Believed to be the winner of the historic 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races. Finished 33RD in the first Indianapolis 500 race held on May 30, 1911. One of the very first six cylinder race cars and only one of 11 known existing Alco cars and trucks of the over 1,000 built by the American Locomotive Company from 1906 to 1913. This is the only known existing Alco race car of the four that were built.
On the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Indy 500 Race on May 29, 2011, the Black Beast was driven by Emerson Fittipaldi for a ceremonial lap, reaching a top speed of 68 MPH. The racer was also profiled in the 2011 Indy 500 program.
According to the previous, the restored racer has attained a speed of 121 MPH.
The current owner purchased the vehicle in December 2008 after returning to the US after 15 years in France.
You may purchase a print in our dElegance 2012 online gallery.