Peter Helck and passenger posing in a 1906 Locomobile racecar

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Description

Front view of Peter Helck and passenger posing in 1906 Locomobile car no. 16. Label on back: "Peter Helck, A.N.A. at the wheel of the old Vanderbilt Cup winning Locomobile '16.'" Handwritten on back: "1906 Locomobile racer no. 16, cy., 90 h.p., chain drive. 1906: Designed by A.L. Riker & built at Locomobile Works, Bridgeport. Sept. 1906: Winner, Vanderbilt Cup trials ~ Joe Tracy, driver. Oct. 1906: Fastest lap, Vanderbilt Cup Races ~ Joe Tracy, driver. Oct. 1908: First American car to win Vanderbilt Cup Race ~ George Robertson, driver ~ 258 miles at average of 64.36 m.p.h."

Details

Resource ID:: na045155
Subject:: Locomobile automobile; Automobiles, Racing; Photographic prints
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: Locomobile, 1906
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.