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Adams Racer Special (1916)
« on: April 23, 2016, 03:21:52 AM »
What's this car and when?
« Last Edit: May 11, 2016, 12:57:34 PM by BERTRAND »

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Re: BD413
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2016, 11:07:38 AM »
Expert!

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Re: BD413
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2016, 05:19:26 PM »
Pros!

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Re: BD413
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2016, 03:08:33 AM »
French?

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Re: BD413
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2016, 11:22:09 AM »
Not a french car

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Re: BD413
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2016, 11:35:01 AM »
German?
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Re: BD413
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2016, 12:23:33 PM »
Spanish?

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Re: BD413
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2016, 07:14:37 AM »
European ?

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Re: BD413
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2016, 11:32:32 AM »
Not european car

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Re: BD413
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2016, 12:07:44 PM »
South American ?

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Re: BD413
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2016, 03:23:05 AM »
Not South American

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Re: BD413
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2016, 04:05:23 AM »
North American?????
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Re: BD413
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2016, 04:41:54 AM »
Yes ::)

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Re: BD413
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2016, 06:28:47 AM »
I can guess the approximate age of the car, but I can't understand why it has solid tyres.

Was it used on salt flats like Bonneville?
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Re: BD413
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2016, 07:38:02 AM »
I expect the bricks it stands on are a heavy clue that it was an early Indianapolis racer. Perhaps those are skinny high pressure tyres (sorry, Tires!) which might have seemed a good idea at the time (say 1916 at a guess).
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Re: BD413
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2016, 07:59:40 AM »
Allan, you found it!
Just google "1916 indy" and there's the solution!

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Re: BD413
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2016, 09:57:00 AM »
Allan, you found it!
Just google "1916 indy" and there's the solution!

I'd been looking at cars circa 1920. The thread runs dry after a couple of pages - even the Americans don't seem to know a lot about it!

It's all yours, Allan......
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Re: BD413
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2016, 10:19:12 AM »
Same with me, I've been searching for Indianapolis / Indy / Speedway / Track car / cyclecar etc. in combination with years from 1919 to 1925, to no avail. Take it away, Allan!

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Re: BD413
« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2016, 10:28:43 AM »
I saw the same photo somewhere, but so far as I remember it was in a forum where its origins were being debated and no real conclusion was found.
Can't find it until I remember the name it has - oh yes, it was the Adams racer and this appears on that Forum but may not be true as I can find nothing to back it up.
1916 Adams Racer, All original
George Adams built it to race in the
1916 Indianapolis Race, but missed the entry deadline.
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Re: BD413
« Reply #19 on: May 10, 2016, 10:32:15 AM »
There seems to be some debate whether it is a Duesenberg engine. This is a better image.
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Re: BD413
« Reply #20 on: May 11, 2016, 12:57:00 PM »
I give the point for Allan L

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Re: BD413
« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2016, 01:52:39 PM »
I give the point for Allan L
Thank you but it was a bit of a team effort!
Interesting car to research, so thanks for posting that Bertrand!
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Re: Adams Racer Special (1916)
« Reply #22 on: May 11, 2016, 02:43:44 PM »
No problem Allan L.  I know you're not alone for found this puzzle, but you're the first to give the name and model.  Good job the team...