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Originally Posted by old Tom
the latest rid authority news has a article about
The First And Last Time Henry Ford Ever Raced
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Was this with the car he named "Princess"? (If I'm remembering correctly) He used the winnings from that race to start one of his companies (I don't remember which one-it took him three tries). Then of course there was 999 which he drove (on a frozen lake near Detroit) to set that land speed record. A few years later he had a Model N with a one-off six cylinder engine (basically a Model N with two more cylinders grafted on) that he street raced around the Detroit area. According to a newspaper clipping from the day, he enjoyed picking races with the big fancy cars of the day and blowing them off with his little Ford runabout! The car still exists and is in running condition. Both the newspaper clipping and pictures of the car have been shown here on the Barn.