Henry Ford racing Alexander Winton, crazy hot headed young hooligans, they must have reached speeds in the 40's (whoopee!)

found on http://edwardianera.tumblr.com/page/67

Motoring Magazine and Motor Life, 1913, and available online to read at your leisure

 

 I enjoy reflecting on the cars of 100 years ago, it's amazing that they were all simple enough for a gearhead like me to work on, repair, or improve on.

 What do you make of the above tire covers? A primitive retread? And that company name, Leather Tire Goods... what leather tire goods did they make?

I think I've pointed out several times that roads were so bad that tires were lucky to last a couple thousand miles, just last week I found a photo of a the "3000 mile club" tires that were amazing enough to get that kind of recognition.

the above is a Winton

look through the 6 issues on http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Automobiles%20--%20Periodicals%22

ready for a ride in a Winton, 1908

Found on the excellent Edwardian Era blog http://starfishpaws.tumblr.com/post/466632863