This is the 1957 First Printing of THE GREAT SAVANNAH RACES, by Julian Quattlebaum, a Pictorial History of the International Grand Prize Race of the Automobile Club of America first held and conducted by the Savannah (GA) Automobile Club in 1908 and again in 1910 and 1911. This edition was published by the author in a quarto measuring 9" x 11.25" containing 132 pp. and wrapped in a red dust jacket with vintage B&W racing photos on the front panel. Scarce, especially with the dust jacket.

While automobile races had been held in Europe earlier, it was not until after 1900 that organized races were held in the United States. These contests took the form of road races usually over a series of connected links of the best roads available. The most important of the early races were held on Long Island, New York.

As a result of the efforts of the Savannah Automobile Club, the International Grand Prize Race of the Automobile Club of America was held in Savannah, Georgia, for the first time in November of 1908 and was enormously successful. In 1910 and again in 1911 the most famous drivers and the finest racing cars from all over the world returned to the city for the Grand Prize Race. The 1911 event attracted thousands more who came to witness the famous Vanderbilt Cup Race, the fastest race of this length up to that time (291 miles in 3 hours and 56 minutes).

Julian K. Quattlebaum was among those who lined the Savannah race course for a glimpse of the big Fiats, Loziers, and Mercedes that roared around the turns, across the finish line, and into autoracing history. He has written a new introduction to this edition and has gone through his collection of early photographs of the cars, the drivers, and the races to add to the generous selection of illustrations in the original edition.

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