Tag: First Motor-Car Race in America
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On Thanksgiving Day in 1895, While Navigating a Gas-Powered “Horseless Carriage” of His and His Brother’s Invention, the Mechanic, Creator, and Now Race Car Driver Frank Duryea Triumphs in the First Motor-Car Race in America. November 28, 1895.
Photo of Charles (left) and Frank Duryea in the 1894 Duryea gasoline car. (Public Domain). On this day in history, on Thanksgiving Day (November 28) in 1895, while navigating a gas-powered “horseless carriage” of his and his brother’s invention, the mechanic, creator, and now race car driver Frank Duryea triumphs in the first motor-car race…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 