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A wonderful postcard image of an early Fiat racing car on wire wheels, which I is believe is a model S74. This model featured a 14-liter four-cylinder engine and double chain-drive. This is possibly Louis Wagner who finished second with his S74 to George Boillot in his Peugeot at the 1912 French GP. This postcard…
What appears to be a farming family using a Rumley Oil Pull powered tractor to move what possibly may be their house along with the rest of the farm equipment. Warwick, North Dakota, 1908.
A women pulling an automobile with her teeth in publicity stunt in San Jose, California, 1926. I have a different photo of a man preforming the same stunt in the early 1930s. I have the feeling that these athletes toured the country and would preform this stunt for any car dealer willing to pay their…
In a couple of posts before this one, over a day or so is a mystery we are trying to solve about the driver in a car that was raced in the Cactus Derby. I found this photo below of Joe Nikrent in what I believe may be a Marmon race car, the photo was…
Two wonderful postcard images of an Indian Twin, that I am guessing to be c.1912-1914. With the cards came this registration certificate which may or may not be for this cycle. Maybe with the serial number on the registration, an Indian expert can tell us if this might be for this machine or not?
Ed. note; Just yesterday I posted the photo of the Cactus Derby with the two unknown men in a car and Robert seems to have it all figured out already….. Great work, Robert. From the pages of the October 24, 1909 Los Angeles Herald motoring section, an image showing driver Joe Nikrent and his brother…
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