Christie #9 (1906 American Elimination Trial)
Front-Wheel Drive Racer
Make: Christie
Year: 1906
Mechanician: Lewis Strang
Horsepower: 50
Finish Place: Finished 5th
Average Speed:
Front-Wheel drive racer which replaced a larger Christie which crashed in practice
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