Seven Upcoming Automotive Events (August 12-13, 2012) & A Mystery Medallion
Seven automobile events are on the schedule for Sunday and Monday. Also, can anyone identify the racing scene in a mystery medallion?
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Seven automobile events are on the schedule for Sunday and Monday. Also, can anyone identify the racing scene in a mystery medallion?
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Comments
I’m guessing it is a depiction of Orville Wright (of the Wright brothers) in a Ford race car with the medallion showing the connection and the friendship between Orville and Henry Ford. Perhaps the medallion was issued to honor an anniversary of the first flight?
I have a medallion exactly like the one illustrated that a friend found at an antique show in Indianapolis last year.
I have one also I am from Brentwood Long island N.Y. Been in my family a long time do not know were it is from. Vanderbilt cup races were held here but no airplanes were used.
Are either the Indianapolis or Brentwood medallion inscribed on their backs? If so, could/would you please post images?
Hi Karl
There is no markings on back and mine is not round like yours it has the round circle but around the outside looks like a stop sign.
Thanks Phil
How do i post photos on this site?
Hi Phil:
Send them to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and I will repost them here.
Enjoy,
Howard
Phil,
I think my medallion was originally shaped like yours but, for some unknown reason, was trimmed down. You can see the cut marks around the edges in my scan of the medallion. Thanks for photographing yours. I hope we can solve this mystery.
RE: Race Car Medallion….probably from a turn of the century race at Indy….check out
http://www.firstsuperspeedway.com/. In those days Indy hosted car, airplane and dirigible airship races.
Consider contacting David McCullough “The Wright Brothers” Simonandschuster.com and Dawn Dewey, Archivist Wright State Univ Dayton, OH 937-775-2011
I am the archivist at the Wright “B” Flyer, Inc Archivist Dayton Wright Brothers Airport 10555 Springboro Pike Miamisburg, OH 45342