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- Louis Nikrent's Car during the Santa Monica Road Race, Santa Monica, California, 1913 - Louis Nikrent kicks up dust in his #5 Mercer during the Santa Monica Road Race in the 1913 Grand Prix season. He finished third behind fellow Americans Earl Cooper and Barney Oldfield. Santa Monica was the season's only race won by an American driver.
- August 09, 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Louis Nikrent's Car during the Santa Monica Road Race, Santa Monica, California, 1913
Louis Nikrent kicks up dust in his #5 Mercer during the Santa Monica Road Race in the 1913 Grand Prix season. He finished third behind fellow Americans Earl Cooper and Barney Oldfield. Santa Monica was the season's only race won by an American driver.
- Three Mercer Race Cars and Designer Finley Robertson Porter at Racing Quarters, circa 1910 - Founded in 1909, the Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey, quickly made its reputation with performance cars. Its Type 35 Raceabout, designed by chief engineer Finley R. Porter, boasted a top speed over 70 miles per hour. Mercer Raceabouts were popular on the road and on the track. Management problems and money troubles closed Mercer in 1925.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Three Mercer Race Cars and Designer Finley Robertson Porter at Racing Quarters, circa 1910
Founded in 1909, the Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey, quickly made its reputation with performance cars. Its Type 35 Raceabout, designed by chief engineer Finley R. Porter, boasted a top speed over 70 miles per hour. Mercer Raceabouts were popular on the road and on the track. Management problems and money troubles closed Mercer in 1925.