Henry Ford Driving the Ford Sweepstakes Racer on West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan, 1901
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Henry Ford built his 1901 "Sweepstakes" race car with help from friends Oliver Barthel and Edward Huff. Advanced for its day, "Sweepstakes" featred a rudimentary form of fuel injection, and spark plugs fitted with porcelain insulators. On October 10, 1901, Ford and "Sweepstakes" beat renowned driver Alexander Winton in a ten-mile race at Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Henry Ford built his 1901 "Sweepstakes" race car with help from friends Oliver Barthel and Edward Huff. Advanced for its day, "Sweepstakes" featred a rudimentary form of fuel injection, and spark plugs fitted with porcelain insulators. On October 10, 1901, Ford and "Sweepstakes" beat renowned driver Alexander Winton in a ten-mile race at Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1901
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.418
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: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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