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American Grand Prize, Grand Prix Auto Race, 1910 Real Photo Postcard of Winner David Bruce-Brown

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Automobilia Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:450.00 - 900.00 USD
American Grand Prize, Grand Prix Auto Race, 1910 Real Photo Postcard of Winner David Bruce-Brown
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This item SOLD at 2024 Oct 09 @ 14:37UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Georgia. 1910, Real Photo Postcard, 5.5 inches x 3.5 inches, The 1910 American Grand Prize was a Grand Prix auto race held on closed public roads outside Savannah, Georgia on November 12, 1910. It was the second edition of the Automobile Club of America's American Grand Prize. The race was won by American, David Bruce-Brown, who was driving a Benz. After a successful race in 1908, the Automobile Club of America made plans with the rival American Automobile Association to hold the Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup together on the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1909. However, only the Vanderbilt race was held, and the Grand Prize pushed back to 1910. After the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup, in Long Island, saw the deaths of 2 riding mechanics and several serious spectator injuries, the Grand Price Grand Prix was almost canceled. A shorter 17-mile (27 km) course was laid out, but due to the short notice, many European teams were not able to make the trip; only 6 European cars entered the event, down from 14 two years ago. Ralph DePalma, Bruce-Brown, and HŽmery took over the first three positions, within two minutes of each other. On the penultimate lap, De Palma cracked a cylinder in the last of the Fiats. At the finish, HŽmery crossed the line first due to the staggered start, and as in 1908 was forced to wait for the next car to cross the line. In the end, Bruce-Brown finished just 1.42 seconds faster than HŽmery. Historic and extremely rare real photo postcard showing handsome David Bruce-Brown ("Beas") at the left with his onboard mechanic. Written on the negative (and appearing as white writing on the postcard) is "Winner Grand Prize Auto Race 1910". Bruce-Brown was born on August 13, 1887, the son of George Bruce-Brown and Arabella Loney. He attended the Allen-Stephenson School in New York City, and then the Harstrom School in Norwalk, Connecticut, a prep school for Yale. Having bluffed his way into auto racing at the age of 18, Bruce-Brown turned out to be a natural talent behind the wheel and won the 1908 Daytona Speed Trials. He then went on to win the American Grand Prize in both 1910 and 1911, as well as numerous other races. He also participated in the 1911 and 1912 editions of the Indianapolis 500. Bruce-Brown was killed during practice, along with his mechanic Tony Scudelari, for the 1912 American Grand Prize and 8th running of the Vanderbilt Cup races, which were held in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee at the age of 25. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note with a Hartford, CT. address, but was never mailed, hence the excellent condition of the card which has sharp corners, no bends or fold and appears in mint condition. Extremely rare real photo postcard of this historic race, which, though not the first major race in the U.S., it was probably the largest.