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Listen: The Blues ProgramRalph DePalma and his Packard V-12 - Daytona Beach, Florida.
Image Number
N041915
Photographer
LeSesne, Richard H., 1880-1946
Date
1919
Date Note
Photographed during the week of February 12, 1919.
Rights
Collection
General collection
Geographic Term
Personal Subjects
Corporate Subject
Additional Creator
LeSesne Studio (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Additional Creator
LeSesne Studio (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 4 x 5 in.
Biographical Note
During the week of February 12, 1919, DePalma set a new record of 149.875 mph for the Daytona Measured Mile.
The V-12 engine of 905 cubic inches displacement was based on the Liberty aircraft engine of WWI fame, which was also developed by the Packard engineer, Col. Jesse G. Vincent.
Ralph DePalma and his Packard V-12 - Daytona Beach, Florida.
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