Fred Frame
Frederick William Frame (June 3, 1894 – April 24, 1962) was an American racing driver. One of the leading AAA Championship Car drivers of the late 1920s and early 1930s, Frame is best remembered for his victory at the 1932 Indianapolis 500. Biography Early life He was born Frederick William Colbath on June 3, 1894, in Exeter, New Hampshire. His parents were Frank Colbath and Isabella Colbath (McClish). At a young age Colbath's father departed the family, and by 1910 Isabella had remarried to C. James Frame, and had relocated with her husband and son to Pasadena, California. By this point Fred, as he was commonly known, had taken his stepfather's surname. Early career Frame began dirt track racing in about 1922. On July 5, 1923, Frame set his first world record in San Luis Obispo, California, driving a mile on a dirt track in 43.4 seconds. Frame's record mile, established in a non-competitive event, surpassed the previous record for a dirt track mile of 45 seconds, held by Barney Oldfield of St. Louis since August 1917. By 1924, Frame was running his own car on the dirt track at Culver City, California, finishing second in a 100-mile race held