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Henry Ford Driving the Sweepstakes Racer Against Alexander Winton, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, October 10, 1901
1901-10-10
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
This photograph shows Henry Ford in this race car, "Sweepstakes," as he begins to pass Alexander Winton, during a 10-mile race at Grosse Pointe, Michigan in 1901. Winton's car was faster, and his experience greater, but he had engine problems and lost to the upstart Ford. With the win and backing of new investors, Ford began his second automobile company.
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- Title: Henry Ford Driving the Sweepstakes Racer Against Alexander Winton, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, October 10, 1901
- Date: 1901-10-10
- Location: United States, Michigan, Detroit, United States, Michigan, Grosse Pointe
- Subject Keywords: Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, Winton, Alexander, 1860-1932, Sweepstakes (Racing car), Automobile racing, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Racing cars, Cars, Photographs, Photographic prints
- Type: Photographs
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Photographic print
- Object ID: 84.1.1660.P.833.98081.2
- Image ID: THF94819
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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