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Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was a pioneer American racing driver. His name was "synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century". He was the winner of the inaugural AAA National Championship in 1905.
Barney Oldfield, American automobile-racing driver whose name was synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century. In 1903 he accomplished the first mile-a-minute performance in an automobile, and in 1910 he set a world speed record of 131.724 miles per hour.
Mar 29, 2022 · Indeed, during the nascent period of the automobile, most every American knew Berna “Bernie” Eli Oldfield (1878–1946). He became the best-known race car driver at a time when the motor buggy was catching the imagination and passion of a rapidly changing society.
Barney Oldfield, the pioneering early 20th century race car driver. Tracing Oldfield's journey from his origins as a gritty bicyclist to becoming a household name synonymous with death-defying speed behind the wheel.
BARNEY OLDFIELD began the work that eventually made his name synonymous with automobile racing as early as 1902, becoming one of the most famous and colorful figures of the pioneer era with such cars as Ford’s “999,” the Winton Bullet, the Peerless Green Dragon, the Blitzen Benz, and the front-wheel-drive Christie.
Jan 13, 2020 · America’s first true motor racing star, Barney Oldfield was a cowboy in an age of steel horses. He raced hard, lived fast and rewrote the rulebook. Paul Fearnley reveals his remarkable story. Oldfield in action during Santa Monica road race in California, November, 1914.
Although Barney Oldfield retired from active competition while motorsports was still in its infancy, his achievements and his colorful style combined to make him the spiritual father of American racing. Born Bernard Eli Oldfield on June 3, 1878 in Wauseon, Ohio, this Motorsports Hall of Fame inaugural inductee began his racing career on ...
Barney Oldfield. Established many speed records in a career spanning more than 20 years Promoted the automobile to the general public through his daredevil racing performances When Barney Oldfield first took the wheel of a race car, he gave the American auto industry a colorful hero image.
Sep 17, 2013 · In 1903, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Oldfield became the first driver to complete a one-mile lap in one minute, averaging a then-unbelievable speed of 60 MPH. Just a few weeks later, at the Empire City Race Track in New York, Oldfield would cut this time down to less than 56 seconds.
The Collection on Barney Oldfield consists of photographic prints, advertisements, postcards, promotional brochures, and event tickets highlighting various races and exhibitions in which Barney Oldfield participated.
