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- Barney Oldfield and Cyclist on an Orient Motorized Tandem Bicycle, 1902 - Barney Oldfield loved to go fast. As a teenager in the late 1890s, Oldfield pedaled sleek, lightweight bicycles -- winning many competitions. But that was not fast enough. For a brief time he competed on motorized bicycles -- like this tandem. But there was something even faster -- race cars. In October 1902, the fearless Ohioan piloted the Henry Ford-designed race car "999" to victory.
- 1902
- Collections - Artifact
Barney Oldfield and Cyclist on an Orient Motorized Tandem Bicycle, 1902
Barney Oldfield loved to go fast. As a teenager in the late 1890s, Oldfield pedaled sleek, lightweight bicycles -- winning many competitions. But that was not fast enough. For a brief time he competed on motorized bicycles -- like this tandem. But there was something even faster -- race cars. In October 1902, the fearless Ohioan piloted the Henry Ford-designed race car "999" to victory.
- Barney Oldfield in "Lightning Benz," Daytona Beach, Florida, March 16, 1910 - On March 16, 1910, Barney Oldfield sped down the ocean-washed sands at Daytona Beach, Florida. Piloting the "Lightning Benz," Oldfield topped 131 miles per hour to set a new one-mile world's speed record -- exceeding the previous mark of 127.6 mph. A week later, Oldfield broke the two-mile and one-kilometer speed records in the same vehicle.
- March 16, 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Barney Oldfield in "Lightning Benz," Daytona Beach, Florida, March 16, 1910
On March 16, 1910, Barney Oldfield sped down the ocean-washed sands at Daytona Beach, Florida. Piloting the "Lightning Benz," Oldfield topped 131 miles per hour to set a new one-mile world's speed record -- exceeding the previous mark of 127.6 mph. A week later, Oldfield broke the two-mile and one-kilometer speed records in the same vehicle.