Tag: 1911 Elgin
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Jul 03 2019
Los Angeles Herald October 2, 1910: Harry Grant and his ‘Black Beast’ Alco & Tonight’s Fireworks
Chuck Camp has forwarded this October 2, 1910 Los Angeles Herald article documenting why Harry Grant's Alco was painted black.
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Aug 07 2018
Frank Lee’s Great-Grandson Visits the Alco Black Beast
Rich Lee, the great-grandson of the Alco Black Beast's mechanician Frank Lee, traveled down from Maine to visit the Black Beast tonight at the Waterfront at Roslyn garage.
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May 30 2016
Mystery Foto #22 Solved: Harry Grant Preparing the Alco for the 1911 Elgin National Trophy Race
Chuck Rudy, Jr. challenged you to solve this holiday weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jan 18 2016
Mystery Foto #3 Solved: Harry Grant driving an Isotta in the 1913 Elgin National Trophy Race
Stuart Middlemiss challenged you to solve this weekend's Peter Helck's "Mystery Painting."
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Aug 19 2014
Mystery Foto #81 Solved: A Cup Associated with the 1911 Aurora Trophy Race Won by Mortimer Roberts
Jason Benedict was looking for details on an early race trophy won by driver Mortimer J. Roberts in an Abbott-Detroit.
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Dec 02 2013
Mystery Foto #44 Solved: The #7 Alco Shaft Drive 6- Cylinder Racer in Elgin, Illinois
Last week's Mystery Foto featured a shaft driven Alco racer.
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Apr 23 2013
Profile: Frank Lee, Mechanician for the Alco Black Beast
Frank Lee was the mechanician for driver Harry Grant's Alco Black Beast for 15 of the car's 16 major races and all six major victories.
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Nov 29 2012
When Did the Alco Racer Become the “Black Beast”?
The Alco Racer was officially nicknamed the Black Beast before participating in the 1911 Elgin National Trophy Race...which turned out to be be its last major race.
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Feb 09 2012
Can You Identify this Mystery Alco Racer?
Rick Rawlins has forwarded this photo of a chain drive Alco and looking for assistance in identifying the car, location and drivers.
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Nov 01 2011
Archives: Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911)
Index to posts related to the Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911) Updated: December 1, 2011
