Those are so neat. A model T fifth wheel, who knew?
I like the shot of the '13 with Sam Elliot and his family
-Don
I wonder what the scoop is regarding the #2 speedster. Everyone standing and eyeballing it is creepy. Looks like it could have been in the water.
Ford Model "T" car no. 2, winner of the trans-continental race from New York to Seattle on display, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, June 1909.
Photographer:
Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
www.flickr.com/photos/8337233@N06/3382413587
This is a pretty good way to find info on old photos:
https://www.tineye.com/search/467aa3468e75460896c16014f978c40fc96c0292/
Actually both the Ford cars were disqualified and the results of the 1909 Guggenheim race were:
Shawmut, 1st place
Ford entries = disqualified
This is the winning Shawmut to the left of the DQ'd Ford:
Full history of the race and details of Ford cheating:
http://barthworks.com/cars/nonmuseum/1909guggenheimrace.htm
Looks like they used the body support braces on '13s even down in Australia.