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The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 15 Feb 2010, 22:34
by 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?
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 15 Feb 2010, 22:35
by 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
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 03:25
by 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
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 10:21
by Brutu
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 12:20
by Brutu
Jack Dempsey's 1926 McFarlan touring automobile
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgplewka/75290672/
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 13:51
by granberry
Who was the very first boxer to own an automobile?
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 14:52
by Counter-puncher
Jack Johnson?
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 15:38
by granberry
Counter-puncher wrote:Jack Johnson?
Try again.
You are way off.
Who was champion when the first cars were made available for commercial customers?
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 15:59
by wsbuf
I would guess Corbett.
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 16:01
by granberry
wsbuf wrote:I would guess Corbett.
Nope.
But getting warmer.
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 16:01
by wsbuf
Was he American?
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 17:19
by granberry
No hints.
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 17:33
by Flump
The Boston Strongboy?
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 18:38
by Collins2000
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 18:40
by Collins2000
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 19:47
by granberry
No correct answer yet.
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 20:41
by Collins2000
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 20:47
by Collins2000
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 20:48
by Collins2000
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 16 Feb 2010, 21:54
by Brutu
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 22:40
by 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
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 17 Feb 2010, 22:49
by granberry
Everybody give up on my question?
If anybody gives a right answer I'll verify it.
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 04:42
by Brutu
Im going to guess here.
Was it Bob Fitzsimmons in 1897 and did he own a Duryea?
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 05:53
by 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???
Re: The Automobiles of famous boxers
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 10:48
by granberry
jimglen wrote: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.
