The Automobiles of famous boxers

[Brutu]

Thought this would be an interesting thread to start up.
Boxers and the cars that they had owned.
Like whatever became of Sugar Ray Robinson's Pink Cadillac?

[Brutu]

Check out this link to some pics of Jack Johnson's and Jess Willard's automobiles.


http://www.prewarcar.com/read_article.asp?ID=3494

[Brutu]

From what I have been able to gather Surgar Ray Robinson purchased his first Flamingo-Pink Cadillac El Dorado in 1950,and purchased a new one every year up until 1955 anyway.
He even took one on tour with him over to Europe.

http://www.life.com/image/53375138

http://www.antekprizering.com/robinsonarchive.html

[Brutu]

Archie Moore's 1953 Nash-Healey.

http://www.californiaclassix.com/garage/53AMNH.html

[Brutu]

Jack Dempsey's 1926 McFarlan touring automobile


http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgplewka/75290672/

[granberry]

Who was the very first boxer to own an automobile?

[Counter-puncher]

Jack Johnson?

[granberry]

Jack Johnson?

Try again.

You are way off.

Who was champion when the first cars were made available for commercial customers?

[wsbuf]

I would guess Corbett.

[granberry]

I would guess Corbett.

Nope.

But getting warmer.

[wsbuf]

Was he American?

[granberry]

No hints.

[Flump]

The Boston Strongboy?

[Collins2000]

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[granberry]

No correct answer yet.

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[Brutu]

Here are a couple more pics of Jack Johnson with his cars.ca.1910
Looks like he is in a Thomas Flyer(?).


http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/86186 ... on-Archive


http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/33159 ... on-Archive

[Brutu]

Both Jack Johnson and Stanley Ketchel owned Thomas Flyer's.

Here is a link to a feature on 1910 models(with some good music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJlacRyLm5k

[granberry]

Everybody give up on my question?

If anybody gives a right answer I'll verify it.

[Brutu]

Im going to guess here.
Was it Bob Fitzsimmons in 1897 and did he own a Duryea?

[jimglen]

was it Young Stribling? I know he was killed in a bike accident, but something sticks in my mind about him and cars, was his family car dealers???

[granberry]

was it Young Stribling? I know he was killed in a bike accident, but something sticks in my mind about him and cars, was his family car dealers???

Stribling came along a quarter of a century after the very first cars were offered for sale to commercial customers.