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The latest addition to The Justice Private Automotive Collection arrived this past week...
A 1933 Ford V8 Roadster
This car celebrates a never to be forgotten episode in the history of American auto racing. It took place at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, (now LAX airport) 83 years ago when the nation’s top name drivers were entered in a 250 mile Roadster race. The cars were stock with the exception of fenders, bumpers and in some cases, headlights being removed. The event known as the Gilmore Gold Cup Race and was run on a “B” shaped track in front of a crowd of 80,000 fans. Held on Sunday February 18, 1934, the race which was primarily a field of Ford V8 roadsters, which was intended to secure the new Ford V8’s image of performance and reliability.
When the flathead engine first went on sale, it had plenty of problems. In effect Ford had released the engine in a rush to replace the Model A’s 4-cyclinder engine and the public became what would be called today, “Beta testers”. This race was so important that it was covered 17 years after the fact in two issues of HOT ROD magazine in 1951. The first issue actually carried a photograph from the event on the cover of the magazine as shown here. This was during a promotion parade on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. It was “stockcar” racing before “stockcar” racing existed. The drivers in the event were from the open wheel world. Names like Rex Mays (sat on the pole), Louie Meyer (first 3 time Indy 500 winner), Fred Frame (had won the Indy 500 the year before this race), Stubby Stubblefield ( the winner of this event), Wilbur Shaw (the future president of the Indy 500 & 2 time winner), Lou Moore (he would become Indy’s first 5 time winner as a owner), Ernie Triplett, Pete DePaolo, Kelly Petillo, Al Gordon, Chet Gardner, Shorty Cantlon, Cliff Bergere, Louie Tomei, Ted Horn, Ralph Hepburn, Eddie Meyer and many others. All legends today!
Ed Justice, Jr. taking out the 1930 American Austin coupe for the first time.
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