History Auto racing 1894-1942

It's a European/International Formula 3 car, also known as Voiturette or Cyclecar - in effect, it's what a Midget is known as outside of the USA, only with a much smaller engine. Overall size is about the same, performance probably not too far off.

 

Thanks for getting back to me Michael!

I know I've brought up the Duesenberg racer that my dad classmate drove back in the late 40's-ealry 50's in the Lower Merion area outside of Philadelphia before. Dad called Bailus Thomas (owner) a few years back and they talked about the car. Bailus said that he didn't know much about who he and his brother bought it from, but did mention that their uncle Joe was a driver for the Duesenberg team. When I saw the pic with Joe's Auto Repair, I thought that maybe this was a connection. Sending Dad the pic to see if he recognizes it, but by the time Bailus and his brother owned their car, it was pretty rough and had been brush[painted green with house paint.

 

I'd like to solicit some help. In 1904, a Mr. Harold Thomas commissioned Locomobile to build him a race car. This car was raced in Europe and in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup, where it finished third. In 1906, Locomobile built two more race cars that were identical to each other and raced them in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup. The #16 car won the race and the #1 car, its twin, was wrecked as it crossed the finish line. The fame of what then became known as old 16 completely overshadowed the 1905 car and the trail of it and Dr. Thomas goes cold. I can find no other references after 1906. As we know, old race cars do not just go off and die, they are renamed, rebadged, and raced in lesser events, from here to Timbuktu. So what happened to the 1905 car? It had a 7"bore x 7" stroke, T head motor, with one exhaust port per cylinder. It was assigned the #7 for the 1905 Vanderbilt.




Old 16's motor on test stand showing overhead valves and copper water jackets. Bore and stroke was 7.25 x 6

 

Maybe part of a war effort scrap metal drive?

 

Gentlemen, I come to you in need of information on the 1910 Franklin D race car. I have never seen any photos of the Franklin at the start of the race, during the race or the end of the race. I have been very impressed by the knowledge and the rare photos that members have shared on H.A.M.B. I am also interested in any photos of cars in any of the Cactus Derbies. So can you Help? Thanks for your input in advance.

 

Hello everybody,
My very first post in this forum is about the above mentioned very first motor race Paris-Rouen from 1894.

Paris-Rouen Reliability Trial, 22Jul 1894

Comte de Dion (#4), 1st on De Dion-Bouton 20 CV Victoria:


A. Lemaître (#65), 2nd, and Doriot (#28), 3rd, both on Peugeot Type 5, 3 CV:


E.Panhard (#13), 4th and H.Panhard (#15), 5th, both on Panhard-Levassor P2D, 3 CV:


Kraeutler (#31), 6th on Peugeot Type 5, 3 CV:


Mayade (#64), 7th on Panhard-Levassor P2D, 3 CV:


Le Brun (#42), 8th on Le Brun:


Michaux (#30), 9th on Peugeot Type 5, 3 CV:


Duboix (#14), 10th on Panhard-Levassor P2D, 3 CV:


Rigoulot (#27), 11th on Peugeot Type 5, 3 CV:


Vacheron (#24), 12th on Panhard-Levassor P2D 3 CV:


de Bourmont (#53), 13th on de Bourmont:


Roger (#85), 14th on Benz Victoria 3 PS:


M. Le Blanc (#60), 15th on Serpollet Omnibus:


Gautier (#7), 16th on Gautier-Wehrlè:


Archdeacon (#18), 17th, Prandières (#44), DNF and E. Le Blanc (#19), DNF on Serpollet:


Scotte (#10), DNF on Scotte Omnibus (Steamer):


de Montais (#61), DNF on de Montais Tricycle:


Tenting (#12), DNQ on Tenting:


Articles:

• Le Petit Journal, 23Jul 1894, p.1
• Le Petit Journal, 6Aug 1894
  
• La Vie au grand air, 22Jul 1894
• NY Times, 22Jul 1894

 

1895 ‒ Motor racing and automobile events


Paris-Bordeaux-Paris (FRA), 11Jun 1895

Levassor (#5), 1st, on Panhard-Levassor 4 CV:


Koechlin + Rubichon (#16), 3rd, on Peugeot Type 7, 3.5 CV Phaeton:


Doriot (#8), 4th on Peugeot 3.5 CV:


Thum (#12), 5th, and Roger (#13), 8th, on Roger-Benz 3 CV:


Jeantaud (#25), DNF, on Jeantaud 7 CV électrique


Gautier (#18), DNF, on Gautier-Wehrlé 3.5 CV:


Articles

• La locomotion automobile, Apr. 1895, p.30
• La locomotion automobile, Aug. 1895, p.183
• Le Petit Journal, 13Jun 1895, p.1

 

Horseless Carriage Exhibition, Tunbridge Wells (UK), 15Oct 1895

Event Program:


Ellis on Panhard-Levassor 4 CV:


Ellis on Daimler fire engine:


Comte de Dion on De Dion-Bouton Tricycle 1.75 CV:


Salomons on Peugeot Eclair 3.75 CV:


Article: Dec. 1895 The Horseless Age Vol.1, p.10

 

Chicago-Vaukegan-Chicago (USA), 2Nov 1895

Duryea, 1st, on Duryea Buggyaut:


Mueller, 2nd, on Benz Victoria 3 HP:


Article: The Horseless Age, Nov. 1895, p.53

 

Chicago Times-Herald Race (USA), 22Nov 1895

Duryea (#5), 1st, on Duryea Buggyaut:


Mueller (#19), 2nd, on Benz Victoria 3 HP:


Morris (#18), DNF, on Morris & Salom Electrobat II:


Sturges (#25), DNF, on Morrison Electric:


O'Connor (#22), DNF on Benz Victoria 3 HP:


Apperson (#7), DNS on Haynes-Apperson:


Articles:

• The Horseless Age vol.1, Nov. 1895, p.52
• The Horseless Age vol.1, Dec. 1895, p.29
  
• The Horseless Age vol.1, Jan. 1896, p.29

 

Excellent coverage and WELCOME. We need some new blood.

 

Thank you. There is more to come.

 

1896 ‒ Motor racing and automobile events


Bordeaux-Langon (FRA), 26Apr 1896
Bord, 1st, on Peugeot Type 10, 3.5 CV:



Bordeaux-Agen-Bordeaux (FRA), 24May 1896

entries:


Bord (#12), DNF, on Peugeot Type 10, 3.5 CV:


Article: La locomotion automobile, 1896-07-01, p.132

 

Cosmopolitan Road Race, New York (USA), 30May 1896

entries:


Franklin Duryea (#1), 1st, on Duryea Buggyaut:


Charles Duryea (#2), 2nd, on Duryea Buggyaut:


C. Booth (#6), DNF and W. Brander (#5), DNF on Roger-Benz:


Articles:

• The Horseless Age v.1, May 1896, p.01
• The Horseless Age v.1, Jun. 1896, p.01

 

Motor Fete at Spa (BEL), 11Jul 1896



Laumaillé #5, on Peugeot Type 10, 3.5 CV


Craninckx on Benz Velo:


Vlierboom on Panhard-Levassor 8 CV:


Articles:

• Le Sport universel illustré, 1896-08-01, p.241
  
• The Horseless Age v.1, 1896-08, p.18

 

Providence Race Rhode Island, N.Y. (USA), 30May 1896

Results:


General impressions:


Riker, 1st, on Riker Electric Trap No. 1:


Articles:

• The Horseless Age v.1, 1896-07, p.01
  
• The Horseless Age v.1, 1896-08, p.01
  
• The Horseless Age v.1, 1896-09, p.01
  
• The Automotor Journal, 1896, p.75
  
• La locomotion automobile, 1896-10-15, p.272

 

Paris-Marseille-Paris (FRA), 24Sep 1896

Entries:


Results:


General impressions:


Mayade (#6), 1st, on Panhard-Levassor 8 CV:


René de Knyff (#8), 2nd, and
Émile Levassor (#5), 3rd, on Panhard-Levassor 4 CV:



Berlet (#46), 4th,
Doriot (#44), 6th, and
Rigoulot (#45), DNF, on Peugeot Eclair 3.5 CV:



Archdeacon (#41), 5th, and
Érnest Delahaye (#42), 7th on Delahaye Type 1, 7 CV:


Landry (#26), 10th, on Landry et Beyroux Cabriolet:


Guyenet (#28), 8th, and
Eugen Benz (#32), DNF, on Benz Victoria 5 PS:


de Dion + de Chasseloup-Laubat (#12), DNF, on De Bion-Bouton 15 CV Steamer:


Pary (#39), 1st IC, on Léon Bollée Tricycle 3 CV:

 

Articles:

• The Horseless Age, 1896-10, p.04
• The Horseless Age, 1896-12, p.07
  
• La locomotion automobile, 1896-09-15, p.237
  
• La locomotion automobile, 1896-10-01, p.253
  
• Le Sport universel illustré, 1896-10-15, p.314

 

London-Brighton "Emancipation Run" (UK), 14Nov 1896

Entries:


General impressions:


Duryea (#48), 3rd, on Duryea Buggyaut 3.5 HP:


Mayer (#1), 4th, on Panhard-Levassor 4 CV:


Lawson (#14), DNF, on Panhard-Levassor Omnibus 5 CV:


Busey (#20), DNF, on Busey Electric Landau:


Arnold (#32), DNF, on Benz Velo:


Articles:

• The Automotor Journal, 1896-11, p.66
  
• Horseless Age v.2, 1896-11, p.22
  
• Horseless Age v.2, 1896-12, p.12

 

1897 ‒ Motor racing and automobile events


Marseille-Nice La Turbie (FRA), 29Jan 1897

Results:


de Chasseloup-Laubat (#73), 1st, on De Dion-Bouton 18 CV Steamer:


G. Prévost (#39), 3rd, on Panhard-Levassor 8 CV:


René de Knyff (#17), 4th, and Rainer Bruninghaus (#35), 10th, on Panhard-Levassor 6 CV:


Pary (#25), 6th, on De Dion-Bouton 15 CV Steamer:


Articles:

• Le Sport universel illustré, 1897-02-13, p.58
• La locomotion automobile, 1897-01-28, p.43
  
• La locomotion automobile, 1897-02-04, p.54
  
• The Automotor Journal, 1897-02, p.188
  
• The Horseless Age v.2, 1897-02, p.03

 

Paris-Dieppe (FRA), 24Jul 1897

Entries:


Results:


Paul Jamin (#45), 1st IC, on Léon Bollée 3.5 CV Voiturette:


Fernand Charron (#12), 2nd IC, and Gilles Hourgières (#42), 3rd IC, on Panhard-Levassor 6 CV:


Amédée Bollée (#20), 7th IC, on Amédée Bollée Type A 6 CV:


Charles Labouré (#32), DNF, on Benz Victoria 2.5 CV:


Jules de Dion (#40), 1st IC, on De Dion-Bouton 6 CV:


Articles:

• Le Sport universel illustré, 1897-08-07, p.392
  
• La locomotion automobile, 1897-07-29, p.348
  
• The Automotor Journal, 1897-08-18, p.443
  
• The Horseless Age v.2, 1897-08, p.12

 

I guess big-n-littles is not a new phenomena.

 

Paris-Trouville (FRA), 14Aug 1897

Entries:


Results:


Paul Jamin (#52), 1st, on Léon Bollée Tricycle 3 CV:


Gilles Hourgières (#1), 2nd, and
Fernand Charron (#17), 14th, on Panhard-Levassor 6 CV:



Jules de Dion (#21), 4th, on De Dion-Bouton 20 CV Steamer:


Mouchan (#53), 8th, on Landry et Beyroux 4 CV:


Léon de Bertier (#13), 9th, on Amédée Bollée Type A 6 CV:


Émile Mors (#43), 10th,
André Michelin (#35), 11th, and
Marcel Cahen (#41), 17th on Mors 5 HP:


Articles:

• Le Sport universel illustré, 1897-08-28, p.445
  
• La locomotion automobile, 1897-08-19, p.388
  
• The Horseless Age v.2, 1897-08, p.1

 

Slow down, slow down!

At this rate you're going to have Fangio covered by midnight, and Michael Schumacher before breakfast!!

Welcome, by the way!

 

Just amazing photos from previous century. Thanks for posting us ! It`s amazing how bright some of photos are taken considering of that time. Just looking at that excited audience. Thank You for all these GREAT pictures !

 

More than that- we're 20+ into the 21st century, and these pics are from the 19th

 

Thanks. Yes I meant that previous century

 

1898 ‒ Motor racing and automobile events


Marseille-Hyères-Nice (FRA), 6-7Mar 1898

Entries and results:


General impression:


Classement +400 kg:
Fernand Charron (#12), 1st,
Gilles Hourgières (#8), 2nd and
Renè de Knyff (#11), 3rd on Panhard-Levassor 6 CV:


Classement -400 kg (voiturettes):
Georges Richard (#45), 1st, on Georges Richard Poney 3.5 CV:


Charles Labouré (#44), 2nd, on Parisienne-Benz 5 CV:


Classement -200 kg (motocycles):
Vicomte de Sulier, 1st, on Léon Bollée Tricycle 3 CV:


Classement -100 kg (motocycles):
Osmont, 1st, on De Dion-Bouton Tricycle 1.75 CV:


Articles:

• La vie au grand air, 1898-04, p.1
  
• Le sport universel illustré, 1898-03-19, p.189
  
• La locomotion automobile, 1898-03-10, p.155

 

Thx, Sakke.
I hope not to disappoint you when I admit, that I optimized most photos before posting to improve the reception.