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Cornelius "C. W." Van Ranst (December 7, 1892 New York City, New York – October 11, 1972 Detroit, Michigan) was an American racecar driver who competed in the 1921 Indianapolis 500.
An engineer by trade, Van Ranst developed the overhead valve cylinder heads for the Ford-Frontenac engine fielded by Louis Chevrolet in 1921. In 1927 he and Tommy Milton built a front wheel drive race car for the Indy 500 dubbed the Detroit Special. He also worked as an engineer for Duesenberg and Cord Automobile and was instrumental in the development of the Cord L-29, one of the first front wheel drive road cars.[1]
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1921 |
28 |
23 |
88.350 |
14 |
16 |
87 |
0 |
Water hose |
| Totals |
87 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
1 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
0 |
| Retired |
1 |
|
[edit] References
