Darracq #6 (1905)
One of two Darracqs in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Make: Darracq
Year: 1905
Mechanician: Louis Vivet
Horsepower: 80
Finish Place: 16
Average Speed:
#6 Darracq (France) driven by Louis Wagner, 80 HP. Finished 16th.Lost gear box covers, bearings seized during Lap 4 at Bull's Head Hotel in Greenvale.
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