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.
I was at that auction ( at age 13) my folks drove to it as they knew the area well, my maternal grandparents and family…