Hemmings Automotive Pioneers: Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
The June 2011 issue of Hemmings Classic Car included a profile of Henry Austin Clark, Jr. by Jim Donnelly:
Background information for the article was supplied by Walt Gosden who worked with Henry Austin Clark, Jr.. Gosden related this story about Clark's attraction to trucks:
Walter recalls Clark buying a 1912 solid-tire Alco in the Bronx and driving to Southampton, making it a fair distance across Long Island before it threw a connecting rod.
The 1912 Two-Ton Truck was sold by Clark to Tony Guarnachelli who still owns it today. It is the only known running Alco truck in the world.
Click here for a pdf of the Hemmings' article. For more information on the excellent Hemmings publications, visit Hemmings.com
Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com:
Archives: Long Island Automotive Museum
The Only Known Running Alco Truck In the World
Film "50 Years of Automotive Progress" featuring Henry Austin Clark Jr."
Comments
I worked for Austin during the summers when I was a teenager. He was a wonderful person to work for, as he had a great sense of humor and was very knowledgeable in his field of brass era and pre war cars. Austin was a very good friend of my father’s and together they help established the first Bridgehampton road races after WW 2.
I remember riding on Mr Clarks fire truck as a 7 or 8 year old. What fun! As part of the museum admission little kids got to ride a real Fire Truck. He would take the truck through the woods and on the street.