Darracq #18 (1905)
Winner of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the 1905 Circuit des Ardennes
Make: Darracq
Year: 1905
Mechanician: Victor Demogeot
Horsepower: 80
Finish Place: 1
Average Speed: 61.5
Victor Hemery’s 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race winning car was one of two Darracqs in a field of 19 machines. At 80 horsepower, the Darracqs had the lowest power of all the European cars entered in the race. Only three American entries had less power.
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