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Barney Oldfield

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Noun1.Barney Oldfield - United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
Berna Eli Oldfield, Oldfield
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Barney Oldfield was the most famous racecar driver of the era, and as a personal friend of Jeffries, was a logical choice for such a race.
The Jack Johnson v. Barney Oldfield match race of 1910; What it says ... by Knott, Rick / Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
Most conversations contain half an inch of meaning to every 50ft of noise, and to prove the point Barney Oldfield, a retired US Air Force officer, awards a prize to the school pupil who can spot the greatest number of "you knows" in a single TV interview.
Victor Lewis-Smith Column: KNOW HIDING PLACE by The Mirror (London, England)
Photos courtesy of Phil Harms collection; Neil Missing; and corona Public Library (4) An early star of auto racing, cigar-chomping Barney Oldfield drove in many early Southern California races, retiring to Beverly Hills a wealthy man in the 1920s.
TRACING ROOTS OF AREA RACING; FONTANA TRACK LATEST IN LONG LINE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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