Alexander Winton in the "Bullet 1" Racer, Ormond Beach, Florida, March 1902
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Automotive industry pioneer Alexander Winton promoted his Winton Motor Carriage Company with a series of sleek race cars he named "Bullet." Winton, who drove the 1902 "Bullet 1" himself, set records and made headlines in the United States and Europe. "Bullet 1" was capable of 70 miles per hour or more on a straightaway.
Automotive industry pioneer Alexander Winton promoted his Winton Motor Carriage Company with a series of sleek race cars he named "Bullet." Winton, who drove the 1902 "Bullet 1" himself, set records and made headlines in the United States and Europe. "Bullet 1" was capable of 70 miles per hour or more on a straightaway.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
March 1902
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.44
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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