Central Garage Opens Gordon Bennett Cup Exhibition In Bad Homburg

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Press release

This year marks the 120th anniversary of the 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup. The Gordon Bennett Cup was the first truly international racing series. Stemming from an idea by newspaper mogul, James Gordon Bennett Jr., the race was held between 1900 and 1905. Originally organised by the Automobile Club de France, the Gordon Bennett was conceived to champion the international automobile industry—each country was allowed to nominate three entrants. By 1903 elimination trials were held to find the most suitable candidates. By 1905 the industry became so diverse that it became impossible to enforce the rules of the Cup, so from 1906 the era of Grand Prix racing started.

The 1904 Gordon Bennett started in Bad Homburg, which prompted Dieter Dressel, owner of the Central Garage Museum in Bad Homburg, to co-operate with noted German historian Thomas Ulrich for an exhibition. Supported by Kaiser Wilhelm II, the 1904 race was organised to illustrate the greatness of Germany. It included a grandstand which was built at a cost of over 300,000 RM. For the exhibition, a baseboard of this grandstand was built over a two-year period. There are some great cars on display too, including a Richard-Brasier plus several Mercedes and Adler cars from the collection of Mr. Dressel.

The exhibition is open until the end of the year.

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