Vanderbilt Cup Races

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  October 8, 1904

  The inaugural William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Cup Race in 1904 was the first major international road race in the United States. Although William K. Vanderbilt Jr. was only 26, he was heir…

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  Walter Christie

  The struggle of the Christie team in the 1905 and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races was a kind of metaphor for (John) Walter Christie’s life.

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  Panhard #7 (1904)

  The #7 Panhard driven by George Heath was one of three identical 90-HP Panhards entered in the first Vanderbilt Cup Race. Averaging 52.2 mph, the Panhard won the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup…

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