WINTON GASOLINE RACING AUTOMOBILE, 1902 

 Gift of the Winton Engine Co. in 1929 (USNM 309602) 



This 4-cylinder racing car, built by Alexander Winton 

 and known as the "Bullet No. 1," was Winton's second 

 racing machine. He had previously built a 1 -cylinder 

 racing car for the first Gordon Bennett road race, held in 

 France in 1900. 



On September 16, 1902, at Cleveland, Ohio, Winton 

 drove this car on a horse track (fig. 64) a distance of 10 

 miles in 10 minutes 50 seconds. This was an average 

 speed of 55.38 miles an hour, a very creditable showing for 

 that time. Again, on March 28, 1903, at Daytona Beach, 

 Fla., Winton covered a mile in 52.2 seconds, an average 

 speed of 68.96 miles an hour. Figures 65 through 67 show 

 Winton with the car at that time. 





Figure 64. — Alexander Winton driving the Winton "Bullet No. 1" on a dirt 

 track at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1902. This is not the Cleveland track on which 

 he broke several records that year. 



The car as now exhibited is a little the worse for the 

 wear and neglect of former years, and some parts are 

 missing. However, the engine and the rear-axle gearing 

 are free to turn over, the clutch can be depressed, and the 

 transmission gear shifted. 



The massive, water-cooled, 4-cylinder engine has a bore 

 of 6 inches and a stroke of 7 inches, with a total piston dis- 

 placement of 792 cubic inches. It is mounted at the front 



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