Auto Laws & Indy Car Production

This is a good article published in the January 31, 1907 Indianapolis Star. It is a nice piece to reflect on as it explains a formative stage of street traffic regulation and the need for it. My favorite part is at the end when they talk Indianapolis car production. Some key points -
 
Charles Rolls Visits the United States

This is an article that was published in the February 17, 1907 Indianapolis Star concerning a vist by English icon Charles Rolls to the United States.
Louisville to Indianapolis

Published in the Indianapolis Star on December 2, 1906 this article describes the drive of auto enthusiast W.H. Labb from Louisville to Indianapolis. Apparently the toughest part of the journey was in Seymour, Indiana where his Stoddard-Dayton touring car sunk to its wheel hubs in mud.
Count de Dion - Odd Perspective

Count Jules-Albert de Dion was an interesting character born well before the first automobile and fascinated by its mechanics. He was a central figure in the very first auto race, such as it was, the Paris-to-Rouen open road contest. With engineer Georges Bouton he founded one of the first automobile companies, de Dion - Bouton.
Ford Quits Track Racing

One of the great controversies of motorsport during the first decade of the 20th Century was the safety of what the motorsport community called "track racing" or oval horse tracks also used for auto races. The dirt tracks were excessively dusty many times forcing trailing drivers to steer blind.
Society Games

America's burgeoning middle class of the early 20th Century were fascinated by the lives - and especially the antics - of what they called "Society" or the people of tremendous wealth, usually inherited. Many of these families were in the Northeastern United States.
The Stables of Willie K

William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was a man of many talents and interests. The founder of America's first major auto race, the William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup International Race, was a race car driver, railroad executive, yachtsman and much more. Included in his long list of interests were horses.
Brooklands Opening

The Brooklands race track in Weybridge, England was a point of fascination in the American racing community during the first decade of the 20th Century. This track was closer to an oval than a road course and was paved with concrete. The facility was purpose-built not just for racing but pure speed.
Brooklands Opening 2

The Brooklands race track in Weybridge, England was a point of fascination in the American racing community during the first decade of the 20th Century. This track was closer to an oval than a road course and was paved with concrete. The facility was purpose-built not just for racing but pure speed.

Carl Fisher and James Allison’s Prest-O-Lite Corporation marketed compressed gas canisters initially used to fuel the first viable automobile headlights. Fisher and Allison founded the company with Percy Avery in 1904 and eventually sold the company in 1917 for millions of dollars.

Prest-O-Lite Explosion - August 1907

Prest-O-Lite was the breakthrough product that propelled the fortunes of Indianapolis Motor Speedway founders Carl Fisher and James Allison to elite levels.