Tuning Up for the 500 Mile Race, Part 2 – The Horseless Age – 20 May 1914
Already after three years since its introduction, the Sweepstakes coud enjoy a huge publical interest. That must have been one of the reasons for The Horseless Age to write such an extensive preview for the 1914 Indianapolis Sweepstakes, Therefore, it’s best to post the article here in two parts. Here now is part 1 of […]
Tuning Up for the 500 Mile Race, Part 1 – The Horseless Age – 20 May 1914
Already after three years since its introduction, the Sweepstakes coud enjoy a huge publical interest. That must have been one of the reasons for The Horseless Age to write such an extensive preview for the 1914 Indianapolis Sweepstakes, Therefore, it’s best to post the article here in two parts. Here now is part 1 of […]
1914 International Sweepstakes – Motor – June 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMOTOR – THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF MOTORING, Vol. 22, No. 3, June 1914 1914 International Sweepstakes Cars and Drivers that Made the Fourth Annual 500-Mile Race the Most Notable of the Series. Something About Past Performances in This Indianapolis Motor Car Classic. WHAT the […]
Should American Makers race – Motor – July 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMOTOR – THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF MOTORING – Vol. XXII, No. 4, July 1914 Should American Makers Race? A Critical Analysis of the Indianapolis Race and a Consideration of Its Lessons for America. How the American Motor Car May Benefit by the Makers‘ Interest in […]
Thomas, in Delage Wins – The Automobile – 4 June 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comThe Automobile, Vol. XXX (30), No. 23, June 4, 1914 Thomas, in Delage, Wins First Four Places in 500-Mile Sweepstakes Taken by Delage and Peugeot – Oldfield in Stutz FifthBy J. Edward Schipper INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY, IND., May 30. – Special to THE AUTOMOBILE. Once more […]
The Foreign Cars for Indianapolis – Motor – May 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMOTOR – THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF MOTORING – Vol. 22, No. 2, May 1914 The Foreign Cars for Indianapolis France, England and Belgium Send Representative Cars in Their Endeavor to Retain the Blue Ribbon Wrested from Us by Goux With His Grand Prix Peugeot on […]
Race Echos from the Resonant Bowl of Speed – Motor Age – 4 June 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. XXV, June 4, 1914 Race Echoes from the Resonant Bowl of Speed FOR the first time in the history of the international sweepstakes, Ralph Mulford failed to finish inside the money. In 1911, the perpetual smiler finished second with the Lozier; […]
The 500-Mile Race as seen from the Repair Pits – Motor Age – 4 June 1914
TText and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 23 Chicago, June 4, 1914 The 500-Mile Race as Seen from the Repair Pits Seven Leaders Did Not Lift Hood During Event-Troubles of the CarsBy Darwin S. Hatch INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 30 – It is at the pits that a […]
Speed – Motor Age – 28 May 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 22 Chicago, May 28, 1914 Speed Man, Bird, Beast and Other Mechanisms Must Bow Before the Motor Car ANTICIPATE 2 days. It is 4 o’clock on the afternoon of Saturday and Victory and Defeat are about to make their […]
History of the Indianapolis Sweepstakes – Motor Age – 28 May 1914
TText and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMOTOR AGE Vol. XXV, No. 22 Chicago, May 28, 1914 The History of the Indianapolis Sweepstakes Among the noisy thousands that will pack the gray stands of the Indianapolis motor speedway Saturday, there will be one inconspicuous patriarch, one silent and nonchalant figure who […]