Riverside Hillclimb Trophy Awarded to Model N Ford, 1906
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Early 20th-century hill-climb competitions tested an automobile's ability to climb steep grades and navigate uneven roads and do both at the fastest possible speed. Former bicycle racer Charles Fuller Gates won this trophy at a 1906 hill-climb event at Riverside, California, driving a Ford Model N.
Early 20th-century hill-climb competitions tested an automobile's ability to climb steep grades and navigate uneven roads and do both at the fastest possible speed. Former bicycle racer Charles Fuller Gates won this trophy at a 1906 hill-climb event at Riverside, California, driving a Ford Model N.
Artifact
Trophy (Object)
Date Made
1906
Subject Date
11 November 1906
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2004.0.9.22
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 9.125 in
Length: 5 in
Inscriptions
Engraved on obverse: CHARLES FULLERGATE / TROPHY / LIGHT RUNABOUT CLASS / HILL CLIMB / RIVERSIDE, NOV 29-1906 / WON BY / MODEL N. / FORD Handwritten on sticker on front: F 125 Bottom: PAIRPOINT MFG. CO / NEW BEDFORD MASS / QUADRUPLE PLATE / PAT APL'D FOR / 3398
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