Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Corbin Cannonball

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  Mar 12 2014

  Carlo Demand and the Alco “Black Beast” on Long Island

  In 2011, I met car rally enthusiast Steve McKelvie at the Lime Rock Historic Festival. I recently discovered two blog posts by Steve McKelvie concerning the Alco Black Beast. This SteveMcKelvie.com post focused on artist Carlo Demand's painting of the Alco Black Beast and the Corbin Cannonball during the 1910…

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  Aug 18 2011

  Connecticut Humanities Council Article:  “The Hardware City Could’ve Been the Motor City ”

  The Connecticut Humanities Council has posted an article on the history of the Corbin Motor Vehicle Corporation which was based in Bristol, Connecticut. The company entered their Corbin Cannonball racer in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

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  Jun 21 2010

  Highlights of the “Black Beast ” at the Klingberg Vintage Motor Car Festival

  As reported in the New Britain Herald, the 2010 Klingberg Vintage Motor Car Festival held last Saturday was a big success for both spectators and participants. Here are a few of the many highlights:

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  Jun 16 2010

  The Corbin “Cannonball” and the Alco “Black Beast”  to Meet on Saturday

  In 1905, the American Hardware Corporation, makers of screws and locks, had a dream to make New Britain, Connecticut the automobile capital of the world by financing the Corbin Motor Vehicle Company. Their inital product line included two-air-cooled models that featured metal brake shoes, apparently a first for an American…