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Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Signature. Alexander Winton (June 20, 1860 – June 21, 1932) was a Scottish-American bicycle, automobile, and diesel engine designer and inventor, as well as a businessman and racecar driver. Winton founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company in 1897 in Cleveland, Ohio, making the city an ...
- Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
- June 20, 1860, Grangemouth, Scotland
- Winton Motor Carriage Company
Oct 30, 2001 · Others were from as far away as Buffalo, Pittsburgh and New York, but the favorite by far was Alexander Winton, from Cleveland. He was an established, successful automobile builder, and the...
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Apr 13, 2020 · Five years later, in 1901, Ford won his first race by beating Alexander Winton in a 10-lap race at the Detroit Driving Club. You can see that exact car, known as the Sweepstakes, at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. By 1903, his race cars were topping 60 mph.
Henry Ford drives in his first and only race; defeats Alexander Winton in a 10-lap race on a one-mile oval track at the Detroit Driving Club, Grosse Pointe, Mich. 1902. Barney Oldfield drives 999 to victory in a five-mile race at Grosse Pointe for the "Manufacturers' Challenge Cup."
But the Ford entry pulled off a win -- Winton was hindered by mechanical trouble -- and Ford won the race (giving the car its “Sweepstakes” moniker), a punchbowl ( have you seen it lying...
This is Henry Ford's first race car. After his first auto company failed, Ford turned to racing to restore his reputation. He raced "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton on October 10, 1901, and, to everyone's surprise, the novice Ford beat the established Winton. The victory and resulting publicity encouraged financiers to back Ford's second ...
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.
