Ocean to Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest

1909 Ford Model T Ocean-to-Ocean race winner
The 1909 Model T Ford race winner on display at the California Automobile Museum
The pace car that established the official route was a Thomas Flyer, the winner of the 1908 New York to Paris Race
Henry Ford widely publicized his victory

The Ocean to Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest was a transcontinental automobile race held in 1909. The race began in New York City on June 1, 1909 and the first car reached Seattle on June 23. The race was held in conjunction with the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, a world's fair held in Seattle, and both events began on the same day.[1]

  1. ^ "Automobile race". When The World Came to Campus, AYPE 1909. University Libraries - University of Washington. Retrieved September 13, 2016.