The First Transcontinental Auto Race started in New York and ended in Portland Oregon in 1905. Two 1903 Oldsmobile Runabouts traveled across the country through muddy conditions and over paths that were less than ideal during the competition. The winner took 44 days to complete the trek. The other driver, after hearing that the other car had won the race took time to go fishing.
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