winner of the Old Crocks' race in Porterville, California on November 11th, 1921, driven by Dick Loehnert at the annual Armistice Day celebration
Pictured outside Weide Brothers Oldsmobile and Oakland dealership
The car was bought by the owner's father, a former owner of the Pontiac, Cadillac and Oldsmobile dealership in Porterville in 1962 from Roy Ellington of nearby Bakersfield, CA. At that time the car was given a swift freshening of its paint and was then put in their showroom where it remained for the next 15 years until they sold their dealership. It has remained in the family since and in recent times has been exhibited at the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Mooresville, NC.
Love those "no skid" tyres and that "rack and tiller" steering!
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