Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1917 — BARNEY OLDFIELD AND HIS “GOLDEN SUBMARINE" WINS ADMIRATION OF FANS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BARNEY OLDFIELD AND HIS “GOLDEN SUBMARINE" WINS ADMIRATION OF FANS

Fifteen years of auto racing have won for Barney Oldfield the title of "Dean of the Auto Racers.” At the very beginning of his career on the speedway, Oldfield sprang Into popularity and became the idol of small boys and the admiration of sport fans because of his unfailing nerve, consistency and good judgment. Barney never takes unnecessary risks. His life and the lives of others at the track are always his first consideration. This year his car body is entirely roofed over, so that if the machine turns turtle the driver cannot be injured: The car is built of aluminum and is egg-shaped. It has been dubbed the “golden submarine."

DEAN OF AUTO RACERS AND SMALL BOYS' IDOL.