An American (race driver) in Paris, Part II

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Renault | 1 Comment »

By Patricia Lee Yongue Photos Courtesy of VintageMotorphoto Guillon, Garfield and Plessier are rewarded for their efforts. Read Part I In May and June of 1925, Renault took the world's twenty-four hours record at Montlhery, with Ellery Garfield and Robert Plessier at the ...

Ellery Garfield and the 100 mph Renault

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Renault | 3 Comments »

By Patricia Lee Yongue Photos Courtesy of VintageMotorphoto unless otherwise noted. Ellery Garfield in the 1920s. As a professor of American literature and culture specializing in the Lost Generation expatriates, I am usually on the trail of American writers in Paris. ...

Renault: To Race or Not to Race

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Renault | 1 Comment »

By Patricia Yongue Our scholarly scribe, Patricia Yongue, explains a period of indecision about racing at Renault, while Dale LaFollette (vintagemotorphoto) provides the period photography. Renault driver Louis Raffolovitch passes the Allen Kingston car on his way to win the 24 ...