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Hi, I will have to ask my dad about the Frontrnac. My dad told me Mabel met Sig and the fair grounds in Jacksonville, Florida but they really...
Actually that was not unusual at all for Sig to include his long time mechanic and friend Jimmy Chai in pictures. Sig and Jimmy worked for over 10...
The picture was of the # 3 car of Leon Duray, Sig drove #23 in his Miller and Ralph DePalma was in his #1. This was at the Ascot speedway on April...
Jim and Dennis, Hello and nice pics, even though I have had the pics for years. As far as the fire in Joliet, Ill you are correct about the...
Fiat Jax, Fl 1921
That was a Buick 1919
This one is Sig in his Fronentac # 11 at the Jacksonville State Fair 1921
The # 26 Essex was in 1921 in Regina, Saskatchewan
That pic is of Sig but that was not his car
Hi Keith The Brisco pic was taken in 1919 Linda
2club, My grandfather worked closely with Lockhart in Daytona. This first time he crached into the ocean on his first attempt to break the...
Actually Sig drove the Wisconsin Special on February 18, on Pablo Beach to a record of 159MPH. As my dad tells me he worked on the car more and...
Buz Want to hear something funny..... grandpa had a contract withv Montgomery Ward in Chicago and they made a special price for Sig for...
Greaser57.... Nope Sig was born in Tiller ( Verdal) , Norway and against his parents wishes came to the US on June 7, 1910 when he was 19 ,...
Miller That is putting it nicely! Think about going 180.27 mph on sand in 1922 in an open cockpit car, wearing a suit, no roll bar, no fire...
Well to tell the truth grandpa didn't belong to the AAA, he belong to the IMCA and was their star driver. In thoes days the IMCA was the biggest...
Bill, I will have to ask my dad as he literally has thousands of pictures and articles that my grandmother saved all of thoes years. Actually in...
Actually there was only 1 modification that was performed to the Wisconsin Special and that was performed on the cockpit. I had the thrill of my...
WOW, I would love to buy that newspaper, is that possible? Linda
To all and Tomjac, I have not been on in a while because I was finishing my graduate degree. Actually I am going to Daytona in two weeks and...
This was Sig in his Maxwell in 1917.
The # 6 was his Essex in 1918.
The middle pic you have here is Sig in his Miller in 1924. Los Angeles, Ca. He loved to rsce at Ascot speedway
Actually the midget car he built in his garage in Daytona. Went to Miami and raced, took the car to New York for a few weeks and raced and then...
Hi, Yes Grandpa is buried in Jax. In fact next week I am going to the cemetery to visit. He is buried there with his wife and my Great Aunt....
Hi Bill, Actually Mabel Cody never owned the car, Sig did. It was his #11 Frontenac. He would drive the car on Daytona Beach and Mabel would come...
Hi Bob, Yes you are so right. You know many people just think about racing as the here and now. Look at all of the old racers that started racing...
Hi, I see the clip from Wiki, and of course it's wrong. Grandpa came to the US via Ellis Island and settled in St. Peter, Mn and then moved to...
Hi Everyone, I have looked into many posting that various members have posted and wanted to respond. My grandfather was Sig Haugdahl the famous...
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