Cars, racing, and speed records are an integral part of Ormond Beach Florida history. One local group wants to replicate the historic Ormond Beach garage which burned down in 1976. Originally built in 1904, about a quarter mile west of the Birthplace of Speed Park, it was on the grounds of Henry Flagler's Hotel Ormond, which originally stretched from the Intracoastal to the ocean.
The Motor Racing Heritage Association in Daytona Beach is proposing to build a small replica of the Ormond Garage large enough for a pair of sculptures of the Olds Pirate and the Winton Bullet racecars, at a cost of about $3,000.
The garage would be built at the Birthplace of Speed Park at Granada Boulevard and the beach, which was home to the cars, until corrosion forced them to go on an extended pit stop.
The roughly 16-foot-wide, 20-foot-long and 8-foot-tall garage would be built at no cost to the city, said Dan Smith, a member of the board of directors for the racing heritage group. "It would be a historical addition to the park, as well as protect the cars," Smith said. "Even though the original garage has been gone for a long time, it's still a big part of Ormond Beach's history."
To read more about the proposed project, visit News-JournalOnline. If you are interested in helping with the construction of the garage, call Smith at 386-441-7793.
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
386-679-3191
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com
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