The French auto company, Ballot, wanted to boost its recognition world wide as a serious performance car manufacturer. They developed a car specifically to race in the 1919 Indy 500. It had a sleek design and advanced suspension and braking systems. The engine was an in-line 8 cylinder of 4816 cc. It had double overhead cams and 4 valves per cylinder. It put out 140 HP. Top speed was right at 105 MPH. It was running very well in the race, leading at times. Something went awry with the rear wheels ( I'm not sure what ) and it was retired from the race.
Cool machine, Tom. Imagine 105 mph in that.
Nicely shot as always Tom
black mamba wrote:
The French auto company, Ballot, wanted to boost its recognition world wide as a serious performance car manufacturer. They developed a car specifically to race in the 1919 Indy 500. It had a sleek design and advanced suspension and braking systems. The engine was an in-line 8 cylinder of 4816 cc. It had double overhead cams and 4 valves per cylinder. It put out 140 HP. Top speed was right at 105 MPH. It was running very well in the race, leading at times. Something went awry with the rear wheels ( I'm not sure what ) and it was retired from the race.
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Ho-hum, just another great shot of a significant auto. Well, done, Tom.
UTMike wrote:
Cool machine, Tom. Imagine 105 mph in that.
And on top of that, Mike, I don't see a single safety feature.
ecobin wrote:
What a beauty!
I second that motion, Elliot.
It's good to hear from you.
Tom
Curmudgeon wrote:
Nicely shot as always Tom
Thanks, Jack.
I find that car to be very appealing. Maybe it's that beautiful blue.
Ava'sPapa wrote:
Ho-hum, just another great shot of a significant auto. Well, done, Tom.
Thanks, Papa.
I'd love to have you with me when I'm out shooting this.stuff. I know that you would enjoy it as much as I do.
See you.
Is that a pressurized fuel tank?
Nice car, Tom--interesting!
I can just imagine the ride-along mechanic furiously pumping to pressurize that huge fuel tank while the driver was clipping along at 100mph+! Roll cage??? what's that?
Great set, Tom, plus it has my initials on the gas tank.
kvanhook wrote:
Is that a pressurized fuel tank?
Now that's a good question. I don't know. I'll dig into my info resources and find out.
Thanks for stopping by.
Tom
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