AUTO RACING |
Detroit Publishing Company, copyright 1902. Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920, American Memory collections, Library of Congress. |
“Climb to the Clouds” trophy, won by Harry S. Harkness Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Photo by Michael R McGuire Contributed by Don Dumont, 9-22-10 |
Photo courtesy of Bill Spink Collins, 4-8-04 |
The photograph above was provided by Bill Spink Collins, whose grandfather, Al Spink, Jr., collected them when he was an official at the speedway. Bill is looking for information about Al Spink Jr., and about Al Spink Sr., Bill’s great-grandfather. Bill can be contacted at: |
1903: Henry Ford never raced again after his 1901 victory, but he sometimes drove the race cars. He drove 999 in a 1903 demonstration run with Harry Harkness at the Grosse Pointe track. Photo by Michael R McGuire, 9-24-10 |
Against Harkness Race Car at GrossePointe Racetrack This page on the Henry Ford website displays a very nice photo of the event. You will have to manipulate the thumbnail image to enlarge it so it can be appreciated. You can see Harry, at the right, handing the trophy to Louis. |
For a cleaned up silent version, click on:
Louis Chevrolet wins Harkness Trophy |