The #17 Christie
The blue unique 50-hp front-wheel drive #17 Christie, driven by its designer Walter Christie, sped around the Hairpin Turn. Most of the Old Westbury spectators probably did not appreciate the danger, but more than 2,000 people risked their lives crowding the course on the turn.
Rollin’s granddaughter Betty King had this medal. She said she gave it to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum…