Adams Racer Special (1916)

BERTRAND · April 23, 2016, 03:21:52 AM

What's this car and when?

BERTRAND · May 01, 2016, 11:07:38 AM

Expert!

BERTRAND · May 07, 2016, 05:19:26 PM

Pros!

Wendax · May 08, 2016, 03:08:33 AM

French?

BERTRAND · May 08, 2016, 11:22:09 AM

Not a french car

nicanary · May 08, 2016, 11:35:01 AM

German?

Wendax · May 08, 2016, 12:23:33 PM

Spanish?

oko94 · May 09, 2016, 07:14:37 AM

European ?

BERTRAND · May 09, 2016, 11:32:32 AM

Not european car

oko94 · May 09, 2016, 12:07:44 PM

South American ?

BERTRAND · May 10, 2016, 03:23:05 AM

Not South American

nicanary · May 10, 2016, 04:05:23 AM

North American?

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BERTRAND · May 10, 2016, 04:41:54 AM

Yes

nicanary · May 10, 2016, 06:28:47 AM

I can guess the approximate age of the car, but I can't understand why it has solid tyres.

Was it used on salt flats like Bonneville?

Allan L · May 10, 2016, 07:38:02 AM

I expect the bricks it stands on are a heavy clue that it was an early Indianapolis racer. Perhaps those are skinny high pressure tyres (sorry, Tires!) which might have seemed a good idea at the time (say 1916 at a guess).

Paul Jaray · May 10, 2016, 07:59:40 AM

Allan, you found it!
Just google "1916 indy" and there's the solution!

nicanary · May 10, 2016, 09:57:00 AM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on May 10, 2016, 07:59:40 AM
Allan, you found it!
Just google "1916 indy" and there's the solution!

I'd been looking at cars circa 1920. The thread runs dry after a couple of pages - even the Americans don't seem to know a lot about it!

It's all yours, Allan......

Wendax · May 10, 2016, 10:19:12 AM

Same with me, I've been searching for Indianapolis / Indy / Speedway / Track car / cyclecar etc. in combination with years from 1919 to 1925, to no avail. Take it away, Allan!

Allan L · May 10, 2016, 10:28:43 AM

I saw the same photo somewhere, but so far as I remember it was in a forum where its origins were being debated and no real conclusion was found.
Can't find it until I remember the name it has - oh yes, it was the Adams racer and this appears on that Forum but may not be true as I can find nothing to back it up.
1916 Adams Racer, All original
George Adams built it to race in the
1916 Indianapolis Race, but missed the entry deadline.

nicanary · May 10, 2016, 10:32:15 AM

There seems to be some debate whether it is a Duesenberg engine. This is a better image.

BERTRAND · May 11, 2016, 12:57:00 PM

I give the point for Allan L

Allan L · May 11, 2016, 01:52:39 PM

Quote from: BERTRAND on May 11, 2016, 12:57:00 PM
I give the point for Allan L

Thank you but it was a bit of a team effort!
Interesting car to research, so thanks for posting that Bertrand!

BERTRAND · May 11, 2016, 02:43:44 PM

No problem Allan L. I know you're not alone for found this puzzle, but you're the first to give the name and model. Good job the team...

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