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Motor-boat racing, Osborne [B 70475] • Photograph

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Summary

Motor-boat 'Century Tire' pictured during the challenge for 'The Griffith Australian Championship Cup' at Osborne, 23 February 1924.

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Physical description

Photograph (digital copy)

Dates / Publication details

1924

Collection

Part of Osborne Collection

Subject

Century Tire (Boat)
Motorboat racing -- South Australia -- Osborne

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Historical information

'Century Tire' was built in 1921 in the USA. She was a 23 foot hydroplane designed by John Hacker, powered by a 450hp Packard-Liberty motor, and formerly owned by Charles J. Venn of Chicago. During her last race in the USA in February 1923, driven by Louis Disbrow, a well known automobile race driver, she won the feature event, beating 'Miss Chicago'. 'Century Tire' was then purchased by John McGinnis Williams from Brisbane and brought to Australia to win the Griffith Cup. Williams represented Queensland and drove 'Century Tire', winning the first two heats of the 1924 Australian Championship and averaging 55.39 miles per hour with a top speed of 69 miles per hour. South Australia had held the Griffith Cup for eight years and this win took the cup to Queensland.

Digitisation information

Date

17/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,000 x 1,126 pixels (3.4 MP)

Size

10.14 MB

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