In the early days of auto racing, board tracks popped up in many towns and cities, anywhere with enough of a population to draw a crowd.

Board track racing was a dangerous business, both for the competitors and the spectators, as cars could and frequently did careen out of control.

The high banks made of slick wood, combined with the narrow, hard rubber tires and engines of ever-increasing power, created a recipe for disaster.

And yet, as a pure motorsports spectacle, the board track days have never been bettered.

This car is a truly amazing time capsule from that era.

Built by Arlington, Virginia, builder R.F.

Blake and bearing a plate inscribed with his name, the car appears to have never been completed and consequently never competed, which accounts for its survival.

Many board track cars, including the car offered here, were built around the ubiquitous Ford four-cylinder engine.

At first the Model T block was used, but once the more powerful Model A became available, they w...