Le Grand Prix de l’A.C.F. – La Vie Automobile – 25 July 1921
Again, Charles Faroux has written reports in La Vie Automobile, on the 1921 French Grand Prix at la Sarthe road course. Briefly, the history of the pre-war race courses from 1904 on till 1914 is described. Then, the coming Grand Prix is described in terms of starting list, the course itself, as well as technical […]
Le Grand Prix de l’A.C.F. 1921, Part 2 – Translation – L’Auto – 26 July 1921
One day after the 1921 French Grand Prix on the la Sarthe road course, the daily magazine or newspaper l’Auto published an extended report on the race. Again, written by none other than Charles Faroux. Here the second part of that report (translated by DeepL.com) in the Tuesday 26th July issue of L’Auto. Text and […]
Le Grand Prix de l’A.C.F. 1921, Partie 2 – L’Auto – 26 July 1921
One day after the 1921 French Grand Prix on the la Sarthe road course, the daily magazine or newspaper l’Auto published an extended report on the race. Again, written by none other than Charles Faroux. Here the second part of that report in the Tuesday 26th July issue of L’Auto. Textes et photos avec autorisation […]
Le Grand Prix de l’A.C.F. 1921, Part 1 – Translation – L’Auto – 26 July 1921
One day after the 1921 French Grand Prix on the la Sarthe road course, the daily magazine or newspaper l’Auto published an extended report on the race. Again, written by none other than Charles Faroux. Here the first part of that report (translated by DeepL.com) in the Tuesday 26th July issue of L’Auto. Text and […]
Le Grand Prix de l’A.C.F. 1921, Partie 1 – L’Auto – 26 July 1921
One day after the 1921 French Grand Prix on the la Sarthe road course, the daily magazine or newspaper l’Auto published an extended report on the race. Again, written by none other than Charles Faroux. Here the first part of that report in the Tuesday 26th July issue of L’Auto. Textes et photos avec autorisation […]
Le Grand Prix de l’A.C.F. – L’Auto – 27 July 1921
After the 1921 French Grand Prix at la Sarthe road course, a short „after the race“ summary was written. First, some race deciding pictures are presented, as well as the race’s lap-to-lap standings. But specially on the ingnition system of Delco, some attention is given. I’m not sure if this is the American company, founded […]
Le Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France – Translation – L’Auto – 24 July 1921
Text and fotos by authorisation of Bibliothèque nationale de France – gallica.bnf.fr https://www.bnf.fr/fr Translation by deepl.com L’Auto, Vol. 22, No. 7.526, 24 july 1921, page 1 The Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of France TOMORROW, MONDAY, ON THE CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHEA 17.262-kilometer circuit to be completed 30 times, for a total of 517.860 […]
Le Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France – L’Auto – 24 July 1921
The well known french auto journalist Charles Faroux here writes a remarkable piece, in which technological developments of race engines and racecars are highlighted and compared between US and European developments. Here, one comes aware of how technological developments have taken place in the last twenty years. Texte et photos avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque nationale […]
America Shows Old World Its Finest Race – Motor Age – 18 August 1921
The 1925 Italian Grand Prix was held on the Monza track, that was built only a few years earlier, in 1922. The first two finishers were, again Alfa Romeo, thereby clinching the World championship for manufacturers. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XL, No. 7, August 18, […]
Jimmy Murphy Wins Grand Prix Race – Motor Age – 28 July 1921
The 1925 French Grand Prix was held in Le Mans, the La Sarthe road-track. The first European post-war Grand Prix was won by an American driver in an American car. This report, written by the well-known and long-time American correspondent in France, W. F. Bradley, shows a more or less mixed American-European view on that […]