Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: 1903 90-hp Mercedes

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  Mar 08 2024

  Hagerty.com: A 1903 Mercedes Simplex is Amelia 2024’s Oldest, Most Expensive, and Best Car

  Hagerty.com has documented the most expensive automobile sold last week in Amelia Island last week- a121-year old Mercedes Simplex similar to the one driven by Willie K.

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  Nov 29 2021

  Mystery Foto #48 Solved: Willie K. getting ready to race at the Eagle Rock Hill Climb on November 24, 1904

  Did you identify this holiday Friday Mystery Photo?

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  Jun 27 2020

  Hemmings Classic Car: Racing in Riverhead-The Long Island Stock Chassis Competition of 1909

  My good friend and automotive historian Walt Gosden explored the 1909 Long Island Stock Chassis Derby in the August 2020 issue of Hemmings Classic Car. Walt also discovered what happened to Willie K's 90 HP Mercedes.

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  Mar 21 2016

  Mystery Foto #12 Solved: A Memorable Moment at Krug’s Corner at the 1906 American Elimination Trial

  This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a surprising, memorable moment at Krug's Corner in Mineola.

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  Aug 31 2015

  Mystery Foto/Illustration Solved #35: Wille K in his 1903 Mercedes Seeking “Other Worlds to Conquer”

  This weekend's Mystery Foto was not a photo but an illustration.

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  Aug 29 2015

  The William K. Vanderbilt Jr. One-Mile Land Speed Record Trophy

  The zenith of William K. Vanderbilt Jr's racing career was the 1904 Ormond-Daytona Beach Automobile Races. On January 27, 1904, he set the one-mile land speed record on the beach going 92.3 mph in a 90-hp Mercedes. To mark this achievement, Willie K. later received this beautiful silver trophy.

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  Jan 03 2015

  The Unsolved Mystery of William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s 90-HP Mercedes Automobile(s) (1904-1908)

  From 1904 to 1908, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. owned 90-HP Mercedes automobile(s) which he used as race car, a hill climber and a course patrol car. The mystery is determining how many 90-HP Mercedes did Willie K. actually own during this period; 1,2,3 or 4?

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  Feb 11 2014

  Sports Car Illustrated “110 years ago William K. Vanderbilt Jr. sets new speed record”

  Last month, Sports Car Illustrated celebrated the 100th anniversary of Willie K. breaking the one-mile land speed record.

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  May 13 2013

  Mystery Foto #15 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr. on the 1906 American Elimination Trial Course

  The Mystery Friday Foto has been solved: It was Willie K driving his 1903 Mercedes at Krug's Corner in Mineola during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

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  Aug 23 2011

  Willie K’s Cars: #5 The 90-HP Mercedes that Broke the One-Mile Land Speed Record in 1904

  William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was among the first generation of people who grew up with the automobile. With his family’s fortune predicated on transportation perhaps it was inevitable that he was drawn to the latest innovation in machinery to transport goods and people from one place to another. Regardless, his…





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