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"Did you try Latimore, EMMR. Eastern Museum of Motor Racing. They have LOTS of pictures in the library." No, I haven't but I live halfway across...
To sort of break up the lull in postings on this page, I thought that I would send along a link to what I've been working on lately. Earl...
It's great to see that you all like it.
Many successful automobile salesmen also doubled as race drivers in local, unsanctioned races run in the U.S. early in the 1900s. The old adage,...
Thanks Michael. I'm glad that you like it. I know that I really enjoyed doing the research and learning a lot in the process. Yes, anything...
I see that on page 339 of this thread, there was quite a discussion about I.M.C.A. driver Jimmie Costa. Much of the mystery surrounding Jimmie...
The photo of the #40 Miller was taken at Fargo, North Dakota and that is Fred Horey with his legs crossed and seated on the rear tire.
I have found where Ralph Hankinson promoted 14 different racing programs between June 5th and October 16th of 1926, mostly in the northeastern...
Not long ago, I learned that driver Jack Petticord grew up only a few miles from where I live. That was enough to get me interested in learning...
According to a local newspaper account, "Jimmie Costa of Turin, Italy" driving a "Hudson Special" tied with Mark Jenkins of Des Moines, Iowa in a...
That does appear to be a photo of Murray Earl's Dreyer. Thanks!
For some reason John Boling also raced under the name of John Boyd. He shows up under that name winning some races in Kansas and Texas I believe....
You can see a little more about that car here but I still haven't figured out who the driver was: http://KansasRacingHistory.com/CarthageRaces.htm
I dropped by "The Old Moter" but it wouldn't except my reply. King Rhiley won at North Platte, NE on July 4, 1920 but I can't tell if your...
Here is a link to a web page about one of those outlaw races run in 1918: http://winfield.50megs.com/stearns_files/7Oct1918west.htm
I do not have any photos of the Ogren Special but there was a driver with the surname "Cody" driving an Ogren Special in Louis-Disbrow-promoted...
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