36 Cars Entered at Indianapolis – Motor Age – 17 May 1928
Two weeks before the 1928 Indianapolis 500 Race, 36 cars were on the entering list, of which finally only 33 were allowed to start. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. LIII, 53, No. 17, May 17, 1928 36 Cars Entered at Indianapolis Keech Will Probably Drive; Two Former […]
May Set Record at Indianapolis – Motor Age – 24 May 1928
It was only one week before the 1928 Indianapolis Classic, that finally (almost) all of the participants, as well as (almost) all of their cars of the 33 allowed starting positions were known. Here a sum up of those, who were going for the yearly battle on the brickyard. Text and jpegs by courtesy of […]
Lockhart Killed in Speed Trial at Daytona Beach- Automotive Industries – 28 April 1928
As the 1926 winner of the Indianapolis 500 Race, Frank Lockhart was keen on breaking the speed record. On the Daytona Beach in February 1928, he tried once to break Malcolm Campbells record. Alas, to no avail. His car somersaulted into the ocean, with Lockhart pinned in the seat and unable to get out. Spectators […]
Eleven Front Wheelers Among Forty-One Entries – Motor Age – 12 May 1927
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. LI, 51, No. 19, May 12, 1927 Eleven Front Wheelers Among Forty-One Entries For Indianapolis Sweepstakes May 30 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 9. – Forty-one entries, the largest list since 1919, including 11 front wheel drive cars and the only foreigner who […]
Geo. Souders Wins 500-Mile Classic – Motor Age – 2 June 1927
In the 1927 indianapolis 500, polesetter Frank Lockhart, in a Miller, took the lead and dominated the first half. He had to give up in the 120th lap, as a connectig-rod broke. Then, Pete DePaolo in a Miller took the lead till he got out because of a supercharger issue. After that, it was the […]
Mechanical Troubles Plentiful at Speedway – Motor Age – 2 June 1927
In the 1927 indianapolis 500 did not only go in the history books as one with many car failures.There were three serious accidents; Jules Ellingboe, Henri Kohlert and Norman batten were injured; some seriously. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. LI, 51, No. 22, June 2, 1927 Mechanical […]
Eight-Cylinder car probable Indianapolis Winner – Autom. Trade Journal. – 1 June 1925
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comAutomobile Trade Journal Vol. 29, No. 12, June 1, 1925 Eight-Cylinder Car Probable Indianapolis Race Winner Since nearly all entries are eights, prophecy of dopster might be correct COINCIDENTAL with going to press on this issue of the Automobile Trade Journal, there is being […]
41 Cars Enter International 500-Mile Indianapolis Race – Automobile Trade Journal – 1 June 1927
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comAutomobile Trade Journal, Vol. 31, No. 12, June 1, 1927 41 Cars Enter International 500 Mile Indianapolis Race 11 Front Drives and Duesenberg Specials, With Offset Engine, Feature Annual RaceFernic of Roumania With Bugatti, Lone Foreign Entrant FEATURED by the initial appearance of the […]
Souders makes 97.45 mph to Win 500-Mile Race in Duesenberg- Automotive Industries – 4 June 1927
During the second half of the twenties, most magazines seem to have lost their interest in racing in general. The Indianapolis 500 was no exception in that way. I have the impression, that normal automotive issues such as new passenger cars and in particular the car manufacturing industry was more in focus. For one part […]
Lou Meyer Wins Indianapolis Race – Motor Age – 31 May 1928
This was the first run of the 1926 A.A.A. season. The race itself showed many leader changes. Leon Duray and Clif Woodbury, the first leader combination had to pit with an overheatedand engine, after 133 rounds. Then it was Jimmy Gleason who led the pack, followed by Tony Gulotta as a new number one. After […]