The Genesis of Racing Tracing the Origins of the First Race Car in 1903

Henry Ford's Model T was also the first successful "world car"-- a car that could be sold around the world with only minor modifications to its basic platform ... In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping ... February 26, 1903: On this day in 1903 Alexander Winton, driving his Winton Bullet, set the first speed record ever achieved at Daytona ... 1st prize for elegance: L. N. (?) Starley-Psycho (car) 1st prize for speed: L. N. (?) Starley-Psycho (car) Luga – St. Petersburg Race 11.06.1900 (29.05.1900 ... Last week's photo showed Old 999, a race car developed by Henry Ford in 1902. It was basically a humongous engine on a frame and nothing ... One Model K engine was pulled from the line for special duty - to power Packard's new racing car. ... The Wright Brothers took the first flight in their Wright ... 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 ... On July 23rd, 1903, a little over a month after being incorporated the Ford Motor Company delivered its first -ever automobile to be purchased ... The first formal automobile race occurred on June 13th 1895 with a route of Paris-Bordeaux-Paris. 732 miles were covered in slightly less ... To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ford Motor Co., Henry Ford and his chief assistant James Bishop reenacted their first drive of the first ...