Recalling an American entry in France's 100-year-old race
It's been 100 years since the start of this endurance race, and for the first five years, entries were exclusively from European car manufacturers, each wanting to prove how well its car was built. By 1927, there were a few American cars that came to try their hand at beating the Bentleys. The Stutz and Chrysler racers of that period were, for the most part, private entries of a dealership in France.
The first full-blown American effort was for the 1929 race. It was duPont Motors of Wilmington, Del., which had been in the business of building cars for 10 years, that decided to enter two cars. In 1919, duPont started with a four-cylinder line that gradually evolved into an eight-cylinder series of touring, roadster and sedan models by 1928.
POMONA, Calif. – The inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show, presented by LMC Truck and Classic Truck Performance magazine, hosted more than 400 trucks, vans and SUVs of every make, model and style at the Fairplex in Pomona on September 16-17. Rod Shows, known for producing the West Coast's largest and longest-running hot rod shows, closed out the weekend by presenting awards in more than 65 judged classes.
The World's Most Beautiful Truck Award was presented to Greg Tidwell for his incredible 1940 Ford pickup. Built by South City Rod & Custom, this beautiful truck is powered by a vintage-styled 450-horsepower stroker 383 from Smeding Performance.
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