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 […]
Christie’s new 100-horsepower racer – The Automobile – 5 August 1909
This article explains the latest 1909 Christie designed racer. It should encompass all experience, gained with the previous models. This writing is so meticulous, that it gives me the impression, Walter Christie himself has written this. Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. XXI (21), No. 6, August […]
Walter Christie’s Front Drive Autocab – The Automobile – 10 June 1909
This article explains the 1909 Christie design, carrying an off-line position for the engine to the wheel axis, togehther with the clutch, the two-speed (and reverse) transmission, the final drive and te differential. Gear ratio in Drive is 4:1 or 8:1 Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. […]
Christie’s Grand Prix Candidate – The Motor World – 11 April 1907
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Motor World. Vol. XVI (26), No. 2, April 11, 1907, page 69 CHRISTIE’S GRAND PRIX CANDIDATE Not a little interest centers about the construction of the sole American entrant for the forthcoming and excessively Continental Grand Prix race, not alone because of […]
Americas Candidate for the Grand Prix – The Automobile – 11 April 1907
In 1904 already, Walter Christie filed his first patent on a front wheel drive. It was a very unusual arrangement indeed, especially for those days, as it combined front wheel drive with transverse placed front engine, directly positioned on the front axle. In the 1904 patent, the engine crankshaft was in-line with the front wheel […]
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 […]
The Loyal Legion of Speed – Motor Age – 30 September 1915
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. VI, No. 10, September 8, 1904 The Loyal Legion of Speed Being the Short and Simple Annals of the Mechanician, Unsung and Unhonored Hero By E.V. Rickenbacher and J.C. Burton HE is the Damon of the gasoline circuit, a Damon to […]
La roue métallique détachable R.-W. Translation – La Vie Automobile – 14 December 1912
In tis article, Pierre Maillard describes an important new feature on the all-metal Rudge-Whitworth wheel for 1913. This develoment, a simpler locking device, was a requirement from all-day practice. The ralatively long hub required a cost- and labor intensive activities. Now, by introducing some clearance on the nut- and the hubs threads. It may take […]
La roue métallique détachable R.-W. – La Vie Automobile – 14 December 1912
In tis article, Pierre Maillard describes an important new feature on the all-metal Rudge-Whitworth wheel for 1913. This develoment, a simpler locking device, was a requirement from all-day practice. The ralatively long hub required a cost- and labor intensive activities. Now, by introducing some clearance on the nut- and the hubs threads. It may take […]
Le Circuit d’Ardennes – La Vie au Grand Air – 11 August 1905
Avec l’authorisation du Bibliothèque national francais, gallica.bnf.fr.Text et photos compilé par motorracingistory.com. (Translation by DeepL.com included). La Vie au Grand Air – 8e Année, N°. 361, 11 août 1905. Le Circuit des Ardennes. Photos.Page 0.HÉMERY – Gagnant du Circuit des Ardennes, sur voiture Darracq, munie de pneumatiques Michelin.Page 1.LE CIRCUIT DES ARDENNESWAGNER. GAGNANT DU CIRCUIT […]