Maxwell 12-Cylinder Vanderbilt Cup Racer – Motor Age – 6 September 1906
Bang Bang, Maxwells Silver Hammer! Not the Abbey Road song, but more than a century earlier already the Maywell silver hammer tried to blow a stroke in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. These Maxwell people most surely were not afraid of innovations; with all its accompanying risks. An opposite twelver, made of six 2-cylinder boxers […]
The Racing Car of this and next Year – The Automobile – 31 May 1906
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comThe Automobile, Vol. XIV (14), No. 22, May 31, 1906 THE RACING CAR OF THIS AND NEXT YEAR BY GEORGES DUPUY Those makers who are going to participate in the international competitions this year and the next, if they hope for success, must have […]
1916 Cars at Sheepshead – The Automobile – 11 May 1916
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comThe Automobile, Vol. XXXIV (34), No. 19, May 11, 1916 1916 Racing Cars at Sheepshead Fast Time Made in Practice by Sunbeam, Maxwell, Peugeot, Crawford and Delage-Technical Details of the Late Arrivals NEW YORK CITY, May 9 – Day by day the activity on […]
Delage Cars Make Strong Team – The Automobile – 23 March 1916
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comThe Automobile, Vol. XXXIV (34), No. 12, March 23, 1916 Delage Cars Make Strong Team Harry Harkness Has Newest European Racing Cars — Have Run Only One RaceShould Be in Perfect Condition For the Speedways AS announced in THE AUTOMOBILE last week, the three Delage […]
300 Cu. In. Twelve for Aviation – The Automobile – 14 May 1916
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comThe Automobile, Vol. XXXIV (34), No. 18, May 14, 1916 300 Cu. In. Twelve for Aviation Packard Tries Out New Motor In Special Chassis Car Is Masterpiece of High Tensile Steel Construction THAT the Packard Motor Car Co. has for some time been developing a […]
History-Making Racing Cars, Part II – Motor Age – 14 May 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. XXV (225), No. 20, May 14, 1914 History-Making Racing Cars, Part II What They Did and How They Did ItBy. Darwin S. Hatch EDITOR’S NOTE. – This is the second and concluding installment of the article dealing with racing cars that have […]
Secrets of Delage Racers Revealed – The Automobile – 16 April 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comThe Automobile, Vol. XXX (30), No. 16, April 16, 1914 Secrets of Delage Racers Revealed Four-Cylinder Block Motor with Four Valves in Each Cylinder Head – Ball Bearings Throughout – Hollow Crankshaft and Connecting-Rods PARIS, FRANCE, April 7 – An average of 76.8 miles an […]
Latest Racing Car Engineering in Europe and America – The Automobile – 28 May 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. XXX (30), No. 22, May 28, 1914 Latest Productions of Racing Car Engineering in Europe and America Some of the Cars for the Indianapolis Race Which Exemplify Scientific Development of Maximum Speed, Reduction of Wind Resistance, Etc. At the upper […]
Indianapolis – European Grand Prix Racing Cars and Drivers- The Automobile – 19 March 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comThe Automobile, Vol. XXX (30), No. 12, March 19, 1914 Indianapolis Gets Cream of Europe’s Grand Prix Racing Cars and Drivers Special to THE AUTOMOBILE PARIS, March 3 – Arthur Duray will take part in the Indianapolis 500-mile race on Memorial Day with the 183 […]
Hoosiers Thrilled by Speedway Trials – Motor Age – 30 May 1912
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com MOTOR AGE Vol. XXI, No. 22 Chicago, May 30, 1912 Hoosiers Thrilled by Speedway Trials – Mechanical Features of the Racing Cars Preparations for 500 Mile Race on Big Track Interests Fans at Indianapolis Railbirds Watch Practice – Accidents Few but Spectacular – Incidents […]