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BARNEY OLDIEFLD TO USE PARTS OF OLD CAR FOR AUTOMOBILE RACESVeteran Drvitr PromlrtB Burpriie H Race Goere Whin Ha Facei Starter at Santa MonicaSANTA MONICA, Sept. 2.—The aecret concerning tho car which Barney Oldfield, master driver if the world, will drive In the Vanderbilt cup and International gruntl prise races to bp held at nanta Monica on November 15 and 18 has leaked out, and the veteran was responsible for the leak.Oldfield will'drive ft car to be constructed In Lob Angeles from parts of his old D* Lage and a new motor to be built’by Harry Miller, a prominent automobile engineer of Los Angeles. Jn*l what the car will be called Oldfield has not decided. The •'War-horse gave out the Information concerning the new .car to dispel for all time the rumor that he would pilot a racWarrt or any other car made by eastern manufacturers.The new motor tvlll resemble closely tho one svhich Murry Miller Is building far Tom Alley In hla new car, which will make Its first appearance in the cup classic*. The innovation* will Include oil and goo lines cast integral with the crankcase, overhead camshaft, sixteen valves and all working rarta enclosed. Several parts of tho old De T.age, such an axle* and frame, will bo ueed In the new die-tanco annlhltator.. it 2
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Fresno Bee
Fresno, California, US
Sun, Sep 03, 1916
Page 11
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