Tag: Barney Oldfield
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Mystery Foto #20 Solved: Barney Oldfield Driving a Stearns Racer in St. Paul on July 15, 1908
Chuck Rudy Jr. needed your help in identifying this very tough Mystery Foto.
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Saturday Request: Information on the Christie Racers from Barney Oldfield’s Great-Great -Nephew
Wayne Peterson: "I am trying to get as much information as possible on the Christie Racer as it is being rebuilt."
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Starting Lineup: The 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco, California Updated: 10/10/2016
The 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race was held in conjunction with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California.
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The Demon of the Sky Versus The Daredevils of the Earth
Wayne Petersen, the great-great nephew of Barney Oldfield, has forwarded this amazing artwork of Oldfield racing a Curtiss Biplane and a Harley Davidson motorcycle in 1914.
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Barney Oldfield Preparing for the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Despite a long racing career dating back to 1902, Barney Oldfield's first Vanderbilt Cup Race was the 1914 294-mile race held in Santa Monica. Wayne Carroll Petersen, the great great nephew of Barney Oldfield, has provided these photos of Oldfield preparing for the Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Film: The 1917 Match Races Among Oldfield, Chevrolet and De Palma in Sheepshead Bay Speedway
In 1917, three of the most famous daredevil drivers were veterans of the Vanderbilt Cup Races; Barney Oldfield (1914 & 1915), Louis Chevrolet (1905, 1908, 1909,& 1910) and Ralph De Palma (1911,1912, 1914 & 1915). On August 17, 1917, over 40,000 spectators came to Sheepshead Bay Track in Brooklyn to…
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Barney Oldfield’s Medals Offered for Sale
The Oldfield family is considering selling one of legendary driver Barney Oldfield's medals.
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Elsie Janis and The Broadway Show “The Vanderbilt Cup”
Tyler: "I was wondering what info you had about Elsie Janis in The Vanderbilt Cup (1906). She was from Columbus, Ohio and I am too and I am interested in automotive history and Columbus history. Any info would be great! Thank you so much!"
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Hear and See the 1906 Broadway Musical “The Vanderbilt Cup”
Continuing last week's exploration of the 1906 Broadway musical The Vanderbilt Cup" starring Elsie Janis, I have discovered music from the show on an original piano roll and placed it on the soundtrack of this six-minute film.
Never figured out why a gatehouse was erected in this area.