Photo Gallery «Chadwick's challenge – the first supercharger»
Cubic inches were not enough for Pennsylvania's Lee Chadwick. To gain more speed and power for his namesake racing cars he adapted forced induction to create the first-ever working superchargers for his cars.
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The conspicuous curvature required by the three-stage supercharger was clearly visible in the Chadwick training quarters for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup - Willie Haupt was at the wheel - Chadwick Supercharger
© Archiv Karl Ludvigsen, 1908
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