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This photograph shows Henry Ford in his race car, "Sweepstakes," as he begins to pass Alexander Winton during a 10-mile race at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in 1901. Winton's car was faster, and his experience greater, but he had engine problems and lost to the upstart Ford. With the win and backing of new investors, Ford began his second automobile company.
- 1901 Ford "Sweepstakes" Race Car
This is Henry Ford's first race car. After his first auto...
- Sweepstakes
This photograph shows Henry Ford in his race car,...
- 1901 Ford "Sweepstakes" Race Car
Oct 30, 2001 · The "Great Races": Henry Ford's Victory in 1901. Dearborn, MI -- Henry Ford's one and only race on October 10, 1901, in nearby Grosse Pointe, Michigan change the world. It was that race, in which Mr. Ford upset Alexander Winton, the country's foremost racer, that allowed him to attract the ... Oct 30, 2001, 3:45 PM. Upd: Apr 15, 2002, 4:45 PM.
Winton at the 1903 Gordon Bennett trophy race in Athy, Ireland. Winton was a pioneer in using racing to promote his automobile business, because of the attention racing garnered as well as the focus on technical innovation. One of his first famous races was against Henry Ford, which he lost in 1901. In 1902 he built the first of three custom ...
- Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
- June 20, 1860, Grangemouth, Scotland
- Winton Motor Carriage Company
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at the Detroit Driving Club's 1 Mile Track in Grosse Pointe. Henry Ford and racing 1901 to 1913. Henry Ford was actively involved in auto racing from 1901 to 1913. His motive for entering the 1901 race against Alexander Winton, was to promote his name and reputation, as a means of attracting investors for a new auto manufacturing company.
This 1901 photograph shows Henry Ford (on the left) about to pass Alexander Winton in their first race on a track outside of Detroit, Michigan. Ford won the race, and in 1902 Winton, vowing to avenge this loss, would break the land-speed record when his "Winton Bullet" hit the speed of 70 mph during a test run in Cleveland. Despite these improvements, he still lost a race to Ford ...
