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Ralph de Palma (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • 1hr photo said:
    You wouldn't want that chain to break at any kind of speed. Also, I'm guessing - no airbags...
  • Roger said:
    more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_de_Palma
  • Gexydaf said:
    It's so exciting to see these great photos from LOC appear!
  • heartbreaking cub said:
    This one is a dream.. Love It!!!
  • The Ferret said:
    It looks like it might be a very cut down 1910 Mercedes, but the stearing wheel is on the wrong side to all the images I can find... Thoughts people?

Mercedes Racer (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Wystan said:
    In 1913, Ralph De Palma won the Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island, driving a Mercedes on a set of Braender tires, which lasted the entire 500 miles without a tire change. So, is this DePalma? Might be -- and maybe he was planning to repeat his feat now, in 1914? Braender Bulldog tires were manufactured by a company in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that had been founded in 1912 by Philip Braender, a German immigrant. (When Braender died in 1916, he left a million bucks to his wife and children. The tire company continued on into the 1920s.) technogeo points out that this photo was taken by an Indianapolis studio -- so, presumably in Indianapolis. De Palma won the Indy 500 race in 1915 (and nearly won in 1912) driving a Mercedes racer. He won other races elsewhere as well, in Mercedes. His Wikipedia bio includes a photo of him with his riding mechanic, Tom Alley, in his 1912 Indy car. It probably was this one -- which is now an exhibit in the Indy hall of fame museum.
  • Richard Norton said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_De_Palma en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Braender
  • aware health said:
    Notice the chain drive mechanism under the driver...
  • Scott Kraft said:
    cool :)
  • technogeo said:
    White/light grey tires with smooth treads!