Locomobile #1 (1908)
Florida’s Locomobile Crashes into the Crowd (1908)
Courtesy of The National Automotive History Collection at the Detroit Public Library
Running in third place behind Robertson and Lytle, Joe Florida, driver of the #1 Locomobile, did not get word to stop and plunged his car into the throng at the start-finish line. Note the smoke at the scene of the accident. Florida struck and injured an 18-year-old boy and then hit a touring car. Fortunately, none of the occupants of the touring car were injured and the boy recovered.
Featured Cars
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- Benz #16 (1910)
- Chalmers-Detroit #7 (1909)
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- Christie #17 (1906)
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- Darracq #18 (1905)
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The 128-page book by Howard Kroplick, a researcher and lecturer on the races, contains rare images of the races from the archives of major museums, libraries and private collectors. The book Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island will be available from Arcadia Publishing in March 2008.
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