changed it all around and ruined it. I think since then it has gotten maybe 20 photos in the last five months and it is terrible. I'm finished with them.

 

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Here's the latest update from Howard Kroplicks site. It has a guess who photo this week that this site will eat up quickly... Thanks Howard for a great site!
HG

http://tiny.cc/kh7ya

 

I had the same idea, Ivan is a welth of knowledge, we should invite him to join the HAMB. The AACA site is a sorry site to visit unless you own a Buick.

 

Sorry mates, This will make it a little easier...
HG

http://tiny.cc/kawbs

 

Neat photos of a 6-70 Thomas Flyer racer - speedster with a 825 CI six. The first photo came from relatives of the family sitting in the car. The second and third photo came from an estate in Ohio. They are big and incredibly powerful cars. I have one in the shop now that we are rebuilding the engine for. The last photo shows the engine in the stand with a yard stick - 36" on it. Total length of the engine with flywheel is 61" long and the hood is 49". The crankshaft in the last photo is 53" long.

 

There was a 1908 Thomas Flyer in the auction yesterday in Greenwich, Ct. nice looking older restoration, 1950's I'd guess.

 

Bonhams just had that car was just there on exhibit. It is a 4-60 and is a good one that was in the original Thomson Products collection. It was sold out of the Crawford Museum by Sotheby's in the early 90's? It went to the UK and now Bonhams has it back here for their Pebble Beach sale.

Did you have a good time yesterday?

 

SO GOOD I started a thread here! Hope Chopshop does well there today with the Arnolt Bristol.

 

How about a link to the thread?

 

Also the same wheels off a certain series of Peugot race cars.

great looking body!!!

Off to Sears Point to watch the vintage "racing". Will borrow the better halfs digital to snap some pics.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=481522 Think this will work.

 

1907 Peking to Paris winners Scipione Borghese and Ettore Guizzardi, and their 7 litre Itala.

 

Amelia Island Concours Kissel Semi-Racer Coolant.

 

I've riden in that Kissel with that guy! ANOTHER Concours d'Elegance myth SHATTERED!

 

A jewel of a sprint car from the Kansas City Mo. area from the late thirties.

 

A very early racing car that was built in Los Angeles by a machinist.

 

QUOTE: 37KID
I've riden in that Kissel with that guy! ANOTHER Concours d'Elegance myth SHATTERED!

This 1912 Kissel belongs to a very good friend of mine and he has had this car about 20 years now. It spent a year or two here and I have driven it thousands of miles and he has since been extensively preparing it for the concours circuit as you can see and it has gone many, many more miles.

 

Great looking dirt car T-head. I seem to recall seeing this same car but in a rather worse for wear state later in it's life. The chrome framed cars were always beautifully built.

I have had this photo of a former racer turned street car but i've never found any info about it's history other than it was photographed for sale at a Mayfield car yard sometime in the Forties.

 

Kurtis.... That is a very well built car, someone might know something about it. I would be interesting to know what the V-engine? with narrow angle might be.

 

Well, i did a search and found an article here that says it's an Hispano-Suiza engine.
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/12/22/mayfield-used-cars-customs-furrin-stuff-n-odd-racers

Maybe Michael might know it's history.

 

http://winfield.50megs.com/Hisso.htm

 

Kurtis..... Thanks, turns out I have seen that post on Hemmings blog. Neat Car here is the other photo.

 

Ford racing car maker and speed equipment manufacturer Robert Roof tells all in a most interesting story.

 

1937 Gus Schrader/Miller, photographed the year it was first raced. This was the same car that Schrader lost his life in, four years later, but by then it had been heavily modified. It looked different every year in Schrader's posession, and is thus easily dated.