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Race Car Built by Ideal Body Company
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Race car number 6 sponsored by National Auto Elec. The body of the car was built by the Ideal Body Company. A man wearing a helmet and goggles is sitting in the race car. In the background are a group of men with cars parked near an eroded hill.
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Race Car on Trailer
Race car built by Ideal Body Company on a trailer parked in front of the Ideal Body Company shop on Park Street.
Trailer Built by Ideal Body Company
Front view of a trailer built by the Ideal Body Company outside the Ideal Body Company on Park Street.
Ideal Body Company Workers and Car
1934
Employees of the Ideal Body Company sitting in and around a car.
Racing Car on the Beach
A man wearing goggles drives a Blitzen Benz automobile on the sand along a shoreline. The Blitzen Benz was first built in 1909 by Benz & Cie.
Ideal Body Company Employees and Car
1934
Three Ideal Body Company employees standing on and around a car inside the Ideal Body Company shop on Park Street.
Interior of Ideal Body Company
Elevated view of cars inside the Ideal Body Company on Park Street.
