Monday, March 23, 2020

Monday Mystery, Ray Bronson

This image came from the Antique Automobile July-August 1985 issue, they asked who is race car driver Ray Bronson and can someone identify the race car he is in?
 I didn't find any online evidence that they found answers, but I believe I found out that Ray Bronson was a notable welterweight boxer in the Indianapolis area, check the similarity of signatures...  Although the car he is in has no fenders, it does have headlights, so is it a race car? But what make and model of car? I'd pick one of the local manufacturers, Marmon or possibly a Duesenberg? But remember, Mr Bronson was a small man so maybe the car isn't as large as it appears.

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5 comments:

  1. JPMarch 23, 2020 at 12:17 PM

    Funny enough, regarding earlier chain drive comments, that looks a lot like an
    American-Lafrance speedster.

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  2. Mister GMarch 23, 2020 at 10:45 PM

    Do you think it could be https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2011/12/05/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1911-marmon-model-32-speedster

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  3. JPMarch 24, 2020 at 1:22 AM

    More like this
    http://significantcars.com/cars/1922lafrance/fullsize.html,
    a race car built on a fire truck chassis.

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  4. JPMarch 24, 2020 at 1:38 PM

    Just noticed the link above seemed dead... how about this one ?
    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/24558760454293827/

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  5. Mister GMarch 25, 2020 at 5:43 PM

    Yes, I think you are correct.

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