Frank Lawwell
Nationality: United States
Born: Unknown
Died: Unknown
Driver of the only Frayer-Miller car to qualify for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Aug 04
2021
Kleiner’s Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants
Additional portrayals of participants of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Jun 12
2021
Kleiners Korner: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race “Dip of Death”
One of the most dangerous parts of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the "Dip of Death", located near Spinney Hill in Manhasset. Robert Edgren illustrated these dangers in the Oct. 6, 1906 edition of The NY Evening World.
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Aug 22
2020
Kleiner’s Korner Part I: Illustrating the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and the Motor Parkway
In addition to magazines using photographs to graphically enhance a story, illustrations were also often times used. One illustrator employed by "The Motor Way" magazine was Henry Thiede whose drawings in 1906 portrayed anecdotes of the Vanderbilt Cup Race and the building of the Motor Parkway.
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Jun 21
2016
Translation: December 1906 Les Sports Modernes: The Vanderbilt Cup in America
Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has forwarded an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Race from a December 1906 French magazine Les Sportes Modernes. Sam Berliner III has provided its English translation.
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Aug 01
2010
Archives: 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 1, 2012):
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Dec 30
2009
Starting Lineup: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
For the last post of 2009, here are the 17 cars that competed in the third Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 6,1906. The race was won by the #10 Darracq driven by Louis Wagner. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge the image.
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Nov 20
2009
Starting Lineup: The 1906 American Elimination Trial
As in 1905, an American Elimination Trial determined the five racers to represent the United States in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Of 16 entries, 12 cars survived the practice runs to race on Saturday, September 22, 1906. Here are images and profiles of all 16 cars. (Remember to click…
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Nov 19
2009
The 1906 Air-Cooled Frayer-Millers
An innovative machine showcased in the 1906 American Elimination Trial was the unique, air-cooled Frayer-Miller entry with designer Lee Frayer at the wheel. The only car to place the driver on the left side, this entry (one of three Frayer-Millers entered in the American Elimination Trial) broke a radius rod…
Bob, the plates were purchased by members of the Wheatley Hills Golf Club and Links Golf Club. Both clubs had private…