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- Henry Ford Driving the 999 Race Car Against Harkness Race Car at Grosse Pointe Race Track, 1903 - Image originally published in the May 1903 issue of <em>Munsey's Magazine</em> captioned, "At full speed a trial brush between Messers [Henry] Ford (car to the left of the picture) and [Harry] Harkness." Less than a month before Ford Motor Company's founding, Henry Ford was still interested in automobile racing and the benefits to be gained in experimenting with parts of chassis, bodies, and engines that could be integrated into his future automobiles. Ford used trial races like this to test his experimental ideas.
- 1903
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Driving the 999 Race Car Against Harkness Race Car at Grosse Pointe Race Track, 1903
Image originally published in the May 1903 issue of Munsey's Magazine captioned, "At full speed a trial brush between Messers [Henry] Ford (car to the left of the picture) and [Harry] Harkness." Less than a month before Ford Motor Company's founding, Henry Ford was still interested in automobile racing and the benefits to be gained in experimenting with parts of chassis, bodies, and engines that could be integrated into his future automobiles. Ford used trial races like this to test his experimental ideas.
- Piston from "999 Racing Car," 1902 - Henry Ford's "999" race car featured an enormous 1,156-cubic-inch, four-cylinder engine that produced 80 horsepower. Ford worried about driving the car himself, so he hired bicycle racer Barney Oldfield. The fearless Oldfield won many races with "999" and became America's first nationally famous racing driver. The car's success helped Ford promote his next venture: Ford Motor Company.
- 1902
- Collections - Artifact
Piston from "999 Racing Car," 1902
Henry Ford's "999" race car featured an enormous 1,156-cubic-inch, four-cylinder engine that produced 80 horsepower. Ford worried about driving the car himself, so he hired bicycle racer Barney Oldfield. The fearless Oldfield won many races with "999" and became America's first nationally famous racing driver. The car's success helped Ford promote his next venture: Ford Motor Company.
- Henry Ford Driving the 999 Race Car Against the Harkness Race Car, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1903 - Image originally published in the May 1903 issue of <em>Munsey's Magazine</em> captioned, "At full speed a trial brush between Messers [Henry] Ford (car to the left of the picture) and [Harry] Harkness." Less than a month before Ford Motor Company's founding, Henry Ford was still interested in automobile racing and the benefits to be gained in experimenting with parts of chassis, bodies, and engines that could be integrated into his future automobiles. Ford used trial races like this to test his experimental ideas.
- 1903
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Driving the 999 Race Car Against the Harkness Race Car, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1903
Image originally published in the May 1903 issue of Munsey's Magazine captioned, "At full speed a trial brush between Messers [Henry] Ford (car to the left of the picture) and [Harry] Harkness." Less than a month before Ford Motor Company's founding, Henry Ford was still interested in automobile racing and the benefits to be gained in experimenting with parts of chassis, bodies, and engines that could be integrated into his future automobiles. Ford used trial races like this to test his experimental ideas.
- 1902 Ford "999" Race Car, Built by Henry Ford - Henry Ford hired a fearless bicycle racer named Barney Oldfield to drive "999." Although he had never driven a car, Oldfield learned quickly and won his first competition. He went on to become America's first nationally famous racing hero, known for his thrilling exhibition races and the trademark cigar he chewed to protect his teeth in a crash.
- 1902
- Collections - Artifact
1902 Ford "999" Race Car, Built by Henry Ford
Henry Ford hired a fearless bicycle racer named Barney Oldfield to drive "999." Although he had never driven a car, Oldfield learned quickly and won his first competition. He went on to become America's first nationally famous racing hero, known for his thrilling exhibition races and the trademark cigar he chewed to protect his teeth in a crash.
- Henry Ford Driving the 999 Race Car Against Harkness at Grosse Pointe Racetrack, 1903 - Image originally published in the May 1903 issue of <em>Munsey's Magazine</em> captioned, "At full speed a trial brush between Messers [Henry] Ford (car to the left of the picture) and [Harry] Harkness." Less than a month before Ford Motor Company's founding, Henry Ford was still interested in automobile racing and the benefits to be gained in experimenting with parts of chassis, bodies, and engines that could be integrated into his future automobiles. Ford used trial races like this to test his experimental ideas.
- 1903
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Driving the 999 Race Car Against Harkness at Grosse Pointe Racetrack, 1903
Image originally published in the May 1903 issue of Munsey's Magazine captioned, "At full speed a trial brush between Messers [Henry] Ford (car to the left of the picture) and [Harry] Harkness." Less than a month before Ford Motor Company's founding, Henry Ford was still interested in automobile racing and the benefits to be gained in experimenting with parts of chassis, bodies, and engines that could be integrated into his future automobiles. Ford used trial races like this to test his experimental ideas.