David Bruce-Brown, #48 Fiat, American Grand Prize Race

Summary

David Bruce-Brown launched his auto racing career at the 1908 Daytona Speed Trials. He won the American Grand Prize road race in 1910 and 1911, and he competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1911 and 1912. Bruce-Brown was killed in a crash while practicing for the American Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup races in October 1912.

David Bruce-Brown launched his auto racing career at the 1908 Daytona Speed Trials. He won the American Grand Prize road race in 1910 and 1911, and he competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1911 and 1912. Bruce-Brown was killed in a crash while practicing for the American Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup races in October 1912.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 November 1911

Collection Title

Phil Harms Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.P.349.16

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in

Width: 10.00 in

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