Fisher Auto Company Ad

This is an ad for Carl Fisher's automobile dealership that ran in Indianapolis newspapers in 1909, the same year the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was founded. The ad touts one of the makes of car Fisher offered on his showroom floor - products of the National Motor Vehicle Company. The president of National was Arthur C. Newby who later helped found the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Fisher. The ad stresses the success of National entries in speed trials conducted in the town of Jamaica on Long Island, New York. The model cars were six cylinder 60 HP machines. Fisher's dealership was on Capitol Boulevard in Indianapolis.