The Dawn of Racing Uncovering the First Race Car of 1903

TIL Ford's first car, a 1903 Model A with an original price of $850, sold at auction in 2012 for $264,000. This specific car was the third ... Benz "Parsifal" 60 hp racing car, 1903. ... After its first, less successful outing in the Paris-Madrid city race, which ... In 1903, with Tom Cooper, I built two cars solely for speed. They were quite alike. One we named the “999” and the other the “Arrow.” If an automobile were ... Fast forward to 1903... William Vanderbilt introduced the first race on the beach. Dubbed the Vanderbilt Cup, crowds gathered to watch as Olds and Winton ... The Benz patent motor car Victoria is the first vehicle with the double-pivot steering for which Carl Benz filed a patent in 1893. On the 24th of May,1903, as the sun rose, the streets of Paris saw the start of an ill-fated experiment in motor racing, organized by the ... The very successful early European rally races ended in 1903, when Marcel ... "Electric car wins the first auto race in the United States". History ... The race was originally scheduled to take place on July 4, 1895, to take advantage of the crowds already gathered in the city. However, the date ... In 1902 the race was won by the Englishman Selwyn Edge in his napier car and, in accordance with the competition rules, England was to host the 1903 race. As ... In 1903 the first race at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis ... These men were race car known drivers of all time. My friend lived ...